SCR 1 — Directs the Legislative Committee on Energy to conduct an interim study concerning the development of renewable energy and clean energy resources in this State. (BDR R-117)

(ReprintedSenate withDenis, amendmentsParks; adopted on May 25, 2019) FIRST REPRINT S.C.R.

1 S ENATE CONCURRENT R ESOLUTION N O.

1–SENATORS S PEARMAN , BROOKS , DENIS, ARKS ;

HARRIS,Harris, OHRENSCHALLOhrenschall, ,Ratti RATTI AND W OODHOUSE FEBRUARY 18, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and ElectionsWoodhouse SUMMARY—DirectsFILE theNUMBER.......... Legislative Committee on Energy to conduct an interim study concerning the development of renewable energy and clean energy resources in this State.

(BDR R-117) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

and W HEREAS , Geothermal energy has the smallest carbon footprint of any form of renewable energy and can be used across a wide spectrum of temperatures, including lower temperatures capable of - *SCR1_R1* – 2 – providing direct-use applications, such as heat for public facilities, homes, greenhouse agriculture and vegetable dehydration, and higher temperatures that can produce electricity;

andon, and W HEREAS , Lithium is critical to the burgeoning electric automobile industry and for battery technology in general, with a wide array of applications for all forms of renewable energy and clean energy;

and W HEREAS , Studies are needed to understand the full potential of solar energy and its potential relationship with other forms of - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – renewable energy, including, without limitation, enhancing geothermal energy output and determining whether the utilization of solar energy is incentivized by state and local building codes;

now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SSTATE TATE OF NNEVADA EVADA , THE A SSEMBLY C ONCURRING , That the Legislative Committee on Energy shall conduct an interim study of the assessment and development of the renewable energy and clean energy resources available in this State with the goal of achieving energy independence and facilitating economic diversification in this State;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That, in conducting the study, the Legislative Committee on Energy shall partner or consult with representatives of the Nevada System of Higher Education to examine ways to improve the training of workers in the renewable energy and lithium extraction industries, including, without limitation, ways to improve the training of workers to develop, construct, improve, maintain and repair renewable energy and lithium extraction facilities and - *SCR1_R1* – 3 – systems and the components of those facilities and systems, including, without limitation, artificial intelligence used in those facilities and systems;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That, as part of the study, the Legislative Committee on Energy may, if feasible, enter into a contract or other agreement with the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Desert Research Institute for the gathering of data concerning the assessment and development of renewable energy and clean energy, and a cost-benefit analysis of the various sources of supply of energy, including, without limitation, natural gas plants, geothermal facilities, solar resources, combined heat and power, waste heat to power and demand-side energy conservation - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – resources, from obtaining the energy to the delivery of the energy or energy services to the end-user of the energy;

The potential for using direct-use geothermal energy in universities,facilities governmentalin Nevada;ental offices, prisons and other major public facilities3. in Nevada;

Methods for incentivizing the use of renewable energy resources, including on-site energy generation, in the construction of new homes and buildings;

implementation4. of clean energy resources including, without limitation, barriers to fully utilizing existing disturbed lands as locations for clean energy resources;

Economic and regulatory barriers preventing maximum implementation of clean energy resources including, without limitation, barriers to fully utilizing existing disturbed lands as locations for clean energy resources;

Methods for the acquisition of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data, which is high resolution topographic data that may provide critical information on the distribution of faults and rock layers that host renewable energy resources;

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The development of infrastructure and support for staff, including, without limitation, laboratories, geoscientists, data managers, web specialists, engineers and economists at state - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – agencies and components of the Nevada System of Higher Education to facilitate implementation of a renewable energy and clean energy resources program in this State;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That the study include economic models, including input and output modeling utilizing IMPLAN or comparable economic modeling tools, that explain potential economic impacts to 1.isthis AsState: the State uses energy more productively through the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures and pro2.amsFrom the reduction of energy imports from outside of the State including, without limitation, the reduction of imports of fossil fuels, including natural gas, petroleum, propane gasoline or other fossil fuels, as Nevada develops its indigenous energy resources;

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From the reduction of energy imports from outside of the State including, without limitation, the reduction of imports of fossil fuels, including natural gas, petroleum, propane gasoline or other fos3.l From the reduction of imports of transportation fuels due to the increased use of electric transportation or the use of other alternative fuels produced in this State, including, without limitation, biofuels;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That, in conducting the study, the Legislative Committee on Energy shall partner or consult with representatives of the Nevada System of Higher Education, the elementary and secondary education system in this State, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the private sector, including, without limitation, the existing renewable energy and lithium extraction industries located in this State, and consider input provided by other stakeholders including, without limitation, clean energy developers, - *SCR1_R1* – 5 – nongovernmental organizations and professionals with expertise regarding energy transmission and the electric grid;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That the Legislative Committee on Energy shall, if feasible, contract with the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Desert Research Institute to conduct a statewide audit to identify energy efficiency measures that could be implemented by agencies of the State of Nevada, determine the costs and benefits of those measures, determine the savings that could be realized by the State of Nevada if those agencies implemented the energy efficiency measures identified in - 80th Session (2019) – 5 – the audit and make recommendations for the implementation of energy efficiency measures by those agencies;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That the Legislative Committee on Energy shall submit a report of the results of the study, including, without limitation, any economic models prepared by or for the Committee, a report of any data collected and presented to the Committeetee,Committee concerning the assessment and development of various sources of renewable and clean energy, the potential impacts of the development of such sources of renewable and clean energy and methods for the conservation of energy and any recommendations for legislation to the 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature.

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