Nevada passes bills to expand rooftop solar, investigate utilities’ pricing
Amid allegations over NV Energy overcharging ratepayers for decades, Nevada passed two bills that will investigate how utilities pass power costs onto customers and expand access to rooftop solar.
BLM seeks public input on 200 MW solar project in Nevada
The Dodge Flat II solar project will take approximately two years to complete, employing as many as 350 area workers at peak construction.
Comstock Metals tackles closed-loop solar recycling
The Nevada company’s thermal process decomposes plastic components in solar panels and recovers 100% of useful materials.
Majority woman-owned developer begins construction on solar, battery facility in Nevada
The 185 MW solar and 400 MWh battery energy storage Nevada facility is expected to be in operation later this year.
Perovskite solar beach umbrella and electric cooler
Anker introduced an off-grid solar perovskite umbrella and a cooler with battery energy storage at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The top ten most-read solar stories of 2024
Before we power into the new year, recharge and look back on the year’s most popular stories among pv magazine USA readers.
Lithium-ion battery recycler awarded $144 million DOE grant
American Battery Technology Company received funds to construct a recycling facility with a 100,000 tons annual processing capacity.
Sunrise brief: Grandpa’s grid is not built to supply consumers what they need
Also on the rise: Utility-scale solar additions hit 46.8 GW since start of 2023. Primergy closes $225 million in financing for solar-plus-storage portfolio. And more.
Primergy closes $225 million in financing for solar-plus-storage portfolio
The financing includes a $125 million tax credit sale for Gemini, one of the largest solar-plus-storage facilities operating in the U.S.
BLM seeks comment on two large-scale solar projects
Cowboy Solar is a 200 MW project in New Mexico and Copper Rays is a 700 MW project in Nevada.
