Nevada commission approves NV Energy’s solar, storage plans

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has approved NV Energy's Integrated Resource Plan to bring an additional 1,190MW of new solar energy projects. The new projects will provide energy enough to power 230,000 homes – and an additional 590MW of energy storage capacity. The three projects will be located in southern Nevada and are expected to be completed and serving customers by 1 January 2024. With the addition of these new projects, NV Energy will also meet the commitment made to customers last year to double its renewable energy. NV Energy signed its first renewable power purchase agreement in the 1980s and has since prided itself on making renewable energy development a priority. The company exceeded Nevada's current renewable energy requirement for the ninth straight year in 2018.