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Old Nevada mines may get new leases on life as solar arrays

The State Environmental Commission voted Wednesday to add “renewable energy development and storage” to the list of acceptable post-production uses for shuttered mines to encourage developers to use the already-disturbed land.

Nevada Supreme Court rejects California utility’s $100M appeal

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a California utility seeking a state tax refund on coal it used decades ago to power its now-closed Mohave Generating Station power plant near Laughlin.

Rooftop solar could put money in pockets of Nevada customers

A bill that would restore commercially viable rates for homeowners who want to install rooftop solar panels and participate in net metering had its first hearing Monday in an Assembly subcommittee.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry tours Yucca Mountain repository

Energy Secretary Rick Perry toured the Yucca Mountain repository Monday, two weeks after the Trump administration added funding in its budget to revive the facility north of Las Vegas.

Nevada a finalist for geothermal lab

A site within the U.S. Naval Air Station in Fallon was one of five the Department of Energy is considering for its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy lab. California, Utah, Idaho and Oregon also are competing.

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