The Sun City Mesquite community, located in Mesquite, will host a free Fourth of July celebration featuring activities today from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Energy
NV Energy has embarked on a three-part strategy to meet Nevada’s growing energy needs. A member and platinum sponsor of Nevada Energy Star Partners, a statewide coalition of developers, utilities, manufacturers, retailers and consultants committed to promoting energy conservation, NV Energy is launching its initiative that includes expanding energy efficiency and conservation programs, expanding renewable energy resources and adding new, more-efficient generating power plants.
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A day after the Interior Department announced plans to fast-track solar-power plants on public lands in Nevada, a clean-energy forum met to discuss how government agencies, legislators and private businesses have advanced green power.
NV Energy’s latest action plan for new power capacity will rely almost solely on ecofriendly measures, executives for the power utility said in a meeting Tuesday with Review-Journal editors and reporters.
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Two planned solar stations in Nevada could be among the first renewable-energy plants to result from a new federal push toward green fuels.
When he was running for president as a candidate for change, Barack Obama said: “Our energy problem has become an energy crisis because no matter how well-intentioned the promise — no matter how bold the proposal — they all fall victim to the same Washington politics that has only become more divided and dishonest; more beholden to the powerful interests that have the biggest stake in the status quo.”
KB Home builds new homes in Las Vegas to strict Energy Star guidelines, according to Jim Widner, regional president of KB Home.
Custom Energy Systems, a distributor of fireplaces, windows, entry doors and gate entry systems, is one of Nevada Energy Star Partner’s newest members and a platinum sponsor of the 2009 Nevada Energy Star campaign. The company, which offers a variety of products for the home, encourages customers to take advantage of existing tax incentive programs when they improve the energy efficiency of their homes. The company also consults with homeowners to identify areas where they can improve energy efficiency using a variety of products designed to promote energy conservation. Consultations, analysis and quotes are free from Custom Energy Systems.
The ongoing tempest over a planned wind farm swept about 10 percent of Searchlight’s 600 citizens into the town’s community center Thursday afternoon.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers voted Thursday to endorse a new state renewable energy agency after asking numerous questions about the agency’s staffing and initial $250,000-a-year funding.
CARSON CITY — Nevada is getting an energy commissioner to attract alternative energy projects to the state and reduce public and private energy consumption.