solar

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 ...

Partial eclipse in Las Vegas will be a sight to behold, just not directly

Las Vegas isn’t on the direct path of today’s solar eclipse, but the partial covering will still be a sight worth seeing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. seeks interest to build solar on public lands in West

U.S. officials announced approval Tuesday of two solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in three other Western states to ...

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 ...

Green energy proponents divided on Gemini Solar Project near Las Vegas

A proposed solar project officials say would be the largest solar array in the country is causing some division among green energy proponents. If approved, ...

Massive Gemini Solar Project near Las Vegas faces resistance

The construction of a solar plant that would send power to Nevada, Arizona and California is receiving pushback from some environmental groups. The Gemini Solar ...

How North Las Vegas is streamlining solar projects

To keep up with the growing interest in green energy, North Las Vegas has created a program that speeds the permitting process for residential solar ...

$1 billion solar farm near Apex could feature battery storage

The Gemini Solar Project will be constructed on 7,100 acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management ...

Trump's solar tariffs are clouding the industry's future

Tariffs on imported solar panels could raise the cost of solar power in the years ahead, slowing adoption of the technology and costing jobs. Donald ...

2 new solar plants boost Switch operations, state's clean energy outlook

Working toward Switch’s goal to have its data centers be 100 percent powered by renewable energy, the commissioning of a pair of solar projects on ...

Trade case opponents warn that a solar cell tariff would raise costs

A trade commission is expected to decide next week whether to proceed with a case that could lead to tariffs on solar cells. The tariffs ...

UNLV students prepare house to compete in solar decathlon

Building a house with no prior experience is tough enough, but imagine constructing one knowing that you would soon have to split it into multiple ...

MGM Resorts lauded for sustainable energy efforts

MGM Resorts International has received national recognition for its sustainability efforts across multiple resorts. ...