Acker, Thomas L. and Auberle, William M. and Eastwood, John D. and LaRoche, David R. and Ormond, Amanda S. and Slack, Robert P. and Smith, Dean H. (2004) Economic analysis of energy efficiency measures: Tribal case studies with The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of The Flathead Reservation, The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and The Yurok Tribe: Working paper series--04-02. Working Paper. NAU W.A. Franke College of Business.
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Abstract
The best way to reduce air pollution from the production of electricity is not to produce it in the first place. This paper presents three cases studies explaining how energy efficiency programs can be beneficial to tribes from a purely cost-saving basis, The Yurok, Flathead and Pascua Yaqui Reservations graciously provided an opportunity to investigate energy efficiency for their tribes. In each case the consumption of electricity was reduced such that a positive net present value was present following an initial capital investment. In the case of the irrigation systems on the Flathead Reservation, the savings were substantial even though no explicit savings of water was accounted for. It is estimated that tribes can reduce electricity costs by 10-50% by following energy efficiency programs. Many programs can be very simple involving small upfront capital outlays, such as changing light bulbs or installing motion sensors. The Yurok case showed a return of 7.5% after simply changing bulbs and the Pasqua Yaqui case showed a possible return of 10-80%. Other tribes could make similar investments and realize similar benefits in addition to improved air quality. The strongest recommendation from the Air Pollution Prevention Forum to tribes was to develop an energy plan. These cases show that some fairly simple analysis can make a plan very beneficial.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Publisher’s Statement: | Copyright, where appropriate, is held by the author. |
| ID number or DOI: | 04-02 |
| Keywords: | Working paper, Energy efficiency, Native Americans, American Indians, Energy Plans, WRAP |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| NAU Depositing Author Academic Status: | Faculty/Staff |
| Department/Unit: | The W.A. Franke College of Business |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2015 22:11 |
| URI: | http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/1584 |
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