Las Vegas just became the largest U.S. city to rely solely on green energy

[OxQQme]

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 city’s 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]

1. "to rely solely on green energy" - tourists are burning their money going there. n/t

[eleny]

4. thread winner right off he bat

[MadDAsHell]

2. I wonder what % of energy consumption is municipal buildings. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Small in comparison to a typical Casino.

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]

5. That is awesome!

Now to sustain it.

[FarCenter]

6. Isn't Las Vegas mostly powered by Hoover Dam hydroelectric power?

I thought that cheap electric power from the dam was the reason for Las Vegas' existence. How else to power all those neon lights?