Ambitious plans by MGM Resorts, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands are overshadowed by an ongoing battle with regulators and the state’s biggest utility

The glittering Las Vegas strip is not an obvious model for energy conservation.

Yet hidden above the glowing Eiffel Tower, neon resort awnings and a black pyramid that shines a beam of light into space, is one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in the country.

Related: Nevada solar industry collapses after state lets power company raise fees

It’s no accident that we put the [solar] array on top of a conference center. This is good business for us

Nevadans are subsidizing NV Energy’s green investments while it lobbies against private rooftop solar installations

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