Yackira remains bullish on utility’s master plan
The state’s main power utility is working toward energy independence for Nevada, Sierra 
Pacific Resources President and Chief Executive Michael Yackira said at a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce luncheon Aug. 13.
Yackira said that although the peak demand for power in Southern Nevada this summer has not spiked to a record high as expected, the southern urban core still uses far more electricity than it can generate.
Southern Nevada’s peak power use this summer was about 5.5 megawatts, slightly lower than last year’s peak, but much higher than it was a decade ago.
The Reno area this year will be almost self-sufficient on electricity because of a large geothermal power plant that recently came on line, Yackira said. Read full story:
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