Officials greenlight multi-million acre energy storage project in desert: ‘We’re thrilled to see that this project has been permitted’

Las Vegas may be known for the lights of its casinos, but soon, the desert there will also be lit by a large solar facility. According to Canary Media, the Bureau of Land Management approved a “200-megawatt solar installation with 600 megawatts of on-site battery storage.” The plant will go online in December 2026 and get a stand-alone battery with a 400-megawatt capacity in 2028.

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