MGM Resorts International is doing its bit for the environment and saving a fortune on electricity bills after the firm revealed its Las Vegas Strip resorts are now 100% solar powered.
MGM Resorts on Tuesday issued a press release about the “significant milestone” it has reached, through which the Nevada sun can now fully power its Vegas properties during the day.
Influencer giant Las Vegas Locally took to X with an image of the Escape plant, adding that the “real breakthrough” was the array’s “massive battery storage system” that allows MGM Resorts to store enough solar juice to power its casinos through the night:
MGM’s achievement comes after Reno-based energy generation giant Estuary Power recently completed its monster Escape Solar and Storage Project in Lincoln County desertlands.
Upon reaching final completion, the Estuary Power-owned plant started supplying 115 megawatts of solar energy and 400 megawatt-hours of battery capacity to MGM “under a 25-year agreement.”
MGM stated that a combination of Escape and its own 100 megawatt solar plant, “more than doubled its access to renewable energy.” MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle said the Escape project was part of his firm’s target of running its US operations on 100% renewable energy by 2030.
Hornbuckle said MGM’s investment into solar reflects the firm’s focus on “scalable, impactful clean-energy solutions.” The CEO added the achievement also proved the casino and hospitality industry:
can operate more sustainably while delivering long-term cost stability.”
According to Estuary Power, Escape has also been supplying both Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Las Vegas with a total of 70 megawatts since June 2025.
