Mesquite Renewable

Secretary Salazar, Senator Reid Announce ‘Fast-Track’ Initiatives for Solar Energy Development on We

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Under initiatives announced today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in the West as prime zones for utility-scale solar energy development, fund environmental studies, open new solar energy permitting offices and speed reviews of industry proposals.

Solar Project May Come To Mesquite

In a recent Washington Post article Mayor Susan Holecheck discussed SolarReserve, another utility-scale solar project which may be comming to Mesquite.

"Our community is very, very interested in alternative energy and the thought of being green," said Mesquite Mayor Susan M. Holecheck. "Historically, our economic base has been gaming and tourism." Another solar company has already proposed a project using similar technology. Holecheck said the town would have to study whether a SolarReserve site would interfere with plans for moving the town's airport.

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New Transmission Plan

The Solar Energy Industries Association snd the American Wind Energy Association have just jointly published "Green Power Superhighways: Building A Path to America's Clean Energy Future."

The report describes how economics, energy and climate challenges are entertwined and outlines innovative new ways of thinking about energy policies at the local, state and federal level that will deliver clean, abundant renewable energy to homes and businesses.

wind_1 A map of Nevada's wind resources can be found here.

Wind produces the lowest cost electricity - sometimes even lower than coal. Wind energy can be harnessed for utility-scale projects, community-scale projects and for small-scale applications.

Wind energy is classified in regimes. Regimes are scaled from class one (least energetic) to seven (most energetic). Wind energy is economical at class four and above; however, new technological advances make small-scale wind projects economical at class two.