Bristol Bay Information
CEDS Projects
ENERGY GOAL: Support Bristol Bay’s Energy needs through education, data collection, planning, and broadband and energy project development.
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Project: Sustainable Energy with Renewable Resources-Togiak
Project Description: The community of Togiak has been exploring viable alternative renewable energy projects since 2000. As of 2023 the current focus is on wind energy and solar. If hydro power can be harnessed without impacting the fishery resources hydro is a possibility through reconnaissance study for water flow and prospect a site for reservoir site.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Traditional Council of Togiak, AVEC
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $1,300,000
Timeline: 3 to 4 years.
Funding Partners: Department of Energy, Rural Development for Alternative Energy
Evaluation Measures:
- Identification of one or more alternative energy sources
- Project feasibility study completed.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Peter Lockuk Sr. tuyuryaq14@gmail.com. or lockukp@gmail.com, (907) 493-5002, or (907) 493-6234 cell.
Title: Treasure
Organization: Traditional Council of Togiak
Project: Study of sustainable energy with Renewable Resources – Togiak, Small hydroelectric
Project Description: Updated information for the exploration study of small turbine exploration and installment upon completion of a reservoir site.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Our regional Corporation BBNC, University of Alaska-Geological, USF&W, ADF&G, and U.S. Geological survey, Bristol Engineering
Cost Estimates:
Cost: Unknown, to be determined in feasibility study
Timeline: 5-10 years
Funding Partners: Department of Energy, AEA, AVEC, Denali Commission,
Evaluation Measures:
- 25% reduction for community oil consumption for electricity by 2030. est.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Peter Lockuk Sr. tuyuryaq14@gmail.com. or lockukp@gmail.com, (907) 493-5002, or (907) 493-6234 cell.
Title: Treasure
Organization: Traditional Council of Togiak
Project: Nushagak Cooperatives Exploration of the Nuyakuk Hydroelectric Project
Project Description: This proposed run of river project could be capable of generating up to 12 MWs of year-round electricity depending on the season and associated river flow without the use of a dam. The project will not only provide a source of renewable energy, but a fiber optic cable would be provided to the communities of Dillingham, Aleknagik, Koliganek, New Stuyahok, Ekwok and Levelock as well.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Nushagak Electric and Telephone Cooperative (NETC) will be responsible for completing the studies. NETC will collaborate with community and tribal organizations, including BBNA Economic Development and the Aquatics Resource Working Group, to pursue funding opportunities as well as project viability.
Cost Estimates:
Costs: Estimated study costs $6M, overall estimated project cost $120-150M
Timeline: Through 2030
Funding Partners: TBD
Evaluation Measures:
NETC’s initial goal is to complete the required studies for site evaluation, including continued regional consultations as study information is developed, with the objective of determining the viability of Nuyakuk Hydro Concept in our region.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Will Chaney
Title: CEO/GM
Organization: Nushagak Electric & Telephone Cooperative
Project: BBNC Organizational Options for a Tribal Energy Collaborative in the Bristol Bay Region
Project Description: Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) is working with Deerstone Consulting and Woven Energy through a BIA Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant to define organizational options to form a regional energy collaborative to provide better and lower cost centralized services to Tribal communities and electric utilities in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. This team, working in conjunction with a Steering Committee made up of Bristol Bay stakeholders, is working to define obvious opportunities for collaboration, reliability improvements, and/or potential cost savings between utilities in the region and to develop a pilot project with 3-4 electric utilities in the region to demonstrate the benefits of collaboration.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Stakeholder Entities (potentially, BBNA, BBEDC, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Bristol Bay Borough, City of Dillingham), Consultant team, Large Utility Stakeholders (Nushagak Electric Cooperative, Naknek Electric Association, INN Electric Cooperative, AVEC), Electric Utility Participants (To Be Identified)
Cost Estimates:
Costs: Initial TEDC Grant Phase is $99,000. Subsequent funding will be needed for the pilot project and beyond.
Timeline: Initial TEDC Grant Cycle runs until April 2022. Next funding cycle, assuming additional funding is received, will run through 2023. Objective is to make the collaborative entity a permanent, stand-alone entity.
Funding Partners: BBNC, BIA Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant Program
Evaluation Measures:
- Participating utilities can deliver power to customers less expensively.
- Electricity service improved and/or more reliable.
- Administrative functions of the participating utilities improved, e.g., more reliable collections, PCE reporting improved.
- Workforce development at the participating utility improved, e.g., more jobs retained locally, more training available, better wages provided.
- The physical assets of the utility improved and better maintained.
