Energy

Gas leak causes temporary shutdown of Las Vegas Monorail: Monday, September 17, 2012; By Paul Takahashi; Service on the Las Vegas Monorail was partially suspended for 75 minutes Monday afternoon after a construction crew working on The Linq project near the Strip hit a gas line, officials said.

Power restored after late-morning outage in North Las Vegas: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; By Cristina Chang; Power has been restored for 1,900 NV Energy customers in North Las Vegas. At 11:30 a.m., someone hit energy equipment while digging, knocking out power in the area of North Pecos Road and East Azure Avenue.

Environmentalists not backing down in fight against Reid Gardner plant: Friday, August 17, 2012; By Cy Ryan; NV Energy has won a round in its battle to keep the coal-burning Reid Gardner power plant open, but environmentalists say the fight is far from over.

Despite Harry Reid's objections, EPA clears coal-fired power plant to operate: Wednesday, August 15, 2012; By Cy Ryan; The federal Environmental Protection Agency has given the green light to NV Energy to continue operations at the coal burning Reid Gardner plant as long as it installs controls to reduce the air pollution.

Clinton urges action to change communities, environment: Wednesday, August 8, 2012; By Eli Segall; Former President Bill Clinton, whose time in office was marked by steady attacks from opposing lawmakers, was in Las Vegas to deliver a message of cooperation and patience, and to champion the benefits of green energy.

Mitt Romney's green-jobs criticism carries risks: Tuesday, August 7, 2012; By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press; Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been savaging what it calls President Barack Obama's "unhealthy" obsession with "green jobs." The Republican challenger criticizes the government program that propped up solar manufacturer Solyndra, and he mocks Obama's vision of a boom in employment, citing a European study to argue that new solar or wind-energy positions would destroy jobs elsewhere.

Government backing loan for biofuel plant near Reno: Monday, August 6, 2012; By Eli Segall; A San Francisco Bay Area company is opening a plant in Northern Nevada to turn garbage into biofuels, and it’s using a government-backed loan to help build it. Federal officials on Monday announced a $105 million loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels LLC to help finance development of the facility.

NV Energy looks to California for energy partnership: Monday, August 6, 2012; By Eli Segall; Las Vegas-based NV Energy announced Monday it is launching a joint project with California Independent System Operator Corp. to study the possibility of developing transmission facilities between their systems to share conventional and renewable energy resources.

Solar energy project approved on tribal land near Las Vegas: Thursday, June 21, 2012; By Conor Shine; The federal government on Thursday approved a massive 350-megawatt solar energy project to be built on land in Clark County belonging to the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Tribe. It would be the first utility-scale solar project on tribal lands.

Power restored for residents in Henderson: Wednesday, June 20, 2012; More than 2,000 NV Energy customers located near Stephanie Street and Warm Springs Road in Henderson lost power at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Las Vegas plugging into solar energy: Monday, June 18, 2012; Development: Latest project one of many ways local governments stretching energy dollars; By Dave Toplikar; Josh Bettencourt smiled from under his wide-brimmed hat as the southern Nevada sun blazed across the 25-acre solar array he has been installing in northeast Las Vegas. "Solar technology is changing so fast. It's really pretty incredible,” said Bettencourt, manager of the photovoltaic project under construction next to the city of Las Vegas’ wastewater treatment plant near Vegas Valley Road and Nellis Boulevard.

Panel's message: Clean energy worth the effort for Nevada: Friday, June 15, 2012; By Brian Nordli; Linda Overbey sat with a blue “Heart Clean Air” shirt folded on her lap, pleased with what she heard after a two-hour panel discussion on clean energy in Nevada. Overbey, a Las Vegas resident and member of the Sierra Club, expected to hear about an environmental utopia: a land where fossil fuels and oil companies become fossilized, and windmills and solar panels light up homes. Instead, she heard about ongoing efforts and realistic ways for renewable energies to work in a capitalistic society.

Political dynamics heighten interest in review of NRC nominees: Tuesday, June 12, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Former Harry Reid aide Gregory Jaczko’s tenure at the top of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission comes one step closer to its end Wednesday, when a Senate committee convenes to review the nominations of two commissioners — one the Obama administration’s pick to replace him.

Power restored for residents in Mount Charleston area: Wednesday, May 16, 2012; By Gregan Wingert; Power was restored Wednesday just before 11 p.m. to 1,000 NV Energy customers in the Mount Charleston area.

Utilities report profits up; gas rate increase sought: Tuesday, May 8, 2012; By Steve Green; Las Vegas-based utility companies Southwest Gas Corp. and NV Energy are reporting higher first-quarter profits. Southwest Gas last week said it earned $78.9 million, or $1.70 per share, on operating revenue of $657.7 million.