The proposed tedc project will support a comprehensive tribal utility authority (TUA) study and, if justified, TUA formation activities

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $185,000 Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Project Grant to the Table Mountain Rancheria tribe in Fremont, CA on May 2, 2025. The grant funding will support a comprehensive study on establishing a Tribal Utility Authority (TUA) for the tribe, and if justified, carry out TUA formation activities. The goal is to develop the tribe's internal capacity to manage on-reservation energy resources, address energy storage and reliability issues, and work with utilities to lower energy costs for tribal residential, administrative, and commercial facilities. The TEDC program provides grants to federally recognized tribes to build their technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities for energy resource development on tribal lands.

The tribe wishes to explore the potential for establishing a TUA to provide the internal capacity for developing on-reservation energy resources, addressing energy storage and reliability issues facing the community, and working directly with incumbent utilities and the other power market providers to lower costs for tribal energy consumers including residential, administrative, and commercial facilities.