I don’t understand why so many people are jumping shark and going gaga over the free solar panel “giveaway” in Las Vegas. 
I say “go big or go home” which means BUY your solar panels – do not lease or rent your roof out and get stuck in long contracts. These contracts can HURT future home sales as you could lose a pool of buyers who would not want to assume your contract.
There is a potential to save big cash with certain programs Nevada Energy has to offer like the mPowered thermostats and Time of Use (TOU) Program.
The mPowered thermostats are free. You can set and manage your thermostats from a browser in your PC or Mac or from a mobile app. You can get more information on the free mPowered thermostats right here.
The “Time of Use” program gives you a super low rate during key fall, winter and spring months. Then you pay a higher rate during high use (peak) hours (for example between 1-7 PM) during summer months. If you do not use your home during those hours you can set your air conditioner(s) to not run or at a really high temp during that time frame. You can also set to circulate your pool outside of those hours. There are several TOU programs available and you can read about them right here.
The mPowered thermostats and the TOU Program is really a match made in heaven if you can make conservation work during peak hours.
My household is personally on both of these programs. During the peak months we pay about 1 cent more a KWH than regular rates because of our ability to conserve. During winter, fall & spring months we pay 1 cent a KWH less than Solar City’s PPA. It rounds out to about the same as Solar City’s PPA – minus the 20 year long contract.
Other ways to save money besides simple conservation:
- Adding solar screens to windows
- Adding retractable shutters to windows
Las Vegas Solar Powered Homes For Sale:
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$264,000 : MLS # 1986580 in Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$269,000 : 30 Strada Di Villaggio #410, Henderson2 beds, 2 baths
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$374,999 : 8779 RIO GRANDE FALLS Avenue, Las Vegas4 beds, 2 baths
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$503,415 : 7235 QUAKING ASPEN Street, Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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$350,000 : 3770 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas3 beds, 4 baths
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$235,000 : MLS # 1986585 in Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$200,000 : 5724 ANCIENT AGORA Street, North Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$350,000 : 1017 AZURE Avenue, Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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$449,990 : 11047 HUNTING HAWK Road, Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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$410,000 : 370 SANCTUARY Court, Henderson4 beds, 3 baths
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$290,000 : 6516 CELESTE Avenue, Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$278,000 : 6063 MILD WIND Street, Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$1,995,000 : 4201 4201 San Alivia Ct Court, Las Vegas5 beds, 7 baths
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$325,000 : 9225 GENTLE CASCADE Avenue, Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$112,000 : 1808 DECATUR Boulevard #101, Las Vegas2 beds, 2 baths
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$399,999 : 11023 PEGASUS Drive, Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$700,000 : 3440 TANTO Circle, Las Vegas5 beds, 4 baths
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$239,900 : 1213 SPRING BREEZE Circle, North Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$259,000 : 1630 CURTIS Drive, Las Vegas2 beds, 1 bath
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$119,900 : 4090 GOLD COAST Drive, Las Vegas2 beds, 2 baths
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$997,372 : 7172 LA PUEBLA Street, Las Vegas8 beds, 7 baths
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$344,000 : 6027 ATLANTIS DREAM Avenue, Las Vegas5 beds, 3 baths
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$285,000 : 10191 COUGAR CROSSING Street, Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$238,168 : 125 HARMON Avenue #518, Las Vegas0 beds, 1 bath
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$339,500 : 8320 VALLEYBREEZE Avenue, Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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$329,000 : 2491 MOONLIGHT VALLEY Avenue, Henderson2 beds, 2 baths
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$610,000 : 1005 CYPRESS RIDGE Lane, Las Vegas4 beds, 4 baths
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$249,900 : 6832 RIO SANDS Court, Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$295,000 : 4602 BRUSHFIRE Street, North Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$345,625 : 8686 WINDY CANYON Street, Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$409,999 : 11721 VILLA MALAPARTE Avenue, Las Vegas5 beds, 3 baths
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$345,000 : 3416 ASHBY FIELD Avenue, North Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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$229,000 : 597 BECKTON PARK Avenue, Las Vegas2 beds, 3 baths
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$199,900 : 6645 MESSENGER Court, Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$1,200,000 : MLS # 1986399 in Las Vegas6 beds, 6 baths
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$1,298,888 : 2274 DRIFTWOOD TIDE Avenue, Henderson4 beds, 5 baths
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$285,000 : 4880 EL CAPOTE Drive, Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$325,000 : 4343 RED COACH Avenue, North Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$230,000 : 3111 BEL AIR Drive #26B, Las Vegas2 beds, 3 baths
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$323,000 : 2406 BLAIRLOGIE Court, Henderson3 beds, 2 baths
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$363,000 : 855 BINBROOK Drive, Henderson3 beds, 3 baths
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$519,999 : 1541 RAVANUSA Drive, Henderson5 beds, 3 baths
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$145,000 : 6123 MEADOW VISTA Lane, Las Vegas3 beds, 2 baths
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$360,000 : 10245 ANGELS LOFT Street, Las Vegas4 beds, 2 baths
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$225,000 : 601 INDIAN ROW Court, Henderson3 beds, 2 baths
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$419,000 : 1693 FRAMINGHAM Court, Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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$749,900 : 6365 RIO CAMUY Avenue, Las Vegas4 beds, 4 baths
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$315,000 : 1717 COCHRAN Street, Las Vegas4 beds, 2 baths
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$250,000 : 9461 ORO SILVER Court, Las Vegas3 beds, 3 baths
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$289,999 : 5332 PINE RANCH Street, Las Vegas4 beds, 3 baths
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(all data current as of
4/23/2018)
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