Clean-energy vehicles showcased
Review-Journal, 9/9/11 - During the last four years, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has joined with Jon Podesta, former chief of staff under President Bill Clinton's administration, to organize a National Clean Energy Summit each summer in Las Vegas.
Sen. Reid has often described Nevada as "the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy" because of the state's abundant resources of sun, wind and underground hot springs that can potentially be converted into electric power. For 75 years, Hoover Dam has housed powerful generators that convert the flowing energy of the Colorado River into more than 2 billion watts of clean, renewable hydroelectric power every day. This abundant supply of electricity meets the needs of 1.5 million homes. However, much of that energy is exported to neighboring states.
By contrast, Nevada imports about 99 percent of the oil, diesel fuel and gasoline its residents use for transportation every day.
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Clean-energy vehicles showcased
Review-Journal, 9/9/11 - During the last four years, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has joined with Jon Podesta, former chief of staff under President Bill Clinton's administration, to organize a National Clean Energy Summit each summer in Las Vegas.
Sen. Reid has often described Nevada as "the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy" because of the state's abundant resources of sun, wind and underground hot springs that can potentially be converted into electric power. For 75 years, Hoover Dam has housed powerful generators that convert the flowing energy of the Colorado River into more than 2 billion watts of clean, renewable hydroelectric power every day. This abundant supply of electricity meets the needs of 1.5 million homes. However, much of that energy is exported to neighboring states.
By contrast, Nevada imports about 99 percent of the oil, diesel fuel and gasoline its residents use for transportation every day.
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