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Route 95 to Become ‘Nevada Electric Highway’, Welcoming EVs

Mila Luleva — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:30:33 +0000

In preparation for the grand opening of Tesla’s gigafactory, the state of Nevada announced the plans to construct the first Electric Highway. Nevada Electric Highway will run along the world famous US Route 95, which connects Reno and Las Vegas, passing through a desert landscape with small population. The electric highway is essentially a network of […]

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Apple’s Reno Data Center to Get Solar Power

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 03:31:42 +0000

To date, every single data center Apple owns uses 100% renewable energy – and the company continues to explore and invest in ways to raise the bar for clean energy. Not a company to rest on its laurels, Apple is now working with Nevada utility NV Energy to build a solar panel farm beside its […]

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Nevada School District Receives $1.49mln Discount for Installing Photovoltaic Parking Lot

Mike Sandru — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:03:21 +0000

The Pershing County School District from Nevada is the latest of many across the United States that have installed solar arrays this year. The solar photovoltaic system is expected to produce much of the electricity needed by three schools in Lovelock, Nev.

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