Renewable Energy Research and Application at DRI

Renewable Energy Research and Application at DRI

The Desert Research Institute is committed to discovering new economically and environmentally friendly energy production methods. DRI supports expanding renewable energy research throughout Nevada and around the U.S.

Solar-Generation Capacity on DRI’s Campuses

DRI has installed three new photovoltaic systems, boosting the Institute’s total clean electrical power-generating capacity installed statewide to more than one megawatt (MW).

Six separate arrays on DRI’s Las Vegas and Reno campuses together generate nearly 20 percent of the electrical power requirements needed for DRI’s facilities and save the Institute more than $150,000 annually in electrical costs.