Guidiville Microgrid Project
Guidiville

Energy sovereignty for tribal nations is a crucial aspect of their self-determination and economic development. It involves the ability of tribal communities to control and manage their own energy resources, which can lead to greater economic opportunities with environmental sustainability, and resilience against external economic pressures.

Energy The U.S. Department of Energy supports these initiatives by offering funding, technical assistance, and resources to help tribal communities modernize their power grids and build out renewable energy capacities. This support is essential for overcoming the historical and systemic challenges that have hindered tribal energy development.

However, achieving energy sovereignty is not without its challenges. Tribal communities often face bureaucratic hurdles and regulatory barriers that complicate the development of their energy resources. Despite these obstacles, the potential for economic growth and improved living conditions makes energy sovereignty a vital goal for many tribal nations.

Through understanding the challenges that tribal communities face, Timberline Renewable Solutions is proud to provide a solution that puts the Guidiville Rancheria of California well on its path to energy sovereignty. Our team of experts have put together a solution that will provide renewable energy for the tribal residents on the trust land as well as for the future expansion of sustaining new homes on their land.

The Timberline solution will provide more than sufficient energy for the existing 20 homes, wellness center and the planned development of the 8 duplex units currently under construction. Specifically, our team is going to install a 500 kW Solar Array and link it to a 1.5 MW solid-state supercapacitor energy storage system with green hydrogen production and fuel cell backup offering significant benefits. The resultant microgrid will provide the Guidiville Rancheria with energy resilience, sustainability, and future economic growth through energy independence with carbon free power generation. Our proposed solution is optimized for performance and is readily expandable for the future energy requirements of the tribe.

Our state-of-the-art technology will provide the tribe with the ease of mind with its 20-year warranted performance and further support the creation of their own tribal utility authority with the workforce development training that is part of our proposed solution. Our team is ready to provide the Guidiville Rancheria with the next step in achieving a net-zero community.