Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. On September 13, 2024, the US Department of Energy announced a $72.8 million loan guarantee to finance the development of a solar plus storage microgrid that will be located on the Tribal lands on the Viejas Reservation near Alpine, California. This project will be supported by a grant from the California Energy Commission, investments from U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, and Starbucks. It will provide the Viejas Band with reliable utility-scale renewable energy generation and storage infrastructure that includes a 15 MW photovoltaic solar generation system and a 70 MWh battery storage system.