Construction of the site is set to begin in 2011 and bring thousands of long and short term jobs to the state with the highest rate of unemployment – 14 percent according toCSMonitor.com – and home foreclosures – one in every 79 homes according to fox5vegas.

The electric co-op currently serving communities in Nevada and California is doing all it can to make the solar appliance more affordable for homeowners: sellling the systems for what they cost, providing free certified installation and establishing an interest free loan program to further entice the public to go solar.

Energy project developers have dropped their plans for a coal-fired power plant in southeastern Nevada, opting instead to deploy a combination of solar panels and natural gas turbines.
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev), Mesquite Mayor Susan Holecheck and Tony James, President and CEO of Blackstone Group, yesterday announced the change. Instead of the 750-megawatt (mW) coal-powered Toquop Energy Project — [...]

When Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) spoke earlier this week about the need to ramp up clean energy production in the state, she raised a few hackles by emphasizing her interest in nuclear power. It’s not a renewable technology, of course, but it’s emissions-free, and as we all know the list of pros and cons [...]

You may have heard about the new technology that promises to extend solar power production into previously unknown territory: darkness. The key ingredient is a type of salt that acts as a thermal mass, becoming molten during the heat of the day and then releasing that stored heat at night to provide steam to power [...]

Judging from recent announcements, the Department of Veterans Affairs is aiming for a solar-powered future.
On November 20, the VA announced plans to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a facility of the West Texas VA Health Care System. And today, via the Phoenix Business Journal, we learned that VA hospitals in Arizona, California and [...]

A new Nevada law is expected to increase the number of solar PV installations in the state by making it easier for third parties to finance the installation of renewable energy systems.
Effective since October 1, Assembly Bill 186 clarifies the definition of “third-party ownership” as it pertains to the leasing of solar panels, wind turbines [...]

A number of U.S. states require electricity providers to derive a minimum percentage of their power from renewable sources by a certain date. Such a requirement is often referred to a renewable portfolio standard, or RPS. Currently, 24 states, plus the District of Columbia have formalized RPSs in place, while five other states have legislated [...]

More than 150 years after the pioneers saddled their horses and sharpened their pickaxes for the frontier, the land of the American West is being rushed again—but this time it’s not for gold (or Manifest Destiny). After Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced in late June federal initiatives to [...]

Las Vegas brings Nevada solar power into the spotlight with an $11 million project funded by stimulus money.