Wynn Resorts has begun drawing power from its new dedicated solar array outside Fallon, about 375 miles away.
The 160-acre Wynn Solar Facility went online Saturday just in time for triple-digit temperatures and the announcement of a new position within the company a chief sustainability officer.
The position went to Erik Hansen who oversaw the company’s development of its first dedicated, off-site solar array.
Hansen says the project supplied more than 80 percent of the daytime power demand at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore during its first weekend of operation.