Santo Domingo Pueblo

Project Details

In 2015, Santo Domingo Pueblo contracted with Affordable Solar for construction of a solar system for the Tribe’s Water Pump and Treatment Facility. The Tribe distributed the RFP to 18 firms and trade groups. Among key elements of the RFP, the Tribe was looking for a solar system to maximize the financial incentive from net metering and to off-set the maximum amount of electricity taken from the power grid. The Tribe’s vision to install the solar system was made possible by the Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy grant program. The solar installation off-sets the cost of their Water Pump and Treatment operations and facility and provides potable water to the Pueblo community. The project is expected to save the Tribe approximately $20,000 per year in electricity costs and have a 6 year return on investment.

The system consists of (304) 340W solar modules and (3) Solectria inverters to produce roughly 1780.61 kWh/ year.