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Sunny side up for American Legion Post

With sunlight glistening on 8,000 square feet of newly installed photovoltaic panels, Ron Davis beamed Wednesday when he talked about American Legion Post No. 8 being the first post in the nation to convert entirely to solar power.

School district receives big rebate from NV Energy

NV Energy handed a $6.25 million check to Clark County School District on Thursday, making it the largest one-time rebate that the electricity provider has ever given.

Nevada solar project to move forward without federal help

WASHINGTON — A solar power project outside Las Vegas that did not follow through on an offered federal loan guarantee is moving forward without government help, a company executive said this week.

County solar project fails to get fed loan guarantee

The company developing a solar power plant in Clark County failed to close Friday on a federal loan guarantee that would help obtain financing for the project, according to the Department of Energy.

Renewable energy’s job-generating power touted at Ivanpah Valley site

Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar stopped in Nevada on Tuesday to tout the job-generating power of renewable energy development, speaking at the Silver State North Project, a solar energy plant being built in the Ivanpah Valley, not far from where Interstate 15 crosses into California. The project is the first solar energy facility approved for construction on federal land in Nevada.

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