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Earthjustice and Vote Solar took the fight to restore rooftop solar for Nevada families and small businesses to the state’s Supreme Court. The groups filed an appeal today challenging the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN)’s unlawful decision to end a successful program that empowered Nevadans to go solar.

Following is a statement from Tom Kimbis, interim president of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): Along with its 1,000 member companies, SEIA applauds the leadership of Governor Sandoval in tackling tough issues head on by forming the New Energy Industry Task Force (NEITF). By making the right decisions when it meets for the final time next Tuesday, the task force can drive toward a better way of life for Nevadans using cutting-edge, disruptive technologies, like solar.

U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) filed five amendments to the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012), a bipartisan energy bill focused on addressing national energy opportunities and challenges. It aims to save energy, increase domestic energy and mineral supplies, facilitate investment into critical infrastructure, improve grid security, and boost international trade. The Senate will resume consideration of this bill next week.

The following report highlights several important agenda items from the Washoe County Board of Commissioners meeting. Videos of County Commission meetings are replayed regularly on WCTV (Charter Ch. 193). You may also watch videos on-demand online

Continuing its strong growth from 2014, Nevada ranked second in the nation in new solar capacity added in the first quarter of this year, according to the recently-released U.S. Solar Market Insight Report compiled by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after the Department of Interior announced the approval of three solar energy projects on public lands in Nevada. “It is remarkable how much progress we have made in building a renewable energy industry in Nevada. In 2009, I was proud to join former Secretary Ken Salazar to announce a plan to prioritize and expedite permitting for renewable energy projects on public lands. In 2010, the first solar project on Nevada public lands was approved.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District announced that the Department of the Interior has approved a major clean energy project in Southern Nevada. The Midland Solar Project will be built seven miles southwest of Boulder City. Once completed, the solar power plant will generate enough electricity to power approximately 105,000 homes. The project will create 350 construction jobs and up to 10 permanent jobs

Las Vegas, NV - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lori Ballen, an Internet Lead Generation Expert launches a system entitled The Ballen Method. This Method contains 7 “how to” lesson plans on SEO, Blogging, Classified Ads, Press Releases, Video, Social Media and Lead Cultivation for Internet Leads.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Henderson, Nevada Realtor Laura Worthington-Harbison has adopted the innovative IDX Broker software for her professional website, syncing her search page with thousands of Metropolitan Greater Las Vegas MLS (GLVAR) listings. Home seekers and potential clients in the horse community looking for new property can now quickly and easily access the search tools she hosts online and experience a level of ease and functionality never before available to them

EUGENE, OR - May 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled IDX Broker software on the real estate website of yet another professional Broker/Realtor of Ann Nichols and Company that of Crystal Bay, Nevada broker Ann Nichols. The unique technology her IDX solution employs has revolutionized the way Nichols displays properties on her website. As a member of the Incline Village MLS (IVMLS), Nichols can sync thousands of properties instantly with her website, giving home seekers the most comprehensive database of detailed listings available. IDX Broker software has forever changed the functionality of the website Nichols supports

EUGENE, OR - May 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Las Vegas, Nevada agent Stacy Vogel of RE/MAX Benchmark to the growing group of real estate professionals adopting a customizable IDX solution for their realty websites. The incredible IDX Broker software syncs to the Greater Las Vegas (GLVAR) database to extract raw listing data and seamlessly integrate it onto Bauer’s website, displaying thousands of Las Vegas, Nevada area properties directly on her website. With the dynamic search Vogel now hosts, it is monumentally easier to find a home online in or around the city

EUGENE, OR - May 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reno, Nevada home seekers can now experience an online property search like never before, on the joint venture between IDX, Inc. and real estate broker Dane Hillyard. Now, Hillyard hosts his own customized IDX solution, giving his website a unique and specialized search capability.

EUGENE, OR - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reiss Properties of Las Vegas, Nevada has adopted the innovative IDX Broker software from IDX, Inc. to create a simplified online property search. Greater Las Vegas MLS (GLVAR) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the website Reiss Properties supports, giving their clients and countless other home seekers a thorough and complete list of properties to begin their real estate search with. Never before has such a unique tool been so widely accessible, especially in the online real estate world.

EUGENE, OR - February 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software is revolutionizing the online real estate search one website at a time. IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Nevada Realtor Kevin Ghafouria has become the latest agent to adopt a custom IDX solution for his website. As a member of the Greater Las Vegas MLS (GLVAR), Ghafouria has long had access to the detailed listings present on the GLVAR database. Now, his clients can experience the same levels of accessibility by utilizing the IDX synced features of his website that seamlessly integrated listing data on the website Ghafouria supports. Never again will the website of Ghafouria feature anything less than a thorough and comprehensive online real estate search.

EUGENE, OR - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Finding a home online just became monumentally easier for Las Vegas, Nevada home seekers, thanks to the recent partnership between IDX, Inc. and Broker William McKnight. As a dedicated and seasoned real estate broker, McKnight has once again proven his professionalism and famous client service by enabling IDX Broker on his website. Greater Las Vegas MLS (GLVAR) listings are now seamlessly displayed on McKnight’s website through his custom IDX solution, which extracts raw listings data directly from the GLVAR.