RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Options for Tribal Governments

Dean B. Suagee

• INTRODUCTION
• PART I BRIDGES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES
  • Reasons to Support Renewable Energy in Indian Country
  • "Indian Country" and Federal Indian Law
  • Tribal Sovereignty and Creative Problem Solving
• PART II OPTIONS FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHERS
  • Demonstration Projects in Government Facilities
  • Building Codes and Land Use Planning
  • Electric Power A Multitude of Possibilities
  • Tribal Government Choices in Buying Electric Power
  • Generating Power with Renewable Energy
  • Electric Utilities and Energy Service Companies
  • Support for Private Renewable Energy Enterprises
  • Roles for Educational Institutions
  • Indian Expertise in Developing Countries
• PART III FINANCING ISSUES UNIQUE TO INDIAN COUNTRY
  • Obstacles to Transactions and Some Solutions
  • Lenders' Need for Enforceable Agreements
  • Lenders' Needs for Security Interests
  • Unique Methods of Financing Projects
• PART IV: RECOMMENDATIONS
  • What The Federal Government Can Do
  • What Tribes Can Do For Themselves

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