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'Sin City could be called Solar City': How Las Vegas is going green
Las Vegas is a resort city in Nevada, USA. It is known as the Entertainment Capital of the World for its gambling, shopping, dining, entertainment, nightlife, and business conventions. It’s luxurious and large casino hotels attracted over 40 million visitors last year. Las Vegas sits in a basin on the floor of the Mojave Desert and is surrounded by mountain ranges. It has a subtropical hot desert climate and much of its landscape is rocky and arid. So, how can this city in the desert get water and power to accommodate this many people and light extensively at night? One advantage the energy-consuming city has is the 320 days of sunshine a year. Many of the large properties generate and purchase solar power to run rooms, casinos, and convention centers. Also, recycling and water conservation are becoming more essential for Vagas as the main water source, the Colorado River, is rapidly depleting. The city and properties have been working diligently on water conservation and recycling, and now, over 97% of the water used in Las Vegas is recycled. Las Vegas might be one of the most sustainable mega-cities in the USA.
Read the article and learn how the power and water-consuming entertainment city is transforming into a sustainable mega-city in the desert.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241101-how-las-vegas-is-becoming-a-sustainable-city
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