Solar Builder: U.S. inks historic energy deal with Seneca Environmental

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The Biden-Harris administration has selected Seneca Environmental for the U.S. government’s first-ever purchase of carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) from a tribal majority-owned business.

The historic deal is part the Indian Energy Purchase Preference (IEPP) provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, whereby the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will purchase energy attribute certificates (EACs) from Seneca Environmental, which is the energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, the wholly owned investment arm of the Seneca Nation, based in Salamanca, New York.

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Tribal Business News: GSA’s $1.7M deal with Seneca Environmental marks 1st-ever use of tribal energy program

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A contract announced Aug. 2 by the General Services Administration (GSA) has led to a seven-figure deal with a tribally owned energy firm, marking the first use of a decades-old program aimed at prioritizing tribal energy sources.

The $1.7 million contract with Seneca Environmental Solutions, a tribal enterprise of the Seneca Nation, calls for the tribal firm to provide Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) that verify 349,108 megawatt-hours of carbon pollution-free electricity. This clean energy matches the net annual usage of 185 federal buildings across 12 states, supporting the Biden administration’s goal of transitioning all federal operations to 100% carbon-free energy by 2030.

Seneca Environmental will source the EACS from existing energy projects managed by private-sector partners that are already generating power for a range of communities, according to the energy firm’s vice president, Matt Renner.

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Solar Power World: Federal government buying first energy attribute certificates from tribal business

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Seneca Environmental, the energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, the wholly owned investment arm of the Seneca Nation, is announced that it has won the first-ever solicitation for a tribal majority-owned business to sell energy attribute certificates (EACs) to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Under this contract, the GSA will procure EACs from generation resources that qualify as carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE), enabling 185 federal buildings across 12 states to use 100% clean electricity. The total electricity load for these buildings is 349,108 MWh, equivalent to the power that 32,780 typical homes consume in a year. Representing a savings of nearly $800,000 compared to the average price that GSA paid for CFE EACs last year, this procurement is clear evidence that tribally owned businesses can be price-competitive with corporations in the private sector.

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Indianz.com: Seneca Nation company lands deal to provide clean energy to government buildings

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A company owned by the Seneca Nation will be providing clean energy to 185 U.S. government buildings across 12 states under a landmark deal.

Seneca Environmental, the energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, the wholly owned investment arm of the Seneca Nation, won the first-ever solicitation of its kind. The firm will sell energy attribute certificates to the General Services Administration (GSA) to power the government buildings with carbon pollution-free electricity.

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Tribal Business News: Seneca-owned environmental firm first to get preferred provider status

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A national nonprofit that helps tribal nations develop energy projects has selected a Seneca Nation-owned energy solutions firm as its first preferred provider.

The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy said it chose Seneca Environmental as the first supplier under its Preferred Provider Program, which connects tribes with energy developers and solutions providers that can support tribal projects.

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Solar Builder: Seneca Environmental gets Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy distinction

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Seneca Environmental has been selected as the first Preferred Provider for the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization offering no-cost capacity-building support to tribal nations based on a strong foundation of Native American culture and values.

Advancing the self-determined efforts of Native American Tribes to transition toward clean energy, the Alliance is currently supporting over 75 tribes with nearly 8 GW of clean energy in development. The Alliance’s critical work to propel a tribal clean energy movement is supported by philanthropic partners, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and many others.

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Business Green: Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy advances renewables plans

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Seneca Environmental, energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, LLC, an investment vehicle wholly owned by the Seneca Nation, has been confirmed as the first Preferred Provider for the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organisation that aims to help tribal nations in the US deliver new renewable energy projects.

The Alliance is currently supporting over 75 tribes with nearly 8GW of clean energy in development. The new Preferred Provider Program aims to tackle barriers to renewable energy development on Native land.

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Solar Power World: Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy taps tribal-owned developer as first preferred provider

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Seneca Environmental, the energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, wholly owned by the Seneca Nation, announced it has been selected as the first Preferred Provider for the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization offering no-cost capacity-building support to tribal nations based on a strong foundation of Native American culture and values.

Advancing the self-determined efforts of Native American Tribes to transition toward clean energy, the Alliance is currently supporting over 75 tribes with nearly 8 GW of clean energy in development. The Alliance’s critical work to propel a tribal clean energy movement is supported by philanthropic partners, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and many others.

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Business Wire: Dimensional Energy Secures $20 Million Series A Funding

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Global leader in carbon utilization technology will use funds to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel production and the decarbonization of our economy, in partnership with Seneca Environmental.

Our partner Dimensional Energy, a global leader in cutting-edge carbon utilization technology, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, and advanced carbon emissions-derived fuels and materials, has announced the successful closure of a $20 million Series A funding round. In addition, the company announces has filed the Delaware Public Benefit Corporation Charter, the first step in becoming a certified B Corporation.

The funding round was led by Envisioning Partners, a prominent Korea-based impact venture capital fund with a strong global focus on climate investing. The substantial Series A round funding, combined with committed third-party project financing, positions Dimensional Energy for significant growth, enabling the company to rapidly achieve commercial scale and expand its portfolio of high-value, financially attractive projects.

Dimensional Energy will allocate the newly raised funds to advance its key initiatives, including the continued development of commercial power-to-liquid plants globally, which includes a project with financing from Seneca Environmental and development support from Elemental Excelerator’s Infrastructure and Community Engagement programs.

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Solar panels installed on Seneca Nation land provide innovative renewable energy solutions

CEBA Member Highlight: Seneca Environmental

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Creating Unprecedented Collaboration to Address the Climate Crisis and Benefit Historically Underserved Communities

The climate crisis requires unprecedented collaboration. We see an opportunity for that collaboration amongst the clean energy sector, the corporate world, and tribally owned enterprises to bring Earth-healing solutions to scale, for the benefit of historically underserved communities and all future generations. Seneca Environmental is a renewable energy developer and climate consultancy that is wholly owned by the Seneca Nation. Our work to develop, own, and operate clean energy projects around the U.S. will produce long-term, sustainable revenue for the Nation. In addition, our approach to developing clean energy projects focuses on providing Earth-healing solutions, embedding climate justice, and doing the most good possible — goals that are thoroughly aligned with the Beyond the Megawatt principles of environmental sustainability, equity, and resilience.

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