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.
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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