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Setting The Bar High In Nevada

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A new bill, passed unanimously across party lines, updates and reforms Nevada’s RPS so that, by 2030, 50 percent of its electricity will come from clean, renewable energy. Read: Setting The Bar High In Nevada at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Feature Story: 2014 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Nevada wins the most hotly contested economic development prize in years by bagging Tesla''s lithium battery plant near Reno. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Washington successfully pulled out all the stops to keep Boeing from leaving the state. Comcast''s gleaming new tower will transform Philadelphia''s skyline. Far West U.S. -

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January / February 2021 Issue (Volume 54, Number 1)

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Plus, our editor's top utility picks, the future of electric vehicles, and more. The January / February 2021 Issue features our annual State of the Year and Deal of the Year awards. Read: January / February 2021 Issue (Volume 54, Number 1) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Reno also is vying to become a leading test center for drones and is in the running for what likely will be the biggest economic development prize this year: Tesla’s lithium battery plant, from which the electric carmaker intends to supply batteries to the entire U.S. auto industry. Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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million) to buy equipment that will be housed on campus to train students in robotics, electrical and other high-tech skills required in manufacturing. But converting energy from the sun, wind or water into electricity is only the first step in the migration from fossil fuels to a greener future. power by 2030. automotive industry.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Equipment or transmission lines used directly in producing or transmitting electrical power, but not including distribution. The income tax credits established are intended to promote investment in renewable energy production using low-emission and zero-emission electricity generation technologies.

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