February 17, 2011

Nevada Senator Harry Reid this week announced final approval of the financing agreement on the ON Line transmission project, which will allow construction to go forward to connect the northern and southern Nevada grids for the first time. The project will create 400 construction jobs in the short term and lead to the creation of hundreds if not thousands more following this first major step toward making Nevada energy independent and a net exporter of clean, renewable power. ""This transmission line is a major step toward unlocking Nevada's vast clean energy potential and creating thousands of jobs that will stay in Nevada and cannot be shipped overseas," said Reid.