Array Technologies announced it has entered into an agreement to supply nearly 1GW of DuraTrack® HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers for the Gemini solar project. The project will store over 1.4 GWh of solar power and is estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. Kiewit Power Constructors Co.

(“Kiewit”) is serving as the engineering, procurement and construction firm on the project. Array's trackers are scheduled to begin deliveries in second quarter of 2022 with project completion planned for the end of 2023. The project site will be located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Overton, NV, 30 miles Northeast of Las Vegas, and will supply power to Nevada Energy, a public utility which generates, transmits, and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada.

The energy storage capabilities will enable the PV plant to discharge energy only when demand is high and supply is low, such as peak afternoon/evening hours in the summer. Gemini's sophisticated control platform will use an energy management system (“EMS”) to determine the opportunity cost of discharging the battery compared to passing PV-generated energy directly to the grid. Gemini's EMS will incorporate daily, seasonal, and yearly data into its decision-making capability.