Energy

With focus on technology and energy efficiency, the future is now for homebuilders

A smart home can be as simple as one equipped with a Ring camera and alarm system, said George Kypreos, president of the Las Vegas ...

As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows

As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the threatened desert tortoise. ...

$80M solar project to enhance grid reliability for Pahrump, Fish Lake Valley

Valley Electric will install a 37-megawatt solar power generator and storage system to serve Pahrump and Fish Lake Valley as a part of the Powering ...

Nevada housing industry stakeholders are prioritizing energy efficiency

The houses in Las Vegas’ Solaris community might not look much different than other homes, but they hold some hidden and not-so-hidden features that can ...

Environmental group touts incentives to spark interest in electric vehicles at Las Vegas summit

Worsening climate change, $15.4 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding for electric infrastructure and tax credits for purchasing electric vehicles will push more buyers toward ...

Nevada program promises lower power bills for low-income communities

Lawmakers are pushing to expand solar energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the “Solar for All” initiative. The Nevada Clean Energy Fund will receive ...

The U.S. Department of Energy plans to give $2 million in research funding to NV Energy, the electric utility with 1.5 million customers throughout the ...

RTC introduces four electric buses into its fleet; cleaner, quieter rides on the horizon

Four zero-emission buses unveiled Wednesday were obtained via grant funding made available from several federal spending bills and will help the RTC in its goal ...

NV Energy prepares for power shift during eclipse visible in Nevada

NV Energy’s solar production will be quashed for about three hours Saturday as the moon blocks between 80% and 90% of the sun’s rays throughout ...

Las Vegas factory aiming to make solar panels more efficient

The Unimacts facility on West Tompkins Avenue in Las Vegas produces metal poles that can support four to six solar panels each, depending on their ...

Project REACH offers a lifeline to Las Vegas senior citizens struggling with utility bills

Project REACH was created as a utility assistance program funded by the NV Energy Foundation to help residents pay their energy bills ...

Nevada's Cortez Masto backs bill to boost solar panel production

Nevada U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined three other Democrats Wednesday to introduce a bill that seeks to expand the manufacturing supply chain of solar ...

Energy utility requesting to lower rates from Nevada agency

NV Energy plans to request lower energy rates for customers that would kick in July 1 if the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approves. The ...

Nevada, Clark County end fuel emergency as gas pipeline restored

Nevada and Clark County officials today ended emergency proclamations that were declared late last week after a gas pipeline in California ruptured.

U.S. energy chief touting renewables in stops around Las Vegas

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm toured Nevada’s vast former national nuclear proving ground on Friday and visited a Las Vegas-area liquid hydrogen ...

Biden extends solar tariffs but eases restrictions

President Joe Biden extended tariffs on some imported solar equipment last week, while easing some restrictions. The Trump administration first imposed a 30% tariff in ...

Residents of a desert town west of Las Vegas are protesting plans for a massive solar panel installation they say could harm the community and ...

City of Las Vegas building projects are designed to save energy, water

As calls for increased measures against climate change sweep across the county, Las Vegas has already stepped up, namely in the buildings that welcome residents ...

The push to transition from carbon-emitting fuel sources to renewable energy is hitting a roadblock in Nevada, where solar power developers are abandoning plans to ...