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NV Energy to get $2 million from US for energy grid upgrades
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Las Vegas' Fashion Show mall puts green energy measures on display
People who shop at Fashion Show mall in Las Vegas may not be aware of measures being implemented to become greener.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Rural communities push back against solar projects in Nevada
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 ...
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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 ...
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Plans for largest U.S. solar field north of Las Vegas scrapped
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 ...
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Solar farm outside Las Vegas powering MGM resorts on the Strip
When guests play a slot machine or turn on a light at an MGM Resorts International resort on the Las Vegas Strip, much of the ...
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Nevada opens first electric vehicle charging station on I-15
Those driving electric vehicles between Southern California and Las Vegas no longer need to pass the California state line to charge up. A new electric ...
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Making solar power more accessible to low-income Nevadans
With an average of more than 290 sunny days per year, Las Vegas is often touted as a perfect place to generate solar power. Yet, ...
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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 ...
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Nevada utilities commission lawyer named to 3-member panel
A top Nevada state Public Utilities Commission lawyer is being appointed to the board itself. A day after signing a bill to require electricity companies ...
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Sisolak inks bill that dramatically raises state's clean energy standard
Renewable energy was a centerpiece of Sisolak’s 2018 campaign for governor in which he touted solar projects undertaken during his tenure as chairman of the ...
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