Utilizing a range of approaches-including continual energy-efficiency upgrades, on-site renewable energy and microgrids, and transitioning to green transportation-the Tribe is simultaneously reducing costs and shrinking its carbon footprint. To date, the Tribe has reduced energy consumption by 40 percent from their 2014 baseline, and has committed to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reaching zero by 2030. The Tribe began its strategic climate action planning in 2008 and has become a leader in greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and community resiliency measures. Left to right: Jana Ganion, Sustainability Director and microgrid project manager for BLR site Kristen Radescky, Senior Research Engineer, Schatz Energy Research Center and Ana Zurawski, Humboldt State University student and BLR microgrid intern.
The Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) low-carbon microgrid project.
