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elopment of the nation’s largest solar photovoltaic system, which has been under construction at Nellis AFB, Nev. since June, is complete, according to various news accounts. Base officials expect the government-private venture to save Nellis about $83,000 monthly, providing 25 percent of the base’s total power at a fixed rate for 20 years. Air Force, MMA Renewable Ventures, and Nevada Power Company officials expect the 140-acre, 14-megawatt system to produce 30 million kilowatt-hours annually for Nellis and NPC customers. In a briefing at the Pentagon last week, Air Force energy guru William Anderson said the service planned to replicate the Nellis “business model” to support new energy technology at other USAF bases. He said requests for proposals would go out “shortly” for facilities in Arizona, California, and New Mexico to develop similar commercially backed, constructed, owned, and operated projects, potentially larger than the one at Nellis.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
