Since its creation, ATEA has regularly represented its members before the Western Area Power Administration (the agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for managing power generated at multiple federal hydropower facilities in the Western U.S.), and at state, regional and national forums convened to address a variety of energy-related issues. ATEA has also worked with the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) on various tribal energy issues and reaches out to non-ATEA members with information on topical energy issues that impact tribes.
ATEA considers varying topics each year as identified by its current membership, providing a significant cost savings to its members who would otherwise pay individually for the same work to be performed or would even fail to be informed on the matters at all. Member participation is at the discretion of each member entity but reporting of work performed is provided to all paying members equally.
Noteworthy ATEA accomplishments include modification of Congressional legislation on the Hoover Dam in favor of prospective tribal Hoover power customers, access to additional Hoover power through the Arizona Power Authority, numerous modifications to the Western Area Power Administration policies and procedures in favor of tribal interests, as well as visible representation in federal, state and regional forums otherwise dominated by established non-tribal utility and water interests.
ATEA has an expanding annual meeting, convened each January and reviewing a variety of special topics of relevance to its membership and often to other tribes with any current utility-sector considerations; the meeting is the only one of its kind on tribal utility issues. The ATEA annual meeting is open to all tribes throughout the U.S. Meeting information is available here.
ATEA continually seeks to expand its role in utility matters consistent with the interests of its membership and looks forward to the involvement of all interested tribes and tribally-oriented organizations.
ATEA considers varying topics each year as identified by its current membership, providing a significant cost savings to its members who would otherwise pay individually for the same work to be performed or would even fail to be informed on the matters at all. Member participation is at the discretion of each member entity but reporting of work performed is provided to all paying members equally.
Noteworthy ATEA accomplishments include modification of Congressional legislation on the Hoover Dam in favor of prospective tribal Hoover power customers, access to additional Hoover power through the Arizona Power Authority, numerous modifications to the Western Area Power Administration policies and procedures in favor of tribal interests, as well as visible representation in federal, state and regional forums otherwise dominated by established non-tribal utility and water interests.
ATEA has an expanding annual meeting, convened each January and reviewing a variety of special topics of relevance to its membership and often to other tribes with any current utility-sector considerations; the meeting is the only one of its kind on tribal utility issues. The ATEA annual meeting is open to all tribes throughout the U.S. Meeting information is available here.
ATEA continually seeks to expand its role in utility matters consistent with the interests of its membership and looks forward to the involvement of all interested tribes and tribally-oriented organizations.
