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The Sphere Las Vegas uses 28 megawatts of electricity, enough for 21,000 homes; 102.716 billion gallons of customer water usage annually; and is the single largest contributor of light pollution to the strip.
Yeah, impressively wasteful.
https://lasvegasxeriscape.com/research/las-vegas-water-usage-statistics/
https://www.drbulb.com/las-vegas-spheres-energy-use-equivalent-to-21000-homes-is-sustainability-achievable/
wtf
Isn't that enormous beam of light on top of that pyramid hotel a bigger source of light pollution? It's definitely seen from further away
Las Vegas is the city of assholes so at least they are consistent. The city is mostly fed by hydro and solar power.
Dystopian, too.
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