MGM Resorts International plans to power its sizable share of the Strip with a dedicated solar array capable of supplying up to 90 percent of daytime demand at the company’s 13 Las Vegas casinos.
About 50 people in this town of about 400 residents turned out to voice their displeasure with the project, which could bring more than 200 wind turbines, each the height of a skyscraper, to the hills 10 miles to the west.
The meetings will open the public comment process on a proposal to build wind turbines along a 22-mile stretch of the Nevada-California border adjacent to three federally protected areas.
NV Energy has requested to pass through to all its Nevada customers a revenue reduction of $83.7 million as a result of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
The Clark County School Board on Thursday took no action to move forward in a process to pursue alternative energy services after hearing a presentation from NV Energy, which faces competition from a proposed solar project.
California billionaire Tom Steyer, best known for bankrolling a campaign to impeach Donald Trump, will be in Nevada Thursday to take on a new fight — protecting undocumented immigrants.
A solar panel project developed in part by Las Vegas-based data center company Switch will create 1,250 construction jobs.
The Clark County School Board heard strong community support for a proposal to switch to solar power for the potential of millions in savings throughout the next two decades.
A dedicated solar array 375 miles away near Fallon will supply renewable energy to power the $1.5 billion development soon to begin construction on the site of the former Desert Inn Golf Club, just east of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore.
Nevada’s largest school district — the fifth biggest in the nation — could become the first major public entity to leave NV Energy under a proposal headed to school board trustees this week.