A new utility-scale energy project in the Moapa Valley in Clark County, Nevada, has been completed. BEI recently partnered with Energy Vault on the construction of a battery energy storage system (BESS) on the site of the old Reid Gardner Power Generating Station, a coal-burning plant that was demolished in 2019.
The project was commissioned by utility company, NV Energy, to meet surging energy demands in the region. The new 220 MW Reid Gardner facility will temporarily store energy from the grid in a complex of 208 lithium iron phosphate battery cells during periods of low energy usage. The batteries will then feed the stored energy back onto the grid during peak demand hours. The plant’s original electrical substation was preserved for use in NV Energy’s transmission system.
Fulfilling a growing need
Energy storage has become a key enabler of renewable energy generation. The global BESS market is expected to reach between $120 billion and $150 billion by 2030—more than double the size it is today, and BESS capacity will quintuple.
“BEI has become one of the leading players in BESS engineering and construction, and we’re seeing strong demand for our services in this area. Projects like Reid Gardner draw on our firm’s proven strengths and areas of expertise—civil engineering for the BESS foundation and then the involvement of our substation and BESS teams,” explains Jerry Zampino, General Manager – BESS, BEI Construction. “We continue to partner with Energy Vault on projects of this nature. It’s proving to be a successful collaboration as we work together to make a significant contribution to energy resources in the West.”
About Energy Vault
Energy Vault® develops and deploys utility-scale energy storage solutions designed to transform the world’s approach to sustainable energy storage. The Company’s comprehensive offerings include proprietary gravity-based storage, battery storage, and green hydrogen energy storage technologies. Each storage solution is supported by the Company’s hardware technology-agnostic energy management system software and integration platform.
Unique to the industry, Energy Vault’s innovative technology portfolio delivers customized short-and-long-duration energy storage solutions to help utilities, independent power producers, and large industrial energy users significantly reduce levelized energy costs while maintaining power reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to integrate waste materials for beneficial reuse, Energy Vault’s EVx™ gravity-based energy storage technology is facilitating the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the global clean energy transition for its customers. Please visit energyvault.com for more information.