- Electric utility capacity increases and it is positioned to consider renewable sources of power and to apply for necessary funding.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Daniel Cheyette
Title: VP Lands & Resources
Organization: Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Project: Bristol Bay Campus to perform sustainable energy applied research to benefit Bristol Bay.
Project Description: Incorporate applied research of sustainable energy technologies in the context of rural Alaska. These technologies may include, for example, air source heat pumps, ventilation systems, lighting, wall systems, renewable energy systems, and others.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Bristol Bay Campus, partnerships with the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC), Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and renewable energy professional training facilities, BBNA
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $255,000
Timeline: Oct 1, 2022-Sept 30, 2027
Funding Partners: US Dept of Education Title III NASNTI, Individual Development Grant, School districts, BBRCTE, BBNC, BBEDC, USDA Drumbeat Consortium
Evaluation Measures:
- Track number and type of technologies researched.
- Offer four classes.
- One conference opportunity for students and partner organizations to participate in.
- Track energy savings where new technologies are installed and observed to better understand the effectiveness of the measures.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Eric Goddard
Title: Assistant Professor of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Studies
Organization: UAF-Bristol Bay Campus
Project: Support Bristol Bay communities accessing broadband spectrums that improve access and quality of services.
Project Description: Assist all Bristol Bay communities gain access to more reliable and affordable spectrums of broadband.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Housing Authority, all communities (27) and tribes (31) served by the Bristol Bay Native Association, SWAMC, Alaska Tribal Broadband, Alaska Tribal Spectrum, SALMONet, Nushagak Electric and Telephone Cooperative
Cost Estimates:
Costs: Unknown
Timeline: 2021-2025
Funding Partners: USDA, EDA, Tribes and Utility and Telecommunication Companies, NTIA
Evaluation Measures:
- Increase broadband speeds.
- Residents save money with affordable internet.
- Increase capacity of economic activity
Key Project Contact:
Name: Kristina Andrew
Title: Economic Development Program Manager
Organization: Bristol Bay Native Association
Project: Support the Bristol Bay communities and Tribal entities with weatherization and energy efficiency through local hire.
Project Description: Bristol Bay residents and businesses need assistance to increase dollars retained to region and reduce dependence on fossil fuels through home heating and electricity efficiencies. Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) wants to create one project manager, and various contractors to perform energy audits and upgrades to increase energy efficiencies in homes and businesses.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: University of Alaska Fairbanks: Bristol Bay Campus, Southwest Alaska Vocational and Education Center, BBNA, BBNA’s 31 Tribes, Bristol Bay’s Municipalities, local utility companies,
Cost Estimates:
Costs: Salary, Benefits, Travel, Commodities; estimated total $251,000/year
Timeline: October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2022
Funding Partners: USDA, HUD, Department of Energy, Alaska Energy Authority, ANTHC, IIJA
Evaluation Measures:
- One full-time position is filled for promoting energy-related upgrades.
- Most of the contractors are hired to work in their communities.
- Five to ten entities can increase energy efficiencies per year.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Kristina Andrew
Title: Economic Development Program Manager
Organization: Bristol Bay Native Association
Project: Renewable Energy Exploration- Levelock
Project Description: Explore combination of energy resource wind, solar and battery storage to lessen dependance on fossil fuel.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Levelock Village Council, UAF Bristol Bay Campus, SAVEC, REAP
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $1,500,000.00
Timeline: 2 years
Funding Partners: Department of Energy, USDA, BIA Energy Program, Denali Commission, Economic Development Administration, HUD
Evaluation Measures:
- Renewable energy projects identified.
- Money save fuel costs.
