LAS VEGAS, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Las Vegas will
power its multi-use development, Paradise Park, with 100 percent
renewable energy sourced from a new 160-acre solar energy facility,
making it one of the most environmentally conscious planned
developments in Las Vegas.
Under the terms of the agreement with Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA),
Wynn Las Vegas will begin receiving power in the first half of 2018
which will be used to offset up to seventy-five percent of the
resort's current peak power requirements until Paradise Park opens.
This is the largest percentage of renewable energy used by any
resort in Las Vegas, and an
industry first for a gaming operator in Nevada.
"The use of renewable energy is a significant part of the future
management of our energy needs in all Wynn developments," said
Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn
Resorts. "We welcome every opportunity to protect and enhance our
environment, save money and serve our guests and employees."
Owned and operated by EGPNA, The Wynn Solar Facility is a
stand-alone solar photovoltaic project located in Fallon, Nevada adjacent to the existing
award-winning Stillwater hybrid facility, and will share the
existing connection infrastructure with the geothermal-solar hybrid
plant. The Wynn Solar Facility will generate up to 27 MWdc of
renewable energy, equivalent to 20 MWac, to power the resort. With
this renewable energy resource offsetting such a sizable percentage
of Wynn's peak power needs, the resort will far exceed requirements
outlined in the Nevada Renewable Portfolio Standard.
"Nevada is the national leader
in geothermal and solar generation per capita and our gaming and
tourism industries are second to none," said Nevada Governor Brian
Sandoval. "The partnership between Enel Green Power and Wynn's Paradise Park is the
merging of the Silver State's growing renewable energy industry and
gaming, one of our state's oldest industries. This is a meaningful
step in Nevada's energy future and
I am grateful that these companies worked together to use the
state's renewable energy resources for the benefit of Nevada companies and our environment."
Combined with the recently installed solar panels covering
103,000 square feet of Wynn's rooftop, enough renewable energy will
be generated to power 5,056 homes and eliminate 33,734 metric tons
of CO2 emissions from the environment annually.
Wynn Las Vegas is committed to increasing sustainable design
practices, creating and sourcing renewable energy, and exceeding
LEED Gold Building Certification standards for projects in
Las Vegas as well as Wynn Boston Harbor, currently under construction
in Everett, Massachusetts.
ABOUT WYNN LAS
VEGAS
Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) is the recipient of
more Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards than any other
independent hotel company in the world. Wynn Las Vegas opened on
April 28, 2005 and was once again
named the best resort in Nevada on
Condé Nast Traveler's 2018 "Gold List," a title received for
the tenth time. Wynn and Encore Las Vegas feature two luxury hotel
towers with a total of 4,750 spacious hotel rooms, suites and
villas, approximately 192,000 square feet of casino space, 22
dining experiences featuring signature chefs and 11 bars, two
award-winning spas, approximately 290,000 square feet of meeting
and convention space, approximately 103,000 square feet of retail
space as well as three nightclubs, a beach club and recreation and
leisure facilities. In addition to two luxury retail esplanades, a
Strip-front expansion, Wynn Plaza,
is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed by
the third quarter of 2018. For more information on Wynn and Encore
Las Vegas, visit www.wynnpressroom.com, and follow @WynnLasVegas on
Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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