THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF PORT HEIDEN (TRIBE) PROPOSES TO CONNECT APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN UNELECTRIFIED TRIBAL FACILITIES TO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE FACILITIES TO BE CONNECTED ARE BUILDINGS THAT SERVE A VARIETY OF PURPOSES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THIS PROJECT WILL CONNECT APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN FACILITIES WITH GRID SUPPLIED ELECTRIC POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME. POWER WILL BE PROVIDED, IN THEORY, YEAR-ROUND, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY TO MOST FACILITIES. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE COMMUNITY’S VISION OF A RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES MOST OF ITS FOOD LOCALLY AND IS POWERED SIGNIFICANTLY BY RENEWABLE ENERGY. THIS PROJECT WILL CONNECT MULTIPLE FACILITIES THAT WILL INCREASE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, EXPAND VALUE ADDED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND ALLOW FOR INCREASED USE OF PLANNED AND FUNDED WIND POWER THAT WILL SOON BE INSTALLED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL ALLOW FOR UP TO ABOUT 50% OF THE COMMUNITY’S GENERATION TO BE PROVIDED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY.
THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 25,000 FEET OF BURIED POWER CABLE FOR THREE PHASE POWER WITHIN ABOUT 8,750 LINEAR FEET OF TRENCH. TO ACCOMMODATE THIS ADDITIONAL CABLE, MULTIPLE THREE PHASE SECTION CABINETS, VOLTAGE REACTORS, AND PAD MOUNTED THREE PHASE AND SINGLE-PHASE TRANSFORMERS WILL BE INSTALLED. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INSTALL NEW SINGLE PHASE ELECTRIC METERS, THREE PHASE ELECTRICAL METERS, AND CONNECT OTHER METERS THAT ARE ALREADY INSTALLED. APPROXIMATELY 1,300 LINEAR FEET OF SECONDARY CONDUCTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT THE FACILITIES AT THE METER TO THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMERS. MANY OF THE FACILITIES ARE OR WILL BE SEPARATELY WIRED AND READY FOR ACCEPTING ELECTRICITY. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR WIRING AS NECESSARY FOR SEVERAL FACILITIES AS WELL.$934,919
· FY2025 · Department of Energy