The people tasked with attracting businesses to Nevada are seeing a surge in interest in renewable energy.

Ron Weisinger, outgoing executive director of the Northern Nevada Development Agency, said Northern Nevada’s

future will be one of exporting energy produced by the area’s abundant solar, wind and geothermal resources.

“A third of everything we are working on right now is in renewable energy,” Weisinger said. “I believe that

Nevada, over a period of time, has the ability to be an exporter of energy, more so than almost any other state

in the union.”

Indeed, former Interior Secretary Gail Norton once proclaimed Northern Nevada has the most potential for

renewable energy compared to any other area of the country. Despite trying economic times, forward-thinking

companies are lining up to start “green” businesses in the area. Read more