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  • Fallon Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 11, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...

  • New Energy Industry Task Force
    March 12, 2010 (9:00 am - 11:00 am)
    The first meeting of the New Energy Industry Task Force will be video conferenced between the State Capitol Annex Building in Carson City and the Governors Office in the Grant Sawyer Building in Las Vegas. The meeting is open to the public.
  • Carson Valley/Dayton Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 15, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...

  • Yerington Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 16, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...
  • Elko Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 17, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...
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USDA Funds GREENer Pastures
By Patrick Baldwin, Senior Engineer
Clean Energy Center

John Strickland owns Dry Creek Gardens, a nursery in Washoe Valley.  Struggling with rising energy costs, John wanted to significantly reduce or eliminate his monthly electricity usage with renewable energy.  Thanks to the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and Washoe Valley’s strong winds, John is now producing his power with a 2.6 kW wind turbine and will get credit from the power company for his surplus production.
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China Mountain
NV Energy and RES Americas have announced China Mountain, a 200 MW wind project in northeastern Nevada and Southern Idaho.
 
Spring Valley Wind LLC
Spring Valley Wind LLC is proposing a 150 MW wind project about 30 miles east of Ely. On December 16, 2009 BLM issed a press release seeking public comment on the project.

A copy of the Spring Valley Wind Draft Environmental Assessment has been published. Project maps can be found here.

January 15, 2010 BLM announced the project was on the agency's fast-track list.
 
Searchligh Wind Energy LLC
Searchlight Wind Energy LLC (Duke Energy) is proposing a 370 MW wind project near Searchlight. The project was noticed in the Federal Register on December 16, 2008.

In June, 2009 BLM issued a project update. BLM published the project's Scoping Summary Report in April of that year. January 15, 2010 BLM announced the project was on the agency's fast-track list.
 
Great Basin Wind LLC
On November 26, 2008 the Federal Register published a notice of Intent To Prepare and Environmental Impact Statement for Great Basin Wind's 192 MW New Comstock Wind Energy Project in northern Nevada. A shor time later BLM published a Project Description.

For additional information, visit the project web site.
 
Virginia Peak Project
Nevada Wind LLC has announced the 60 to 150 MW Virginia Peak Project.
 
Invenergy LLC
According to the BLM, Invenergy LLC has submitted an application for anemometers located in North Spring Valley.
 
Enexco
BLM has announced Enexco has a ROW for anemometers in the North Egan Rage.
 
Power Partners LLC
BLM has announced that Power Partners LLC has a ROW for anemometers in the Diamond Range.