The US’s largest co-located solar + battery storage project is online

The Gemini Solar + Storage project in Nevada – the US’s largest co-located solar + battery energy storage system – is now operational.

The Gemini project, which sits on federal land in Clark County, Nevada, can power approximately 10% of Nevada’s peak power demand. NV Energy signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for the energy produced by the plant.

The enormous 690-megawatt (MW) project, which Primergy Solar and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners developed, features 1.8 million bifacial solar panels. The solar arrays are co-located with 380 MW of four-hour battery storage to provide 1,400 MWh of clean power after the sun sets.

The project’s DC-coupled storage configuration enables the battery storage to charge directly from the solar panels onsite, increasing efficiency.

https://electrek.co/2024/07/23/us-largest-co-located-solar-battery-storage-project-is-now-online/