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Increasing clean energy exports, Nevada will continue to grow our new stable economy. Every year NV sends $1.7 billion to other states for their energy resources. NV needs to redirect that money to invest here in NV. Sign below to show your support for a clean energy economy and help NV’s robust clean energy economy forward.

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NV Clean Energy Projects

Today, there are 18 renewable energy projects being developed in Nevada creating over 3000 jobs. Hover over the icons for more information on the projects.
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Blue Mountain, Faulkner 1
Company: Nevada Geothermal Power
Location: East of Winnemucca in Humboldt County
Description: 20 MW geothermal
Jobs: Over 100
New York Canyon
Company: Terra-Gen Power
Location: 25 miles southeast of Lovelock in Pershing County
Description: 62 MW geothermal (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Fish Springs PV 1 Solar Project
Company: Vidler Water Company
Location: 45 miles north of Reno
Description: 20 MW solar photovoltaic (phase 1 construction in 2011)
Dixie Meadows
Company: Terra-Gen Power
Location: 55 miles northeast of Fallon in Churchill County
Description: 62 MW geothermal (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Jersey Valley
Company: Ormat Technologies
Location: 50 miles southeast of Battle Mountain
Description: 18-30 MW geothermal (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Stillwater and Salt Wells
Company: Enel Green Power
Location: Near Fallon in Churchill County
Description: 61 MW geothermal combined (construction completed in 2009)
Jobs: 325
McGinness Hills
Company: Ormat Technologies
Location: 50 miles southeast of Battle Mountain
Description: 30 MW geothermal (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Spring Valley Wind
Company: Pattern Energy
Location: White Pine County (outside of Ely)
Description: 150 MW produced by 63-75 wind turbines (BLM Fast Track - construction in 2010)
Jobs: 160
ON Line/SWIP Transmission Line
Company: NV Energy and LS Power
Location: From Ely to southern NV
Description: Phase 1 is a 280-mile 500 kV renewable energy transmission line (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Jobs: 400
Crescent Dunes
Company: SolarReserve
Location: Nye County (north of Tonopah)
Description: 100 MW dry-cooled solar power tower (solar thermal) (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Jobs: 495
Amonix
Company: Amonix
Location: Clark County
Description: Concentrating solar panel manufacturing facility (mid-to-late 2010)
Jobs: 278
Searchlight Wind
Company: Duke Energy
Location: Searchlight
Description: 200 MW produced by 156 wind turbines (under construction late 2010)
Apex Solar PV Plant
Company: Renewable Ventures/Fotowatio
Location: Apex, Nevada
Description: 26 MW solar photovoltaic (construction complete by 2010)
Jobs: 200
Copper Mountain Solar Expansion
Company: Sempra/First Solar
Location: Boulder City
Description: 48 MW expansion to existing 10 MW solar photovoltaic plant (construction in 2010)
Jobs: 200
Nevada Solar One expansion
Company: Acciona
Location: Boulder City
Description: 11 MW expansion to existing 65 MW concentrating solar power plant (construction complete 2009)
Silver State Solar Power
Company: NextLight Renewable Power
Location: Clark County (near Primm)
Description: 50 MW solar photovoltaic (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Jobs: 230
Searchlight Solar I
Company: American Capital Energy
Location: Near Searchlight
Description: 20 MW solar photovoltaic
Jobs: 120
Amargosa Farm Road
Company: Solar Millenium
Location: Amargosa Valley
Description: 250 MW dry-cooled solar trough plant (BLM Fast Track - construction late 2010)
Jobs: 800

The Benefits of Exporting Energy

Clean Energy Project found in their economic study that the greatest demand and price for renewable energy was in California. Developing just a small portion of our renewable energy potential and transporting the energy to California would increase the state GDP $677 million more.

See what Nevada's Clean Energy Future could be if work like this continues.

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