handful of energy facts about Nevada that might just surprise you:
The first is that Nevada runs on … natural gas. No kidding. True, the Hoover Dam is right there, about a half-hour east of Las Vegas. But according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Nevadans used more natural gas than any other fuel in 2013 (last year for which the data is available) – 282 trillion Btu and then some, 10 times the hydroelectric power used.
Fuel for power generation? Similar story. Natural gas is far and away the state’s No. 1 source for electricity in 2015 – generating more than 3,100 Gwh. No other energy source generates more than 500 Gwh, according to EIA. And here’s something else about Nevada and natural gas: EIA data shows Nevada led the entire United States in reducing carbon dioxide emissions on a per capita basis from 2000 to 2013 – down nearly 43 percent. Draw your own conclusions.
That said it would be hard to find a better example of an all-of-the-above energy state than Nevada. There’s the aforementioned Hoover dam (hydro), there’s geothermal energy, coal, biomass and other renewable sources. The broad approach also is reflected technology-wise, with Tesla Motors’ sprawling lithium ion “Gigafactory,” now under construction in the desert near Sparks, placing Nevada on the frontier of the advanced battery storage industry.
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The first is that Nevada runs on … natural gas. No kidding. True, the Hoover Dam is right there, about a half-hour east of Las Vegas. But according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Nevadans used more natural gas than any other fuel in 2013 (last year for which the data is available) – 282 trillion Btu and then some, 10 times the hydroelectric power used.
Fuel for power generation? Similar story. Natural gas is far and away the state’s No. 1 source for electricity in 2015 – generating more than 3,100 Gwh. No other energy source generates more than 500 Gwh, according to EIA. And here’s something else about Nevada and natural gas: EIA data shows Nevada led the entire United States in reducing carbon dioxide emissions on a per capita basis from 2000 to 2013 – down nearly 43 percent. Draw your own conclusions.
That said it would be hard to find a better example of an all-of-the-above energy state than Nevada. There’s the aforementioned Hoover dam (hydro), there’s geothermal energy, coal, biomass and other renewable sources. The broad approach also is reflected technology-wise, with Tesla Motors’ sprawling lithium ion “Gigafactory,” now under construction in the desert near Sparks, placing Nevada on the frontier of the advanced battery storage industry.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/sponsor-content/api/americas-energy/all-above-energy-nevada-that-ranges-from-natural-gas-frontier-battery-technology?mref=home_left_native
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