1. Opportunities for Tribal Solar
TAWA POWER PROJECTS LLC
September 2012
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2. About Us
TAWA Power Projects LLC (TAWA) is a Native American-
owned renewable energy project company.
We are a California Public Utilities Commission certified
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”).
We execute a standardized and streamlined development
process. We have experience in power purchase
agreement negotiations, financing and operations of
solar power projects
We have operational experience in Indian Country. We
seek to create project and job opportunities for Native
American tribes and nations whenever possible.
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3. TAWA Power Projects LLC
TAWA is bringing together two leading
renewable energy companies.
Carbon Consulting Inc.
• 100% Native American owned
• Mission is creation of renewable energy
projects which produce carbon emissions
reductions.
Clean Power Group
• Privately held by its principals
• Preeminent developer of utility solar projects
• Commitment to responsible solar
development
TAWA is an affiliate of TAWA Power Partners
LLC.
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4. Team
Greg Watkins, MA, Chief Executive Officer & President
Choctaw Indian Tribe | Architect, Developer and Master Planner for over 30 years | President of
Carbon Consultants , Inc. | Masters of Architecture from the Univ of Texas
John Parsons MBA, Chief Financial Officer
25 years in corporate and project financing for CleanTech start-up businesses, solar and energy
projects | Former Financial Executive at GE and Ernst & Young
Eugene Wilkie, MS, VP of Project Development
Turtle Mountain Chippewa | 20 years developing energy projects in US and Latin America | CEO of
Alterra Corporation
Arnold Leitner, MBA PhD, VP of Strategy & Technology
12 years in solar | Founder and former CEO of SkyFuel | Former Chairman of the American Solar
Energy Society’s (ASES) Solar Electric Division
Charlie Kuffner PE, VP of Operations
30 years in large scale commercial and EPC construction, alter-native energy, project and executive
mgmt | Former President & COO of Swinerton Builders
Alexander von Welczeck, VP of Sales & Marketing
25 years in business development and executive mgmt | Managing Partner of Clean Power Group |
Founder, former CEO of Solar Power Partners (now NRG Solar)
Dirk Michels JD, Corporate Counsel, K&L Gates
20 years advising renewable energy developers and investors on corporate, project development
and project financing matters
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5. The Opportunity [1/2]
Solar power for self-use (“behind the meter”). Tribes can
provide solar power for their own use.
• 1+MW commercial “self-use” energy facilities on reservation serving
community centers, public buildings, schools, casinos and more.
• Roof Top
• Shaded Parking Structures
• Ground Mount
Federal government is seeking renewable energy. The U.S.
military has issued a billion dollar request for proposal for
renewable energy. Tribes are preferred suppliers with price
premium.
• <20MW distributed solar power plants located on or near bases selling
to the U.S. military.
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6. The Opportunity [2/2]
Providing solar energy to tribal utilities or neighboring
municipalities and co-ops.
• <20MW distributed utility solar power plants interconnecting to utility
distribution for on or off reservation energy supply
California remains short of solar energy in meeting its renewable
energy goals by 2020, not the least because projects are failing due
to poor site selection and failure to connect to stakeholders.
• 50-200+ MW utility-scale solar power plants serving California utilities
and the West, including federal energy off-takers.
Solar power plants will provide long-term 20-35+ year
sustainable revenues and valuable green tech jobs to
Indian tribes and nations.
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7. Tribal Land Is Ideal for Solar
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8. What Others Say
“Indian Country is ripe for solar. […] tribes are at the forefront of
the renewable energy trend […] because these projects often
mirror tribal cultural values.”
• Solar development opportunities ripe in American Indian Country, by Ryan D. Dreveskracht, US attorney, pv Magazine, 12
January 2011.
“At stake is a wealth of untapped potential. […] Indian Country has
the potential to supply more than four times the nation's
electricity needs with solar.”
• Navajo community banks on proposed solar array, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press, 26 April 2012.
“Renewable energy projects on tribal lands are fast becoming a
reality. […] Clearly, everyone stands to gain from the
development of renewable energy projects on tribal lands.”
• From Tribal Lands: An Emerging Market for Renewable Energy Development, by Tara S. Kaushik, Manatt, Phelps &
Phillips, Renewable Energy World, 25 April 2012.
