MGM Resorts International, which operates fourteen hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, is now receiving power under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) from a recently-completed 115 MW solar and 400 MWh energy storage facility in Lincoln county, Nevada, about 90 miles northeast of Las. MGM Resorts International, which operates fourteen hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, is now receiving power under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) from a recently-completed 115 MW solar and 400 MWh energy storage facility in Lincoln county, Nevada, about 90 miles northeast of Las. Output from Estuary Power's recently-completed Escape Solar and Storage project more than doubles MGM's share of solar energy. The agreement will help propel the company closer to its goal of procuring 100 percent renewable electricity in North America by 2030. MGM Resorts. MGM Resorts International (MGM Resorts) made significant headway on its emissions-based goals by installing a 100-megawatt (MW) solar array, referred to as the “MGM Resorts Mega Solar Array. The array's clean energy now produces up to 90% of MGM Resorts' Las Vegas daytime.
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The solar power generated at the MGM Resorts Mega Solar Array feeds directly into the local southern Nevada grid and 100% of it is scheduled exclusively for use by MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas. This coincides with MGM Resorts' decision in 2016 to transition from fully bundled to distribution-only service with the local utility, NV Energy.
The MGM Resorts Mega Solar Array has further potential to produce up to 100% of the daytime energy needs for its Las Vegas properties, spanning 65 million square feet of building space and more than 36,000 hotel rooms.
How much solar energy does MGM use?
In total, solar energy produced from the MGM Resorts Mega Solar Array provides approximately 40% of total energy use (day and night) for MGM Resorts in Las Vegas (see Figure 1).
What are MGM Resorts' climate goals?
MGM Resorts also joined the DOE's Better Climate Challenge in early 2021 and has established a goal to reduce their Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50%, by 2030, from a 2019 baseline year. With the additional goals listed below, the MGM Resorts' Mega Solar Array and other initiatives are key enablers of their targets to: