The solar-plus-storage system is capable of providing 50% of the annual energy needed at GCW to supplement the existing diesel generators and is expected to save the Tribe more than $450,000 per year in energy and maintenance costs.
The system is capable of generating approximately 1,600 megawatt-hours per year, enough electricity to supply 150 average American homes for one year.The cost savings for the Tribe is approximately $450,000 per year, or $11 million over the 25-year life of the system.Kevin Davidson, Planning Director with the Hualapai Indian Tribe. Image:Learn from Kevin Davidson, Planning Director with the Hualapai Indian Tribe, on his experience with the project.
We first began working — and are still working — on a power line to Grand Canyon West. But by 2019 the Tribal Utility Authority Board said, “You know, this is taking quite a bit to get this power line approved through the Bureau of Land Management. Let’s focus on solar. Everything is going green.” We figured with a solar grant we could reduce our cost to maybe $0.20 a kilowatt from a current $0.40 with diesel.Integration of the battery system and the current generator sets.
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