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9. How We Work
TAWA enters into Development Agreements with Federally
recognized Indian tribes and nations to develop solar projects on
land sites they control.
TAWA then works in partnership with the tribes and nations to
Negotiate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with power
off-takers.
TAWA Designs, Builds and Operates the Solar Projects on
behalf of the tribes and nations, who are the owners.
The Tribes and Nations Are the Owners of the solar assets
benefiting from recurring 20-year revenues.
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10. Partnering for Tribal Power
Development
Agreement
Professional
Services Service Providers
Top 10 Global Law Firm
Leading Engineering Group,
Native Western US Transmission
American TAWA Power Public Accountant
for Renewable Energy
Nation Projects Business
Native American Owned
Ownership Retained • Develops project (permitting,
Interest interconnection, sales contract)
• Receives development services and Funding of
success fees Development
• Earns a carried interest in projects
• Operates solar power plants
Investors
“Smart” investors with understanding of solar
Manager
and/or tribal social and economic issues.
Solar Plant
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11. Competitive Advantages of Tribes
Lower Land Cost: Reservations or Bureau of Land
Management
Faster and Lower Cost Permitting
Preferred Negotiating Position with Utilities
Ability to Sell to Federal Off-takers: Western Area
Power Administration or Department of Defense
Advantageous Project Financing via Federal
Programs
Tax Advantages: Most tribes are exempt from paying
state taxes
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12. Why Native American Solar Now?
Then: Tribes did not have
experience with solar PV.
Now: Many tribes own small
PV installations.
Then: Large-scale PV was an
unknown, somewhat a risky
idea. Now: PV Solar is
quickly becoming
Then: Complex technology (mostly mainstream utility energy.
concentrating solar power, CSP) Then: Tribes did not have
promoted by integrated utility experience and
technology promoters/developers. processes. Now: Tribes are
Now: PV utility solar energy more sophisticated, many
facilities are simple to own and already with their own utility
operate and there are many operations.
proven technology vendors.
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13. Suitable Land for Solar Projects
Reservation land or BLM land where a Native American
Nation has a strong case to repossess that land.
Best land sites will be disturbed land, often fallow farm land.
Off reservation project sites with unique opportunities.
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14. Free to Choose the Best Technology
Crystalline (mono or poly)
silicon-based PV systems
are currently the most proven
and bankable solar solution.
Thin film PV modules are ideal
for large solar farms where
land is not at a premium or in
diffused light conditions.
Concentrating PV may provide
lowest LCOE in the high DNI
locations and generate higher
revenues in the TOD markets.
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15. Environmental Responsibility
Cultural Sensitivity
We strive to preserve America’s natural environment
and heritage by only utilizing non-sensitive lands. We
develop sensible, sustainable, and profitable solar
power plants.
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16. Community Benefits
We strive to improve communities through significant
renewable energy infrastructure investments and by creating
valuable local clean-tech jobs that will provide long-term local
economic stability.
• Increase the diversity and
• Stimulate sustainable reliability of the energy mix
economic development • Promote stable electricity prices
• Create new employment
opportunities
• Provide clean-tech job
training
• Improve public health by
reducing the burning of
fossil fuels
• Ameliorate air quality
problems
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17. Typical Commercial “Self Use” Solar Power Plant
• 1 MW (AC) • Approximately $2.5 million
in capital investment
• 7+ acres of land
• Useful life of 35+ years
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18. Typical Distributed Utility Solar Power Plant
• 10 MW (AC) • Approximately $22.5 million
in capital investment
• 70+ acres of land
• Useful life of 35+ years
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19. Typical Utility Solar Power Plant
• 50 MW (AC) • Approximately $105 million
in capital investment
• 350+ acres of land
• Useful life of 35+ years
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20. Contact
Eugene Wilkie, VP of Project Development
(858) 775 1673 (Pacific Time)
Wilkie.Eugene@TAWAPower.com
Alex von Welczeck, VP of Sales & Marketing
(415) 794 3311 (Pacific Time)
VonWelczeck.Alex@TAWAPower.com
TAWA POWER PROJECTS LLC
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