Nevada clean energy thrives
Nevada’s clean-energy economy grew even faster than other sectors between 1998 and 2007, according to a study by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
During that period, Nevada’s clean-energy industries increased employment by 28.8 percent to 3,641 jobs, compared to 26.5 percent for all jobs in the state. The clean-energy sector showed 9.1 percent job growth nationally, which was faster than the overall 3.7 percent job growth, according to a recent 59-page report on the clean-energy economy.”That 28 percent growth rate is not insignificant. I think the sky is the limit,” said Dan Geary, Nevada spokesman for the Pew Environmental Group. “The West is going to continue to grow and to need more and more power.”
Nevada benefits from some of the nation’s best solar energy and geothermal energy, he said. Geothermal energy comes from hot underground water and steam. Read full story:
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