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Final Report - TEDI DOE Grant For Feasibility
Final Report for DOE of the
TEDI Feasibility Study for Utility-Scale Solar
Executive Summary:
To'Hajiilee Economic Development, Inc. (TEDI) is the economic development entity
representing the To'Hajiilee Chapter of the Navajo Nation, also known as the Cahoncito Band of
Navajo (CBN). Using DOE funding, TEDI assembled a team of qualified advisors to conduct a
feasibility study for a utility-scale 30 MW Photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation facility on
TEDI trust lands.
The To'Hajiilee Chapter is located approximately 20 miles west of Albuquerque, New
Mexico-the largest electricity demand center in the state. TEDI is the economic development
organization authorized by the To'Hajiilee Chapter to develop the utility-scale solar project as
described in the completed feasibility document. The activity generated by TEDI and described
in this report was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded to
TEDI under Funding Announcement Number DE-PS36-09G099024.
The goal for this project has been to gather information and practical business
commitments to successfully complete the feasibility analysis. The TEDI approach was to
successively make informed decisions to select an appropriate technology best suited to the
site, determine environmental viability of the site, secure options for the sale of generated
power, determine practicality of transmission and interconnection of power to the local grid, and
secure preliminary commitments on project financing. The feasibility study has been completed
and provides TEDI with a practical understanding of its business options in moving forward with
developing a solar project on CBN tribal lands. Funding from DOE has allowed TEDI and its
team of professional advisors to carefully select technology and business partners and build a
business model to develop this utility-scale solar project. As a result of the positive feasibility
findings, TEDI is moving forward with finalizing all pre-construction activities for its major
renewable energy project.
TEDI's team approach to the project engaged professional advisors including Rob
Burpo as financial advisor to TEDI, RCI-Rural Community Innovations as feasibility study
coordinator and writer, SunPower Corporation as technology advisor, RBC Capital Markets as
finance partner, and legal counsel from both Ater Wynne LLP and Janov Law Offices, P.C.
Project Overview
In May 2009, TEDI contracted with RCI-Rural Community Innovations (RCI) to organize
the study team and coordinate the practical elements of study work. Work on the study
commenced in the spring of 2010 when DOE funding was granted. TEDI and RCI agreed that
the feasibility study would be a group effort using a team of qualified professional partners. In
short, RCI and TEDI agreed to simultaneously study the critical feasibility issues and move as
many of the predevelopment milestones forward as possible. The theory behind this was two-1
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Burpo, Rob. ToHajiilee Economic Development, Inc.(TEDI) Feasibility Study for Utility-Scale Solar, report, February 29, 2012; United States. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc845242/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.