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Obama, Reid tour Nellis solar facility
President also lauds success of Recovery Act’s first 100 days
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 | 11:47 a.m.
President Barack Obama toured the solar photovoltaic array at Nellis Air Force Base this morning for a look at how solar energy is being used in Nevada.
Col. Howard D. Belote, the commander of the 99th Air Base Wing, led Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the tour. The event, which was closed to the public, followed Tuesday night's fundraiser for Reid at Caesars Palace.
The Nellis solar power system was finished in December 2007 and is the largest solar photovoltaic array in the country.
After the tour, Obama gave a speech highlighting the progress he said the country has made in the first 100 days of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
About 400 people attended the speech, including airmen, workers from the base and family members who live on the base. U.S. Reps. Dina Titus and Shelley Berkley also attended, along with several state elected officials.
More than $1.5 billion in Recovery Act funds has been announced for Nevada.
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A solar PV array that cost $100 million and only pays back $1 million a year, it will not last long enough to payback just the installation costs, much less the normal operational expenses. The US government wasting taxpayer $ again.