Powering our Future: Blue Lake Rancheria’s Main Microgrid

As part of our commitment to clean energy and climate resilience, Blue Lake Rancheria continues to lead with innovation. Our Electrical, Construction & Utilities Department recently completed a major upgrade to the Tribeโs primary microgridโan essential system that provides power to the ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป/๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, and the […]
Nested Microgrid Plans

Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) extends our sincere appreciation to the California Energy Commision (CEC) for the awarded $5 million in follow-on funding through the EPIC program for our Microgrid 2.0 Project. BLR previously received a $5 million EPIC grant, which supported the commissioning of our existing microgrid. This projectโs success has served as a model […]
Blue Lake Rancheria in Capitol Hill

๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) was recently represented in Washington D.C. during ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ. This was an opportunity for the Tribe to meet with policymakers, scientists, managers, and agency staff on ocean policy issues. ๐๐๐ฅ is a member of the ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, which convenes Tribal, State, and Federal governments on current and […]
Clean Energy Development Talks

Tribal Chairman ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ and Director of Tribal Government Affairs ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ป๐๐ฝ joined California Assemblymember ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐น๐น๐ in Sacramento to discuss Blue Lake Rancheriaโs microgrids, clean energy initiatives, and Proposition 4. This was a unique opportunity for the Tribe to advocate alongside trades, environmental justice organizations, and state legislators in support of clean energy and […]
Power CA Conference

๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ป๐๐ฝ, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, and ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น, Director of Energy Resilience and Business Development, represented Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) at the POWER CA Conference, held at the Bear River Tish-Non Community Center in Loleta, CA.Their presentation highlighted BLRโs innovative clean energy initiatives, including the Low-Carbon Community Microgrid and Solar Battery Backup […]
Offshore Wind Summit

This past week at the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit in Sacramento, Tribal Chairman ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ and staff from the Blue Lake Rancheria actively advocated for clean energy investments, engaged in state legislative lobbying, and participated in numerous meetings and a statewide conference focused on clean electrification and environmental stewardship. Chairman Ramos also served as a […]
Composting

Here at Blue Lake Rancheria, weโre doing our part in closing the food waste loop. We want to enrich and build healthy soil which is an essential component of a sustainable food system. At the heart of our work with plant propagation, meal preparation, and crop management is our compost. Our composting efforts are funded […]