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This multi-year program evaluated the impact of conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy development in the western United States. Research focused on four primary stakeholder interests: investor owned utilities, public power interests, regulatory bodies, and renewable energy advocacy organizations.

The Center conducted a nationwide survey of public agencies utilizing renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. The Center used the survey results to describe the effects of renewable energy use on the nation's overall energy consumption.

The Center analyzed the implications of FERC Orders relative to regional reliability and pricing of electricity, and assisted the Colorado PUC in conducting a joint open meeting with the Wyoming Public Utilities Commission to evaluate the Orders.

The Center prepared an extensive resource inventory and facilitated the development of planning goals and objectives affecting the management of the Pueblo's natural and cultural resources. The plan was presented to the Tribal Council where it was unanimously adopted.

This study documented the feasibility of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes assuming ownership of a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reservoir located on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.

The Center formulated economic values for six United States National Marine Sanctuaries in the Pacific Northwest and Atlantic Northeast, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Center developed monetary values for various International Paper land holdings in six southeastern states.

The Center integrated an analysis of the need for a proposed transmission line in west Texas with a valuation of the right-of-way for a private property owner, and presented findings to the Texas Public Utilities Commission.

Supported by the Center's valuation and negotiation, Kinder-Morgan Pipeline Company, land owners, environmental advocates, and the County reached agreement on the value of a right of way obtained through eminent domain and condemnation.

The Center calculated easement values for electric and natural gas rights-of-way on the San Felipe Reservation and aided in settlement negotiations between the Tribe and Public Service Company of New Mexico, and between the Tribe and New Mexico Gas Company.

The Center provided financial and economic feasibility analysis and technical assistance to a designated group of American Indian tribes interested in producing and marketing renewable energy under provisions of the Energy Policy Act.

This study calculated and evaluated the costs and benefits associated with a proposed expansion of the Santa Fe Ski Basin near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The availability and potential development of coal bed methane gas throughout the state of Wyoming were analyzed by the Center for the Wyoming State Energy Office.

The Center prepared a detailed feasibility analysis related to the establishment of a new four-county regional petroleum enterprise in northern New Mexico.

Using its proprietary economic model, the Center projected a month-by-month profit and loss analysis of financing, constructing, and operating a Round Valley Fuel Stop & Convenience Store, and projected revenues based on a regional gas market analysis.

To document the relationships between Indian reservations, state economies, and the US economy, the Center developed an inter-state economic model to characterize these flows of economic activity. The results were presented in hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

The Center developed a demographic and economic model as part of a comprehensive state-wide research effort documenting the economic and fiscal relationship between the State Government of New Mexico and the State's 22 Indian reservation economies.

The Center prepared a detailed review of Council on Environmental Quality regulations and U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for NEPA compliance for a multi-year agriculture and solar energy technology transfer program.

The Center documented the steady decline in popularity and loss of market-share of live horse racing events to other gaming and entertainment choices in New Mexico, and offered an analysis of alternative futures that confront the industry.

The Center documented the economic and revenue effects on state and local governments in Washington attributable to the investor-owned Washington Water Power utility.

The Center established a monetary value of business, financial, and property losses caused by the Cerro Grande fire in northern New Mexico, and helped prepare comprehensive re-development plans for affected property owners, counties, and local government jurisdictions.

The Center prepared a comprehensive economic damage assessment of the Cerro Grande fire for the Assistant Secretary of the Interior. This report served as the basis for a $400 million Congressional appropriation under the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act.

Selected energy efficiency and renewable energy programs were evaluated by the Center to determine their potential impact on the stated goals of the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission established by the EPA.

The Center prepared the socioeconomic, socio-cultural, and land use sections of an Environmental Impact Statement for the U.S. Office of Surface Mining in connection with a permit application for a coal mine in Washington state, including an assessment of impacts on a neighboring alderwood forest and local smoked salmon enterprises.

The Center conducted a comprehensive analysis of potential environmental hazards associated with a buried petroleum products pipeline linking El Paso, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Center utilized input-output economic modeling to inventory and document the economic drivers of Gunnison County, Colorado, for the purpose of quantifying the effect of amenity-based transactions on the Crested Butte economy.

The Center developed an Integrated Resource Management Plan for the Bishop Paiute Tribe addressing critical issues of land acquisition, including a community survey, land use plan, an update of the Forest Management Plan, an Agriculture Plan, and goals for fish, wildlife, and habitat for sensitive species.

The Center prepared an IRMP for the Trinidad Rancheria emphasizing natural resource management of terrestrial and oceanographic resources of cultural significance to the Yurok, Wiyot, Hupa, Tolowa, and Chetco members. The Center also coordinated development of a Forest Management Plan with subconsultants.

The Center completed a comprehensive planning effort with the Round Valley Indian Tribes to develop planning goals and objectives for their natural, cultural, and human resources, including an exhaustive inventory of existing resource conditions, a community survey, focus groups, management workshops, and a Land Use Plan for future growth.

The Center prepared an extensive resource inventory and facilitated the development of planning goals and objectives for the Pueblo's natural and cultural resources. Community outreach programs were provided in concert with a community survey, and the plan was presented to the Tribal Council where it was unanimously adopted.