In June, Nevada reached this record low at just over twenty USD per megawatt-hour. Even through tariffs on solar-PV modules, the United States has seen record lows for renewable energy cost. Analysts imagined that these tariffs could reduce the installation of new solar farms by over ten-percent in the next five years. Nevada, and other southeastern states are uniquely positioned to be able to capitalize on massive solar farms, as sunlight land is aplenty. Consequently, these states have been in competition for the record-lows through “utility-scale” solar. Plans for several large solar farms in the state may see the overall price drop below this already considerably low prices. Nevada is a case study for allowing the transition from a primarily fossil-fuel driven utility grid to one that could be lead by solar, and other renewable energy. Nevada Energy is often subjected to an ever-increasing renewable energy target, meaning that the lower costs of adopting the utility-level solar energy for their customers. Surrounding states face similar demands from customers and citizens of their states, meaning that Nevada may the model for how to successfully integrate utility solar into the local grid.

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