Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem Steven Ross announced a proposed solar ordinance Tuesday morning.
The ordinance would help financing for solar panels, following a ruling by the Public Utilities Commission that lowered the amount of money customers receive for their excess power from NV Energy. The city said they would work with NV Energy on the ordinance.
The city said there are 3,700 solar installs in 2015, 5,000 total since 2009. That represents 2 percent of all city rooftops.
The city of Las Vegas is introducing a new ordinance to help financing for #solar panels.
— Yasmeen Hassan (@YasmeenTV) January 19, 2016
Proposed ordinance will support solar. New program will allow homeowners/businesses to participate in an Energy Improvement District.
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) January 19, 2016
There were 3,700 solar installs in 2015, 5,000 since 2009. That represents only 2% of all city rooftops; there is much more room for growth.
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) January 19, 2016
City makes a major announcement about the #solar industry.
Posted by Yasmeen Hassan on Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The same PUC ruling also prompted SolarCity and other companies to pack up and leave Nevada.
"Their decision was a poor decision . . . and we need to do something different so we're going to do that," Ross said about the PUC commissioners' ruling.
