Red Rock hydropower proposal ‘simply does not align’ with conservation goals, water officials say

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 1,016

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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A proposal to build a hydroelectric power plant near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area won preliminary approval from federal regulators earlier this month.

The Desert Bloom Project is a large-scale, closed-loop pumped storage proposal that promises to produce 1,170 gigawatt-hours of power annually – or enough electricity to power approximately 850 million homes – as developers race to meet growing energy demand and build new power generation stations.

On May …

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