- increased quality of life for residents impacted by high energy costs.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Alexander Tallekpalek, tllkplk@yahoo.com, 907-287-6187
Title: Tribal President
Organization: Levelock Village Council
Project: Chignik Lagoon Solar Feasibility Study
Project Description: Conduct a feasibility study to introduce solar paneled energy into the Chignik Lagoon Grid.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Chignik Lagoon Village Council
Cost Estimates:
Costs: unknown
Timeline: 1 year
Funding Partners: Denali Commission, Department of Energy, BIA Energy Program, USDA
Evaluation Measures:
- kwh displaced by solar.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Michelle Anderson, manderson@chigniklagoon.net, 907-840-4049
Title: Village Administrator
Organization: Chignik Lagoon Village Council
Project: Chignik Lagoon Diesel Generator Plant
Project Description: Build a new diesel generator plant that integrates more efficiently with the Chignik Lagoon Hydro System. This would reduce diesel consumption with the purchase of more energy efficient engines and new switchgears would enable the hydroelectric plant to stay on longer.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Chignik Lagoon Village Council
Cost Estimates:
Costs: unknown
Timeline: 3 years
Funding Partners: AEA and Department of Energy, USDA
Evaluation Measures:
Key Project Contact:
Name: Michelle Anderson, manderson@chigniklagoon.net, 907-840-4049
Title: Village Administrator
Organization: Chignik Lagoon Village Council
Project: Chignik Lagoon High Speed Fiber Optic Internet
Project Description: To run High Speed fiber optic internet service down the peninsula to the homes of the Chignik Lagoon residents.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Chignik Lagoon Village Council, SALMONet, GCI, DeerStone
Cost Estimates:
Costs: unknown
Timeline: 3 years
Funding Partners: NTIA, USDA
Evaluation Measures:
Key Project Contact:
Name: Michelle Anderson, manderson@chigniklagoon.net, 907-840-4049
Title: Village Administrator
Organization: Chignik Lagoon Village Council
Project: Nondalton City Bulk Fuel Facility
Project Description: Complete building a Bulk Fuel Facility for the City of Nondalton. Completion entails three 10,000 Double Wall Fuel Storage Tanks, Piping, Electrical, and Dispensing Equipment. The City has been providing fuel to the community since 2004 via a 2000-gallon fuel truck for heating oil and a 1000-gallon tank/trailer. Evert’s Air Fuel is the primary fuel vendor for Nondalton delivering 2000 gallons per load, in 2021 Alaska Air Fuel has made a couple trips into Nondalton with competitive prices but delivers 3,200 gallons at a time. The City does not have the capacity to accept this size loads. Iliamna Development Corp has the capacity to deliver fuel to Nondalton only in bulk, but with the lack of storage, the City cannot utilize these competitive services. The current heating fuel price in Nondalton as of November 2022 is $8.66 and gasoline is $8.89. If the City has the facility to utilize other competitive vendors and purchase in bulk the cost to the residents would drop dramatically. Throughout the year Air Delivery is dependent on weather during the fall and winter months it can take up to 2 to 4 weeks before a fuel delivery can be made, during the fall and winter months is when the community relies on heating fuel to keep warm. When this occurs the City often must limit residents to 5 gallons per day just to ensure all residents have access to fuel until the next airplane arrives. As the community lives a traditional way of life through hunting, fishing, and gathering it is not realistic to leave the community to practice your traditional ways when households are rationed 5 gallons a day for heating fuel. With the lack of proper fuel storage, the City is not able to accommodate the fuel demand in the community putting residents in fear of water and sewer services from freezing, keeping family war, and has a threat to public facilities like the water treatment plant and school.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: City of Nondalton, Alaska Energy Authority Award
Cost Estimates:
Costs: to Complete $874,638, AEA funded $500,000 need $374,638 to complete project
Timeline: 2 years through summer 2024
Funding Partners: Alaska Energy Authority Award, Denali Commission, Department of Energy
Evaluation Measures:
- Three 10,000-gall Double Wall Fuel Storage Tanks are built.
- Increased Fuel Capacity for the Cit of Nondalton.
- Decreased cost of fuel for residents.
- Increase access to fuel for residents.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Robert Tracey, nondaltoncity@hotmail.com, (907) 294-2235
Title: Mayor
Organization: City of Nondalton
Project: Generation Support for the Village of South Naknek-NEA
Project Description: Provide a portable stand-by generator to assist during long outages.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Naknek Electric Association with assistance from our engineering company EPS (Electric Power Systems).
Cost Estimates:
Costs: unknow
Timeline: approximately 12 -24 months.
Funding Partners: USDA, Department of Energy, Denali Commission, Alaska Energy Authority
Evaluation Measures:
- 25 residents of South Naknek have access to backup power generation.
- Backup power generator installed.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Dianne King, diannek@naknekelectric.com, 907-246-4261
Title: General Manager
Organization: Naknek Electric Association, Inc.
Project: Row Maintenance, clearing trees from around power lines. -NEA
Project Description: Row Maintenance would be clearing brush and trees from around power lines to keep from catching on fire.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Naknek Electric Association, Naknek Native Village Council and local small businesses.
Cost Estimates:
Costs: unknow
Timeline: 2 – 3 years
Funding Partners: USDA, Department of Energy, Denali Commission, Alaska Energy Authority
Evaluation Measures:
- 10-20 jobs created.
- 1100 year-round population have less disruption to power.
- Local schools, businesses and fish processing have less disruption to power.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Dianne King, diannek@naknekelectric.com, 907-246-4261
Title: General Manager
Organization: Naknek Electric Association, Inc.