Want to Witness Your “Wealth” Being Redistributed/Wasted?

“Hello Fellow Nevadan’s:

Mayor Goodman and Councilman Coffin will attend a press conference Tuesday, Dec 20th at 2:30 pm outside the new City Hall, located at 495 S. Main St. in Las Vegas. The City will receive a $4.1 million rebate from NVE for all solar energy projects that have been completed in the latest construction phase, including the new city hall exterior “solar trees.”

A press release on June 07, 2011 announced that the City had just started the second phase of solar panel installs on 15 different sites. http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Publications/24609.htm In the PR it notes that funding came from New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds and NV Energy Rebates. http://www.irs.gov/taxexemptbond/article/0,,id=214748,00.html

On page 14 of 15 in this supplemental document http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/ncrebs_2009_allocations_v1.1.pdf it shows that the City accepted $4.9 million to install solar panels at 7 different sites across the City. Henderson accepted a similar number at 7 sites as did North Las Vegas for a total state allocation of some $13.1 million between all 3 cities for solar installs on carports or similar facilities.

I would just like to point out the irony of all of this and that is that you the taxpayers and NVE rate payers of this state have financed all of this with your tax dollars and your electricity bills. Your tax dollars, or your kid’s and grand kid’s will foot the bill for the solar on the carports because those funds came from the stimulus package.

NVE utility rate payers paid for the $4.1 million rebate on their monthly utility bill because of a surcharge called Renewable Energy Charge (REPR). You pay it every month and it is a rebate fee assessed to cover the rebates to those who qualify for the Renewable Generations Program. This was all made possible through
Assembly Bill 359 and NRS 701B.260 because we Nevadans elected the “most conservative Legislature in Nevada History.”

If you can, I encourage you to attend the press conference and let us know what it is like first hand to see the redistribution of wealth in this state.

Thanks for listening,