A Tribal Microgrid is a localized electrical grid that serves a distinct group of customers on Reservation. Typically, Tribal Microgrids combine energy generation, energy storage, advanced controls, and a backup connection to the larger grid to serve important Tribal facilities like government centers, casino/resorts, housing for elders, or data centers.

Why build a Tribal Microgrid?

• Enhance energy sovereignty and self-reliance

• Increase electric reliability, resiliency, and security

• Improve sustainability

• Create new jobs

Tribal Microgrids can provide tremendous value, especially if your Tribal facilities face any of the following challenges:

1. Tribal facilities in remote rural locations

2. Frequent power outages

3. Capacity constraints limiting Tribal growth plans

4. High electric rates, including high demand charges

5. Frequent and severe weather events

How can Woven Energy help?

Woven Energy helps Tribes plan, execute, and manage customized Tribal Microgrids. Our planning and execution process focuses on the following:

1. Defining a Tribal Microgrid solution that is customized and aligned with the Tribe’s Strategic Energy Plan.

2. Simplifying the decision-making process so the Tribe’s leadership, management, and staff agree on the recommended solution and understand the costs, benefits, risks and issues

3. Collaborating with the Tribe’s Leadership, Economic Development Department, Natural Resources Department, and Facility Management Department to capture the most value out of the microgrid project.

4. Providing a single point of accountability for project delivery across planning, design, financing, construction, operations & maintenance