About Seneca Environmental


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Who We Are

Seneca Environmental is a renewable energy developer and climate consultancy owned and controlled by the Seneca Nation. Our mission is to profitably and equitably deploy and invest in innovative climate solutions that heal the Earth.

The Seneca Nation is a leader in Native energy, with advanced community wind and solar projects operating to lower the bills of Seneca Nation members and benefit the Nation as a whole.

A division of Seneca Holdings, which delivers over $350M in products and services annually, Seneca Environmental has the size and infrastructure to execute projects of any size.

Seneca Environmental began in early 2022 as Seneca Solar. Our new name, adopted in 2023, better reflects the breadth and scope of our work, which includes Earth-healing climate solutions beyond solar energy projects. Learn more here.

Seneca Environmental is certified under the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC).

OUR SERVICES

Supporting the Seneca Nation

Known as “Keeper of the Western Door,” the Seneca Nation is at the western end of the six nations comprising the Haudenosaunee, or “People of the Longhouse,” a confederacy founded on peace and diplomacy.

The Seneca Nation holds five territories, three retained in the Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 and two reclaimed pursuant to the Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1994. The Allegany and Cattaraugus Territories are home to nearly half of the 8000+ member Seneca population.

Staunch defenders of their lands and sovereignty, the Seneca Nation has persisted despite immeasurable losses. These include the loss of 10,000 acres in the 1960s construction of the Kinzua Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Despite these obstacles, the Seneca Nation has built an economy and the means to provide for the health, education, and welfare of its people.

Now, the Seneca Nation seeks to invest in meaningful projects and businesses. Returns include partnerships, empowerment, and reinforcement of long-held traditional values.

Doing business with Seneca Environmental directly supports the Seneca Nation. This video grounds our work in the concrete actions the Seneca Nation is taking to help its members, and the community benefits we are helping to create.

Copyright Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Used with permission from RWJF.

Our Values

Healing the Earth while advocating for future generations.

Healing the Earth with urgency

We feel urgency to maximize and accelerate healing of the Earth; our business is dedicated to restoring balance to humanity’s relationship with our planet.

Training and employing Native people and underserved communities

We are committed to ensuring that Senecas and other Indigenous people around the world can participate in the clean-energy economy.​

Delivering exceptional solutions for our clients

We are professionals dedicated to exceeding expectations of our customers; we hold ourselves to delivering products and services of the highest quality.

Facilitating thoughtful collaboration

Accelerating the transition to renewable energy at speed and scale will require unprecedented collaboration.​ With our partners, we strive to do the most good.

ADVOCATING FOR THE SEVENTH GENERATION

The overarching mission of all Seneca Holdings companies is to invest for the Seventh Generation. The Seventh Generation principle is core to Seneca culture and reflects a holistic perspective on sustainability and long-term planning; every decision made today should consider its impact on the next seven generations, ensuring the well-being of those future generations.

This principle resonates strongly with the alignment of renewable energy development and the values of the Seneca Nation. By embracing clean and sustainable energy sources, the Seneca Nation emphasizes responsible stewardship of Mother Earth and a commitment to preserving natural resources for future generations. This approach reflects a deep respect for the environment and a desire to build a resilient and sustainable energy future.

Our Services

Achieving your goals while maximizing
benefits to the environment and society —
with climate solutions and more. 

As a Tribally owned business, Seneca Environmental specializes in:

  • Helping corporate customers achieve their climate and ESG goals in authentic partnership with underserved communities.
  • Helping Native communities build renewable energy projects for independence and economic development.

Seneca Environmental provides a suite of renewable energy development and climate consultation services to our Native and corporate customers.

We design strategies to meet your specific goals. Starting from wherever you are in your journey, we will work together to determine your unique needs, assess opportunities, and develop a plan tailored to your community or your company.

Our creative, innovative approach enables us to develop Earth-healing strategies that achieve your goals — helping you maximize your positive impact and community benefits as part of an equitable clean energy transition.

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NATIVE COMMUNITIES
CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Workforce Development

With jobs, training, and mentoring, Seneca Environmental is building a Native workforce and Indigenous enterprise capacity to benefit current and future generations.​

  • In all our business activities, Seneca Environmental prioritizes workforce and skills development for Senecas and other historically underserved communities.​
  • We are committed to hiring a local workforce for our projects that includes historically underserved communities and prioritizes hiring Indigenous people.​
  • Through workforce development and long-term economic self-determination, we are empowering the communities we serve to participate in the new clean energy economy.
Native workers installing windmill on Seneca land

Let’s do the most good. Together.

With climate solutions and more. 

To heal the Earth, we need unprecedented collaboration and urgency. Let us help you multiply your impact:

  • Deploy climate solutions to benefit current and future generations.
  • Enable a clean-energy economy that benefits the Seneca Nation and other Indigenous communities.
  • Help build a Native workforce.

Reach out to learn more about how we can help.

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