Historically, Tribal communities face higher utility service costs, interconnection fees, and frequency of power outages, making the energy cost savings and reliability benefits of on-site distributed energy solutions extremely appealing. On a typical day, the Soboba microgrid will optimize its use of the grid and on-site DERs to maximize cost savings. During extended grid outages, the microgrid will be able to provide backup power for the resort as well as cooling and other emergency services for the local community.