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Nevada Is All In on Solar Power

The New York Times · last updated

Off the Strip, away from the guys dancing in gorilla costumes, the gals in American-flag bikinis and the tipsy tourists stumbling around in Tommy Bahama shirts, is a much quieter city.

And it is one where scarcity, not excess, is front of mind. Water use is strictly policed. Lawns are banned. Southern Nevada has a water patrol that drives around ticketing those who violate conservation rules.