Federal officials have approved a solar plant on an Indian reservation outside Las Vegas, marking the nation’s first commercial-grade solar energy project on tribal land and new territory for the Obama administration’s renewable energy agenda.
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U.S. senators eager to turn the page on a divisive chapter at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday welcomed President Barack Obama’s choice to become the new chairman.
Gregory Jaczko, who said this week he is resigning as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is not packing his bags just yet.
The trash you toss will power thousands of homes via a new, low-emission natural-gas electric plant in Apex, about 20 miles north of Las Vegas.
Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, visited two Henderson facilities with city officials Thursday morning.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated nuclear engineer Kristine Svinicki to a second term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, setting up a potential conflict with Nevada Sen. Harry Reid.
On a blustery Monday in the Ivanpah Valley that seemed better suited for a wind farm, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar flipped the ceremonial switch on the nation’s first large-scale solar power plant to be built on public land.
You have more power over your electric bill than ever before, and you probably don’t even know it. NV Energy is installing the last of its residential smart meters across Southern Nevada this spring, and that means almost every ratepayer in the area (save a few thousand opt-outs) can track their electric use online weekly, daily and even every 15 minutes.
