Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Favors Geothermal & Other Renewables over Coal

PAHRUMP -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said last Wednesday that he opposes the development of three coal-fired power plants in Nevada and favors the development of nenewable energy sources such as geothermal
The senator contends that Nevada can obtain enough new power generation from renewable power such as solar, wind and geothermal resources in the form of hot underground water to supply the states growing need for energy.

In addition he said that large building owners could build combined heat and power systems that create both heat and power from a single source, he said. Consumers could take steps to reduce power consumption and install solar power systems to generate some of their needs, according to Reid's proposal.

From the Ely Times August 23, 2007.