Combined with battery storage, the Hualapai Tribe's new ground-mounted photovoltaic system will be able to supply up to half of Grand Canyon West's annual load with clean, resilient, affordable energy from the sun.
As the home of the world-famous Grand Canyon Skywalk, Grand Canyon West is the primary economic engine that supports the Hualapai Indian Tribe, attracting more than 1 million tourists annually. To improve the resilience of the remote, "islanded" (non-interconnected) Grand Canyon West electrical generation system, the Tribe installed a solar photovoltaic array and battery system to enhance the system's ability to withstand short-term outages and rising energy costs.
The solar-plus-storage system is capable of providing 50% of the annual energy needed at Grand Canyon West to supplement the existing diesel generators and is expected to save the Tribe more than $450,000 per year in energy and maintenance costs.
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