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	One of the six solar structures is located at the Springs Preserve. The structure also serves as parking shade for visitors.
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	The LVVWD solar array project will generate 5.3 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity. Learn more about district's solar power system. (5:04)

Solar Projects

In its efforts to create a more sustainable community, the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) built solar power generating systems at six facilities.

The 3.1 megawatt photovoltaic solar energy project is one of the largest ever built by a public agency in the United States.

The LVVWD Distributed Solar Array systems generates approximately 5.3 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity per year. The electricity generated by the solar arrays supports onsite operations, including pumping operations and water-treatment processes.

The solar project was developed in partnership with Nevada Power Company and PowerLight Corporation.

Facts about the Distributed Solar Array project:

• The 3.1-megawatt Distributed Solar Array project is one of the largest photovoltaic projects ever built by a public agency in the United States.
  
  
• The photovoltaic systems produce approximately 5.3 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity, without consuming water.
  
  
• The $22.6 million Distributed Solar Array project did not impact Water District rates.
  
  
• The solar energy produced onsite reduces demand on the community's power supply, especially during peak usage times when the demand on the utility grid is greatest and electricity costs are the highest.
  
  
• In the first month of operations, the Ronzone Reservoir system generated nearly 200,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

• Includes solar generating systems at the Luce, Fort Apache, Ronzone, Spring Mountain-Durango and Grand Canyon Reservoirs as well as the Springs Preserve.
  
  
• The solar panel planned for the Springs Preserve Las Vegas project also function as shaded parking structures.
  
  
• This project is a partnership between the Water District, PowerLight Corporation and the
  Nevada Power Company.

For more information, contact Bronson Mack at (702) 822-8543.