U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. on Wednesday hailed the shutdown of three of four coal-fired units at a plant near Moapa, saying Nevada’s energy future is in development of solar, wind and geothermal resources. The three units were shut down on Dec. 20.
A long-term plan that will allow Nevada Power to permanently end its reliance on coal-generated electricity by 2019 was approved Wednesday by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission and will be accepted by the utility, NV Energy President and CEO Paul Caudill said.
The state Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday will decide whether to authorize construction of a revised solar facility on the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation as part of a plan by Nevada Power to retire its coal-fired electricity generation within the next five years.
The largest solar power plant of its type in the world — once promoted as a turning point in green energy — isn’t producing as much energy as planned.
The solar industry is booming in Las Vegas. Nevada is already third in the nation for solar projects.
Last year, SolarCity founders, brothers Lyndon and Peter Rive, wanted to establish their San Mateo, Calif.-based company in Nevada. However, they felt state policies didn’t accommodate solar.
Nevada Power has asked the state Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its October decision to reject construction of a 200-megawatt solar project on the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday that a decision by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission to reject a 200-megawatt solar project on the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation is a setback for all Nevadans.
CARSON CITY — A $438 million solar facility planned for the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation was killed Monday by state regulators who removed it from Nevada Power’s plan to retire its coal-fired electricity generation within the next five years.
A legislative panel on Friday signed off on new rules for oil and gas companies to follow for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Nevada.
