Information Resources

This section includes a glossary of energy terminology, selected case studies, and a document index (under Related Links).

Other sections of the Guide provide additional information and tools to help you on the path toward energy self-sufficiency:

Development Process — A step-by-step approach to establishing an energy vision for your tribe and then pursuing it through to completion.
Assessing Energy Resources — Determining your tribe's energy options.
Energy Technology Basics — Deciding how your tribe can best use its energy resources.
Electricity Grid Basics — Understanding how the power grid works.
Costs — An economic analysis of your tribe's energy options.
Project Implementation Issues — Environmental and cultural impacts, potential risks to the tribe and the project developer, and legal issues.