Years ago, Senator Harry Reid said he wanted to make Nevada an energy exporter, relying heavily on renewable solar to achieve that goal.
Today, 13 solar arrays in Nevada cover about 20,000 acres. The Bureau of Land Management has a new plan to open 31 million acres of Western land for potential solar — and 12 million of those are in Nevada.
The federal agency expects about 700,000 of the 31 million acres will be developed by 2045. And it says it’s created a plan that locates those arrays close to existing right-of-ways and away from sensitive environments.
The clean energy would help fight climate change and would provide electricity to millions of homes and businesses. So why is there such fierce opposition? We'll talk about that today.
Guests: Frank Sturges, attorney, Clean Air Task Force; Kevin Emmerich, co-founder, Basin and Range Watch
