General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLas Vegas just became the largest U.S. city to rely solely on green energy
to power its municipal facilities.
<All Las Vegas city facilities ― from government buildings to streetlights ― are now running entirely on renewable energy, city officials have announced.
We can brag that the city, this city of Las Vegas, is one of the few cities in the entire world that can boast using all of its power from a green source, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said in a news conference Monday.
The achievement marks the completion of the citys nearly decade-long goal to fully transition to clean energy only ― a project that was expedited after the city partnered with public utility company NV Energy almost a year ago. While all government facilities are now only powered by renewable energy, many residential and commercial buildings are not.>
more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-city-of-las-vegas-is-now-powered-entirely-by-renewable-energy_us_58594291e4b0b3ddfd8ea4e8
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Once we get legislature to rescind NV Energy's regressive Utility rates for home Solar Panels,then we can get onto a true renewable Energy City.
angrychair
(8,733 posts)Now to sustain it.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)I thought that cheap electric power from the dam was the reason for Las Vegas' existence. How else to power all those neon lights?