The #GoodEnergy Standard

Building Local Capacity Alongside Grid-Scale Infrastructure.

The #GoodEnergy Standard prioritizes host communities from day one. We embed vocational education, academic collaboration, and community dialogue directly into our operational model.

The Problem in Energy Development

Conventional industrial development frequently brings external contractors into a region, extracts value, and leaves with the equipment. This model neglects local workers and misses an opportunity to build generational technical capacity.

The BlackTail Solution

Prosperity and technical skills that stay firmly rooted where the work is done — because the people who live next to the infrastructure should be the ones who build, run, and benefit from it.

Trade-school students and an instructor working hands-on on an industrial gate valve

Three Pillars

Workforce. Research. Community.

Pillar I

Trade School & Vocational Workforce Readiness

Focus Areas

Mechanical assembly
API 6A pressure-control maintenance
High-pressure valve rebuilding
Geothermal fluid monitoring
Electrical balance-of-plant
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) service technicians

Our Commitment

We coordinate with local vocational institutes and community colleges to align training with real field scopes. Students gain hands-on exposure to actual industrial equipment, turning classroom study into immediate, high-paying career pathways.

Partner on Workforce Programs

Pillar II

Higher-Education Applied Research Partnerships

Focus Areas

Real-time thermodynamic performance
Reservoir longevity
Secondary heat-recovery optimization
Subsurface fluid dynamics

Active Pathway

Enabling academic institutions—including our planned 1 MW unit deployment with the University of Utah—to conduct controlled research and capture empirical field data, training the next generation of subsurface and geothermal engineers.

Propose a Research Program

Pillar III

Community Empowerment & Local Contractor Inclusion

Focus Areas

Transparent civil contracting
Open community town halls
Pre-bid visibility for local regional suppliers

Execution

Providing advance notice on civil, mechanical, and electrical subcontracting scopes so local businesses can prepare, bid competitively, and participate directly in our project supply chain.

Engage as a Community Leader

Educators, municipal leaders, and local suppliers — let’s build it together.

Education Partnerships Community Engagement