Open AccessFort Peck Reservations Wind Project
Author(s) -
Walter White Tail Feather
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/915088
Subject(s) - wind power , installation , reservation , tribe , operations management , order (exchange) , peck (imperial) , business , engineering , marine engineering , computer science , finance , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , agronomy , sociology , anthropology , biology
The research area adds to the understanding of the area investigated by installing two 50kW Wind Turbines in a distributed generation project to save money by reducing the annual bill from the local utility. These turbines have been producing power and reducing the kWh consumed at the Tribal Headquarters Building for approximately 11 months. The Turbines are almost one year old and the Tribe is conducting regular maintenance checks and inspections to keep the Turbines in good working order. These Turbines are the impetus for the development of an Energy Department to serve as the focal point for wind development on the Reservation and to provide management for the business side of wind energy, (i.e. green tag sales, O & M contracts, and Power Purchase Agreements)