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Senate advances NV Energy move to close coal-fired plant
CARSON CITY — State senators unanimously backed a bill Wednesday that would require NV Energy to close the Reid Gardner power plant near Glendale and replace it with cleaner power generating facilities.
Bill in Legislature would cut loopholes out of Nevada's renewable energy standards
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid might get his way with Nevada’s renewable energy industry. In February, he called for the state Legislature to strip “loopholes” out of Nevada’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, which mandates that 25 percent of Nevada’s energy will come from renewable sources by 2025. Legislators are now pushing a bill that would remove the “loopholes,” which are provisions allowing energy companies such as NV Energy to meet the standard through measures other than actual renewable energy production.
Andy Matthews talks about the overhyped promises of clean energy
Reports differ on Nevada's renewables
Like contrasting sides of a coin, two reports released this week are painting completely different pictures regarding the impact of the state’s renewable portfolio standard.