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Canadian firm will receive up to 50 million stimulus dollars for Nevada solar plant that employs two people
According to a Department of Interior memo, Enbridge Energy Partners, a Canadian-based company with extensive energy holdings in the U.S. that purchased the Southern Nevada plant from Arizona-based First Solar, "can apply for payments of up to 30 percent of the eligible costs of the project - approximately $50 million."
May 10, 2012
by Kyle Gillis
in Nevada Journal
Energy generated will cost ratepayers almost three times as much as energy from natural gas
LAS VEGAS - The company behind the recently opened Silver State North solar plant is eligible to receive up to $50 million in federal tax credits under the Obama administration's "stimulus" legislation, even though the plant created only two full-time jobs.
According to a Department of Interior memo, Enbridge Energy Partners, a Canadian-based company with extensive energy holdings in the U.S. that purchased the Southern Nevada plant from Arizona-based First Solar, "can apply for payments of up to 30 percent of the eligible costs... [continue via Web link]
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