GasBuddy Blog

GasBuddy News Article

votes

National Clean Energy Summit 5.0: The Power of Choice Illustrates Clean Energy Progress

PR Newswire -- The 5th annual National Clean Energy Summit will once again put Nevada center stage in the national discussion on creating a clean energy economy, and with good reason. Since the first National Clean Energy Summit in 2008 Nevada has seen a boom in clean energy and is now producing nearly 4-and-a-half times the amount of clean megawatts it was just four years ago.

Learn more about the event: http://www.cleanenergysummit.org

With solar, wind and geothermal projects popping up across the Silver State, Nevada is currently producing 1,150 megawatts of clean energy; enough to power tens of thousands of homes. In addition clean energy projects are fueling Nevada's tax base. Since 2010 Nevada has seen more than $248 million in tax revenue generated from clean energy projects.

Read the Full Article

Submitted Jun 27, 2012 By: dgerst

Back To News

Category: Daily News Article Discussions > Topics	Add to favorite topics

Author	Topic: National Clean Energy Summit 5.0: The Power of Choice Illustrates Clean Energy Progress	Post a Reply Back to Topics

REPLIES (newest first)Ignore Short Messages

bigthighs All-Star Author Tucson Posts:550 Points:52,965 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 9:38:30 PM Ignore bigthighs Report Abuse national barrel of laughs summit they mean
K9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,674 Points:542,030 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 12:35:45 PM Ignore K9LO Report Abuse ND has new windmills. It still produces power for the grid with coal.
evowner Champion Author Salem Posts:2,172 Points:357,310 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 11:05:33 AM Ignore evowner Report Abuse Clean energy may not replace all the petroleum we use. With decreased US demand for oil, we could chose to be an oil exporter.
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 9:14:58 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse Good for them
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,138 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 8:51:01 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse how many janitors and school bus drivers will it create ?
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 8:40:09 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, another "Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah" press release. How much did this actually cost in tax abatements and subsidies???? No mention of that eh?
dorisntx Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,079 Points:643,605 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 8:03:30 AM Ignore dorisntx Report Abuse ok
fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 7:54:38 AM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse Wonder how much the rates have gone up, but that does not matter cause if you can't afford it, just move somewhere else that you can.
dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,696 Points:554,075 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 7:46:15 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse Clean energy is a good way to generate new tax revenue. Just another reason to implement Clean Energy.