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Federal loan guarantee approved for One Nevada transmission line

An important loan guarantee has come through for a major Nevada power project.
Electric-transmission developer LS Power and power utility NV Energy have been granted a $363 million loan guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy that will allow the companies to begin developing their One Nevada transmission line, or ON Line.

Wind power project’s impact on bats studied

At night in one of the darkest places on Earth it’s hard to see, and impossible to count, the hundreds of thousands of bats that boil out of Rose Cave after sunset.

New solar plant begins delivering energy

A portion of what’s being billed as the country’s largest photovoltaic solar plant has come online in Boulder City.

Reid pledges to fight for geothermal funds

WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid said Thursday the Senate will debate a sweeping climate change bill this spring, and he will use it as a vehicle to seek more federal research dollars and more generous tax credits for geothermal development.

Geothermal system to put cool in school

Its natural lighting, V-shaped hallways and loftlike design give a cutting edge vibe to the new Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy. … What’s also cool is what can’t be seen: a geothermal system of 180 wells buried 400 feet deep. … They cool the building through a closed-loop system that sends hot water to be cooled beneath the Earth’s surface.

Al Gore and more coming to Las Vegas for renewable energy summit

Former Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will appear in Las Vegas Aug. 10 to participate in the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said today. It’s the second year that the national summit will come to Las Vegas.

Environmentalists challenge BLM’s public lands plan

RENO — An environmental group says it plans to sue two federal agencies, claiming a public lands management plan adopted last year for more than 17,000 square miles in Nevada amounts to “ecological disaster” for nearly a dozen protected species.

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