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Renewable energy report – a plus for Nevada

Nevada Renewable Energy – Good or Bad?  Oilprice.com By John Daly, 05 May 2013 Say what you will, the energy matrix driving the U.S. economy is in flux, if for no other reason than the increasing volumes of natural gas and oil produced by U.S. hydraulic fracturing efforts are beginning to have a significant impact on the U.S. economy.

While the issue of “fracking” excites legions of both proponents and detractors, the common ground that both share is a commitment to lessen America’s dependency on foreign energy exports.

Another element, still largely marginalized in the mix, is renewable energy, and a most interesting story is now playing out in Nevada, where two recent reports present diametrically opposed image of the importance of renewable energy in the state’s future.

For the upside, view the Applied Analysis “The Economic Impact of (Nevada’s) Renewable Portfolio Standard,” written for the Las Vegas-based Clean Energy Project last month.

Cutting to the chase, the report concluded that a shift to renewable energy would positively impact the state’s employment and economic output…….http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Nevada-Renewable-Energy-Good-or-Bad.html

May 11, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general