TAWA Power Solar Shaded Parking Structures for Native American Resorts and Casinos

Have you ever watched the first cars parking on a sun

soaked parking lot? Patrons will seek even the smallest

sliver of shade from landscaping plants, even from a cac-

tus! They will walk extra distances to use even a margin-

ally shaded spot. This tells you how much patrons value

shaded parking.

As a resort and casino operator you want to offer com-

fort to your guests. Solar shaded parking can provide this

comfort while also harnessing the sun’s power to provide

clean, renewable energy to your resort and casino. It’s

a unique solution that preserves the parking spot, adds

comfort and protection for the guest’s car, and provides

power. It might even create additional income from rent-

ing shaded parking and selling carbon credits from re-

duced emissions.

WHY SOLAR SHADED PARKING STRUCTURES?

SOLAR SHADED PARKING STRUCTURES OFFER MANY BENEFITS

Attract Gamblers Gamblers today have many choices where to go and prefer those

casinos which offer the best experience and greatest comfort.

h Comfort: Gamblers love the comfort of getting into a cool car.

h Protection: Drivers recognize the value of protecting their cars

from the damaging sun.

Lead in Clean Techh Green Statement: Tribes who offer solar shaded parking make

a visible statement about their commitment to environmental

leadership.

h Electric Vehicle Charging: Electric vehicles are here to stay and

solar charging stations pave the way!

Generate Your Own Powerh Energy Production: A typical casino can produce nearly all of

its electrical energy from solar shaded parking, often making it

energy independent.

h Cut Power Bills: Solar shaded parking can save on power bills,

especially by avoiding peak time tariffs.

Operate Smarterh Mitigate Urban Heat Islands: Shaded parking reduces the urban

heat island effect around a casino. Lower ambient temperatures

result in lower building cooling loads.

h Electric Fleet: With solar charging stations resort and casino

service vehicles can convert to electric ones making for quieter

and more efficient operations.

h Income: In some situation shaded parking can be rented to gam-

blers and guests.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT SOLAR SHADED PARKING STRUCTURE

HOW TAWA WORKS WITH RESORTS AND CASINOS

Very Quick to Build. Field installation takes about 6-8 weeks, depending on

soil conditions, for one megawatt of solar shaded park-

ing which would cover about 500 vehicles.

Can be Built During Off-season and in Phases. Construction can be scheduled and phased to minimize

disruption to the public and ongoing operations.

Cost Effective and Easy to Do. The cost of solar shaded parking structures is compa-

rable to roof-mounted systems, but parking structures

don’t change the building’s architectural appeal or

penetrate the roof envelope and risk leaks.

Power Your Electric Vehicle. One parking spot could recharge half the battery of a

standard electric vehicle during the day. (1)

Save Some Carbon. Solar energy from one parking spot a year avoids the

emission of about 3 metric tons of CO2 from Western

power plants. (2)

Since TAWA has been in business, it has earned the trust of Native American

tribes and nations. We offer true Native American leadership, a commitment

to serve native and tribal clients professionally and with personal attention,

and unparalleled expertise in solar. TAWA Power delivers the right-sized, cost-

effective, economically sound and aesthetically pleasing solar shaded parking

structure solution for Native American resort and casino. Planning and build-

ing solar systems is TAWA’s business. We are experts in assessing dependable

solar technology, developing projects and building proven financial models.

We will sit down with you to explore your interest and needs. We then review

options and advise you on the best solution for you and your business – tak-

ing into account all aspects of the project. If you decide to proceed we can help

oversee all aspects of the development, construction and financial structur-

ing (if needed). All you have to do is park your car in the shade – and plug it in

(electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles).

(1) Electric vehicle (EV) charging will require the installation of EV charging stations with additional engineering and cost. Based on an assumed energy production per parking spot of 15 kWh/day and a battery size of 24 kWh.

(2) Assumes annual generation of 1,870 MWh for 1 MW|AC. CO2 offset numbers based on an Environmental Protection Agency calculator which assumes 7.0555 × 10-4 metric tons CO2 / kWh (25 Feb 2013).

Contact:

TAWA Power

One Sansome Street, Suite 725

San Francisco, CA 94104

Greg Watkins, CEO

(949) 887-3304

TAWA Power is Native American

company and certified by California

Public Utilities Commission as a Di-

verse Business Enterprise (DBE).

ABOUT TAWA POWER

If you are considering a shaded

solar parking structure, here are

three pieces of information that

help us to get started in making a

proposal:

1. What is the site address?

2. Can you provide a basic prem-

ise site plan showing the areas

of desired cover and primary

electrical systems location?

3. How much electricity does your

business consume per year and

how much do you pay for elec-

tricity?

Design and Selection ProcessThe TAWA Team has decades of combined experience building so-

lar-shaded parking structures and commercial-scale solar projects.

We know what works and what does not. We understand the cost,

convenience and performance trade-offs among various structures

and solar technology choices.

Through the professionals at TAWA we also bring to the project the

eyes of architects and builders. Together, TAWA and the resort and

casino will design the system and select the components that opti-

mally meet your needs. We will pass our experience and expertise

on to you. We can recommend and bring in engineers, technology

suppliers and construction firms – or you can choose them your-

self. We are unified in trying to find the best solution for our Native

American customers.

FinancingWhile energy from the sun is free, the cost of building a solar power

system is not. These costs have to be paid for upfront. Fortunately,

TAWA has experience in a wide variety of purchase and finance op-

tions, including third-party financing through leases or power pur-

chase agreements (“PPAs”).

We can advise you on the right one for you. If you’d like to own the

system outright in the beginning, grants through various govern-

ment sources are potentially available to offset the purchase cost.

Whatever your preference, we have the experience to advise you on

the best financing approach or even arrange for financing.

TAWA Power (TAWA) is a Native American renewable energy ser-

vices company that enables federally recognized Native American

tribes and nations to develop, own and operate solar power plants

and create sustainable jobs. As a Native American company, TAWA

is trusted by tribes and nations as an experienced one-stop partner

to responsibly build solar projects on reservations and federal lands.

TAWA offers a standardized and streamlined development process

and operational experience in Indian country. As a pure develop-

ment and operation services company our incentives are aligned

with the successful development and ownership of solar power

plants by Native American tribes and nations.

GETTING STARTED

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