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Primergy developed Gemini using a holistic approach to clean energy development that took into account complete ecosystem management, collaborative partnerships and equitable stakeholder engagement. Gemini was one of the first projects that moved beyond direct clean energy investment, to successfully integrate holistic ESG factors in a way that presents a blueprint for future clean energy developments.
We are honored to work with a diverse set of partners who are experts in their fields, leaders in the community, and are vital to the long term success of Gemini.
The Moapa Band of Paiutes are one of our primary partners, and Gemini would not be successful without their leadership and participation. We respect the work they have done around clean energy in the past, the generational knowledge of the land that they bring to all solar projects, and their essential leadership on Gemini.
The Moapa Band of Paiutes have two decades of experience with solar development, including the first large-scale solar project ever built on tribal trust land. Their perspective, as landowners, project neighbors, and experts in regional infrastructure development, was crucial to the success of Gemini and the development of meaningful community equity partnerships.
As landowners, the Moapa Band of Paiutes provide water and access that was vital to this project, and they provided an unparalleled expertise in the natural resources of the lands. In addition, tribal members participated in the development and construction of these projects by working as equipment operators, biological monitors, cultural monitors and more.
Through this partnership, Primergy is proud to support the Moapa Band of Paiutes mission of self governance. With respect and recognition for the tribal councils of the past, the current tribal council has continued the vision to develop solar projects on their land in a way that will bring immediate benefits to their people, protect the land and provide ongoing opportunity for future generations.
Primergy utilized several specific conservation techniques in preparing the Gemini site for the construction and installation of solar panels and battery storage. These techniques, incorporated across an 18-to-24-month period prior to starting construction activities, included established “best practices” for mitigating dust and storm water pollution, as well as novel methods of mowing the solar array sites and constructing tortoise exclusion fences, with the least impact to the existing vegetation, that represent significant new standards for solar construction in these environments.
We utilized the latest research and design considerations to minimize the footprint of Gemini, and ensure that local flora and fauna will continue to thrive on site with minimal impact from the solar panel installations. This approach has reduced Gemini's project footprint by over 20% and reduced the need for access roads by 25% compared to traditional projects.
We prioritized working with a diverse set of partners who are experts in their fields, leaders in the community, and were vital to the long-term success of Gemini. Local partners such as SNEI, who are experts in environmental compliance, and Soil Tech, who operate with the motto of “balancing construction with nature,” brought decades of experience managing construction projects that preserve the existing desert landscape.
The size, scale and integration of battery storage makes Gemini one of the most complex clean energy projects ever developed. Gemini is not just a solar project, but neither is it simply a “solar + battery” project. Primergy is managing a large volume of environmental and natural resources, collaborating with a diverse set of project stakeholders and building a first-of-its-kind battery storage system.
The inclusion of battery storage on Gemini helps create a more reliable and consistent power supply that can feed back into the grid when it is needed most. Gemini is one of the largest and most efficient battery storage systems in North America. It pairs sophisticated infrastructure with state-of-the-art software capable of directing specific electrons down to the millisecond.
Gemini uses a DC-Coupled Battery Energy Storage System to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize the capture and storage of solar energy on site. This is one of the largest DC Coupled Solar + Storage projects in the world, utilizing state-of-the-art software engineering and electrical architecture to balance energy loads across more than 186 storage subsystems on site.
