BLM issues leases for huge solar development along US95 in Nye County
NV Energy is paying more than $80 million to lease about 7,200 acres in Nye County to develop a solar energy project south of U.S. 95 southeast of Beatty.
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NV Energy is paying more than $80 million to lease about 7,200 acres in Nye County to develop a solar energy project south of U.S. 95 southeast of Beatty.
NV Energy is paying more than $80 million to lease about 7,200 acres in Nye County to develop a solar energy project south of U.S. 95 southeast of Beatty.
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