The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved Nevada’s 960-megawatt Gemini Solar Project, which could be the largest U.S. solar plant once constructed.
The project is being developed by Arevia Power, a California-based company run by SunEdison alums, and investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said the $1 billion Gemini solar and battery-storage project northeast of Las Vegas is expected to produce enough electricity to power 260,000 households and annually offset greenhouse emissions of about 83,000 cars. Additionally, it will create 2,000 jobs and inject $712.5 million into the economy.
The project will serve NV Energy, part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, as the utility works to meet Nevada’s state requirement for 50 percent renewables by 2030 and 100 percent clean energy by 2050. The power will feed Las Vegas and potentially additional areas in Southern California.
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