Nellis Air Force Base Harnesses Nevada Sun
Environment News Service, May, 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (ENS) — --> Construction on the largest solar photovoltaic system ever to be built in North America has begun at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas.
Spearheading the project is a team that includes the U.S. Air Force, Nevada Power Company, MMA Renewable Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, and PowerLight Corp., a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation.
The Nellis 15 megawatt solar power system will generate in excess of 25 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually and supply more than 25 percent of the power used at the base during peak summer months.
Occupying 140 acres of land leased from the Air Force at the western edge of the base, the ground mounted solar system will employ an advanced...
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