Rather than using the untouched desert for the development of renewable solar, there is a better alternative: distributed solar energy. This includes using the roofs of buildings to place solar panels and community solar.

Five years after state lawmakers passed a bill for a "modified" community solar program in the state, NV Energy has not reached the minimum construction standards set by the bill and enrollment in the program is lagging.

The nation needs to double the size of its electric grid to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and renewable energy production in Nevada is critical to helping the nation get there.

It might sound technical and boring, but this decision could have major ramifications for how water is managed in the Great Basin in the 21st century.

It's time for NV Energy to step up and deliver on its promises of stable, affordable, clean power for all Nevadans. Regulators, legislators, and the public must hold them accountable for these commitments.

What is Gov. Joe Lombardo’s strategy to address climate change? Based on his actions so far, he is thwarting Nevada’s clean energy transition. In July, ... he withdrew Nevada’s participation in the U.S. Climate Alliance.

The former Clark County sheriff’s victory — bolstered by $8.1 million in big-money contributions ($200 or more) — made him the only Republican to unseat a Democratic governor last year, even though he was outraised by a 3-2 margin through Election Day by his opponent, incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak.

So let’s stop blaming the necessary transition to renewable energy and recognize what is actually at fault: Continuing consumer demand for fossil fuels, resistance of energy companies and global market conditions.

A multiyear battle over whether Southern Nevadans should pay for natural disaster protection work in Northern Nevada raises an increasingly pressing public policy question: Are natural disasters statewide or local issues?

Our community is filled with people like my parents, retired military veterans who were drawn to the area because of its proximity to Nellis Air Force Base. Now they struggle with fixed incomes, older homes and soaring energy bills.

At $2.3 billion, Sphere in Las Vegas is the resort corridor's most expensive entertainment venue. Analysts asked the company's CEO about the finances ahead the late September opening.

Weather and climate experts agree the storm was an anomaly unlike anything seen in Nevada in decades and that, with a warming climate, storms like Hilary could be more common.

The potential destruction of ice age fossils in a Southern Nevada national monument by a proposed energy transmission line is due to a decade-old mapping error, according to federal employees, but at least one government accountability group isn’t buying it.

NV Energy intends to convert its last coal generation plant to natural gas, the utility announced Wednesday.

With the Legislature’s biennial 120-day session over, this edition of the Indy Environment newsletter looks at what measures made it to the governor’s desk and what legislation did not.

Many Nevada businesses, small and large, are sensitive to the volatile gasoline prices and higher maintenance costs that come with internal combustion engines, and they are eager for an alternative.

This week’s Indy Environment looks at regulatory efforts to address “forever chemicals” in Nevada, as a measure banning the sale of products with PFAS moves through the Legislature.

NV Energy is seeking a stronger legislative mandate and a message from the Legislature to state regulators to make it clear that closing that open market position is a priority. Sanchez said that could even include raising the Renewable Portfolio Standard.

The bill’s introduction marks the culmination of months of negotiations involving NV Energy, bill sponsor Assemblyman Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas), large energy customers and environmental groups.

Specific details are still being hashed out on a late-session energy deal, but here’s what The Nevada Independent knows about the proposed legislation.