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Client Case Studies

What Our Clients Are Saying About Us

 

Cargill

“Cargill partnered with Seneca Environmental to address our Scope 2 emissions as well as our supplier diversity targets. We were impressed by Seneca’s willingness to explore different solutions to address Cargill’s needs. Most companies bring us a solution that they want to implement, but Seneca started by hearing what we were looking for and finding a solution that worked for us and our many stakeholders. The Seneca team has been very patient and flexible working with our large company.”

— Peter Dahm, Sustainability Director, Operations and Natural Resources, Global Impact Team, Cargill

U.S. General Services Administration

“This is a very exciting moment where a policy provision that has been waiting to be implemented for almost 20 years is finally becoming a reality. As part of this Administration’s renewed focus on Native policies and programs, GSA was empowered to take on the complexities of implementing this provision. This is a historic milestone that we hope will inspire even more progress across the federal community, including with our partners such as DOE and DoD, to create further opportunities for tribally owned businesses.”

— Julie Ramey, General Services Administration Tribal Liaison in the Office of the Administrator

Pueblo de San Ildefonso

“San Ildefonso Services, the economic development company of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, has been working with Seneca Environmental to further our renewable energy project. We appreciate the good work of Seneca Environmental, which has been a part of our solar development team, working with us on grant writing, and project coordination to get our solar projects funded and to help identify and coordinate key decision-makers to advance this effort. In their dealings with Pueblo staff and leadership, they have been professional and shown respect for the history and culture of the Pueblo. They have our recommendation for working with other Native communities on renewable energy projects.”

— Peter Fant, Manager, San Ildefonso Services, LLC, Pueblo de San Ildefonso

Pine Point Resilience Hub

“The Seneca Environmental team is a dream to work with, bringing deep expertise in the solar industry and understanding of Tribal community needs and political processes. We are grateful that we could lean on their support at all stages throughout the development of a solar + storage resilience hub at a Native School.”

— Sandra Kwak, CEO, Founder, 10Power

Tribal Energy Sovereignty Workshop and White Paper

“Seneca Environmental brought an incredibly valuable perspective to the workshop and white paper as a tribally owned clean energy developer. They are demonstrating that tribes are not only positioned to benefit from the energy transition but have a leading role to play nationally and beyond in developing innovative climate solutions for all.”

— Nathan Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology, co-author of white paper “Convergent Clean Energy Research in Support of Sovereign and Prosperous Tribal Nations”

Client Case Studies

General Services Administration

Client goals:

  • Energy transition: Purchase energy attribute certificates (EACs) from carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) generation sources.
  • Decarbonization: Support the Biden Administration’s Federal Sustainability Plan goal of powering all federal operations with CFE by 2030.
  • Equity: Support the the Biden Administration’s commitment to Native Nations.

Solution:

  • Purchase 349,108 MWh of EACs from Seneca Environmental, equivalent to the power that 32,780 typical homes consume in a year.
  • The government’s first-ever purchase of CFE from a tribally owned business under the Indian Energy Purchase Preference provisions of the 2005 Energy Policy Act.

Outcomes

For customer:

  • Enables 185 federal buildings across 12 states to use 100% clean electricity.
  • Saves nearly $800,000 compared to what GSA paid for CFE EACs in previous year.
  • Provides a model for energy procurements from tribally owned businesses.

For Seneca:

  • Builds capacity to participate in power markets.
  • Combines growing capabilities in renewable energy with deep expertise doing business with the federal government.

Publicly Traded, Global 300 Chemicals Sector

Client goals:
  • Energy transition: Mitigate climate impacts with actions that align with the 2015 Paris Agreement, including net zero for all supply chains and operations by 2050.
  • Decarbonization: Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions to achieve facility carbon neutrality by 2030.
  • Resilience: Increase onsite generation to support microgrid for uninterruptible power supply.

Solution:

  • 2.3 MW (AC) solar PV system.
  • Seneca-led design of onsite rooftop and canopy solar system for corporate campus to maximize green energy production while lowering energy bills.

Outcomes

For customer:

  • About ~33% of annual electricity use offset with solar.
  • Provides energy bill savings in Year 1.
  • Advances DEI procurement goals by engaging with tribally owned business.
  • Reduces CO2e tons.

For Seneca:

  • Generates economic development, revenue, and growth.
  • Upskills resources for solar energy project engagement.

America’s Largest Private Companies Top 50,
Food Sector

Client goals:

  • Energy transition: Innovate and invest to reduce emissions, implement sustainable solutions with producers globally, transform operations and supply chain to mitigate climate change.
  • Decarbonization: Reduce operations GHG emissions by 10% by 2025, reduce supply chain emissions by 30% by 2030, achieve zero-carbon shipping by 2050.

Solution:

  • 2.5 MW (AC) behind the meter, ground mount solar PV system.
  • Seneca-led design of project to serve as pilot to transition customer’s facilities in the U.S. and globally to solar.

Outcomes

For customer:

  • ~33% annual electricity use at facility offset from solar.
  • Advances DEI procurement goals by engaging with tribally owned business.
  • Reduces CO2e tons.

For Seneca:

  • Generates economic development, revenue, and growth.
  • Upskills resources for solar energy project engagement.

Publicly Traded, Global 100 Energy Sector

Client goals:

  • Energy transition: Migrate a portion of on-premise gas-powered generation to clean, reliable & affordable solar power.
  • Decarbonization: Reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions.
  • Community impact: Support the in-country Indigenous community through jobs and enterprise development.

Solution:

  • Designed 10 MW (AC) solar PV system.
  • Project delivered by Seneca in support of in-country Indigenous community company.
  • Planned to integrate with customer’s microgrid, including battery storage, generators, and controllers.

Outcomes

For customer:

  • Reduces CO2e tons.
  • Takes milestone step in energy transition.
  • Advances DEI goals.

For Seneca and in-country Indigenous community:

  • Generates material economic development, revenue, and growth.
  • Upskills resources for solar energy project development, construction, and operations & maintenance.

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