Vertically integrated from Scrap to Solar Pile

Dedicated team of project managers

Systems and processes designed for solar

Network of partners for additional value-added processing steps

Lower emissions than solar pile alternatives

Powered by our 80 megawatt onsite solar farm in TX

Best geographic position for shortest supply chain

Integrated planning from the mill to downstream to best serve project schedules

*Based on SMA CRU Emissions Study

Texas, 900 MW

Orion Solar Belt - the first made-in-USA solar farm, powering Google Data Centers.

Texas, 468 MW

Mockingbird Solar Center is a solar farm project that includes 1,000 acres of protected habitat. 

Ohio, 753 MW

Fox Squirrel Solar supports Amazon in their goal to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030. The steel for this project came all the way from our plant in Texas.

Utility Solar Projects Completed (75-900 MW)

• We use the world's cleanest steelmaking process (electric arc furnace)

• Our new 80 megawatt solar farm in TX can power 14,000 households

• Our steel has greater than 96% recycled content

• 98% of the water and 93% of co-products are reused globally

• Supplying partner to the biggest Wind Farm in U.S. history

• Gerdau is the first steel company in North America to achieve B Corp certification

Gerdau is heavily investing in the renewable energy sector by building a state-of-the-art facility to make solar piles, also known as Gerdau Solar.

Highly automated and adaptable to various sizes

On site solar farm, offsetting facility usage

Strategic location for the facility to deliver efficiency gains to customers

Precise, fast,

and efficient production at scale 

Battery storage systems can store excess electricity generated by solar panels during the day for use during periods when the sun is not shining, such as at night or during cloudy weather. This helps to balance supply and demand, improve grid stability, and ensure a reliable power supply.

Utility scale solar refers to large-scale solar power projects that generate electricity for the grid, typically they are larger than 50 to 100 MW. These projects are designed to provide power to a large number of consumers and are often developed by utility companies or large energy developers. 

Smaller community or residential solar installations, could be as small as 1 MW and are intended to serve specific local needs or individual properties. Examples of projects we have done include schools, towns, communities, and grocery stores.

Driven wide flange beam piles are the most efficient foundation for ground mounted solar systems. Due to their quicker installation, beam piles save you time versus other solutions.

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