How common are roof-top solar panels over there? Seems to me like you'd have the optimal climate for solar (in germany you see solar panels on the roofs of detached houses all the time).
The problem is that when you're renting, your landlord has zero incentive to install panels on the house. You're the one paying the electric bill, after all.
If you own, however, you'd be crazy to have a south-or-west-facing roof in Las Vegas and not throw some panels on there.
If you own, however, you'd be crazy to have a south-or-west-facing roof in Las Vegas and not throw some panels on there.