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Faraday electric car plant expected to make big impact in Las Vegas Valley
 

By the time the first Faraday Future rolls off the assembly line at the company’s 3 million-square-foot automobile plant at North Las Vegas’ Apex Industrial Park in late 2017, a large portion of the company’s 4,500 employees will be furnishing their new homes, buying groceries and living the Southern Nevada lifestyle.

Las Vegas working on new utilities deal with NV Energy

After a monthslong back-and-forth that included quiet threats to leave the grid, Las Vegas may soon reach a new utilities deal with NV Energy.

Casino operators want options to $965M power plant

CARSON CITY — Southern Nevada hotel-casino operators are asking state regulators to mandate that Nevada Power provide detailed information on other competitive options to contrast with the utility company’s preliminary proposal to build a new $965 million gas plant to meet Southern Nevada’s future energy needs.

County to auction land near Laughlin for solar development

Clark County officials hope to spur solar energy development on thousands of acres of county-owned land near Laughlin, after a larger effort to boost development fizzled.

NV Energy proposes electric rate cut

A typical Southern Nevada single-family residential customer bill of $154.54, based on average usage of 1,141 kilowatt-hours a month, will see a decrease of approximately 3.13 percent, or $4.84.

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Reid proud of Nevada’s renewable energy progress

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Friday told a clean-energy luncheon he was proud of the progress Nevada has made during the past few years in developing renewable energy and attracting new businesses.

Major casinos, Switch want to leave NV Energy

Three major Southern Nevada hotel-casino companies want to follow the lead of Switch and leave NV Energy to secure their own power supplies.

15-megawatt solar project starts at Nellis Air Force Base

Overcast skies couldn’t keep the sun from shining on Tuesday’s groundbreaking event to launch construction of a 15-megawatt solar project at Nellis Air Force Base.