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Ahead of this Earth Day 2008, on Friday I joined with representatives of Sierra Pacific and Black Rock Solar to discuss the state of solar energy in Nevada. Check out the audio from the KUNR broadcast.

As I mentioned on the show, this past week marked an important event in the evolution of Nevada’s renewable energy policy: the transition of the Solar Generations incentive program from a “demonstration” program to a more permanent “incentives” program. The Legislative Commission on Wednesday met (agenda, PDF) and adopted regulations to implement energy legislation from the last session, including this transition of Solar Generations, as well as the creation of a similar Wind Generations program (from the bill I sponsored last session, AB 178) to support wind energy.

Also be sure to check out Dennis Meyer’s piece in this week’s Reno News & Review on the state of environmental policy in Nevada, featuring a rundown of environmental legislation I sponsored and passed during the 2007 session.

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