Nevada legislature looks at job creation through advanced energy technologies

Nevada legislators are looking at several bills that would expand Nevada's renewable energy output. A study by the American Jobs Project, a nonprofit focused on creating jobs in clean energy sectors, identified solar and battery technology as the state's most promising fields. The Senate subcommittee on energy is looking at a bill that would create a green bank program to help with access to capital for green technology."This is a bank that focuses on helping citizens to participate in renewable and clean energy projects with low-interest and sometimes no-interest loans," Senator Pat Spearman (D-Las Vegas) says. "This is the missing piece because many of the traditional banks are not offering this to consumers. Anything pertaining to renewable energy is available as a possible loan through a green bank where that might not be an option with a traditional bank."