NV Energy hits target for first time

RENO (AP) " State regulators have certified that NV Energy Inc., Nevada's largest electric utility, has for the first time met its requirement that 9 percent of the power it produces be generated using renewable resources.

Both of the companies subsidiaries complied with the law state legislators passed in 2001 mandating the use of solar, geothermal, wind and other renewable sources, the Public Utility Commission said Wednesday.

The 9 percent of renewable power represents about 2.7 million megawatt hours, the commission said. NV Energy spokesman Karl Walquist said that's enough to power more than 200,000 Nevada homes for a

year.