Clearing that incredibly low bar already set solar energy in Nevada apart from the state's federal oil and gas leases where, Wait for this. I feel like I'm a. You know, I keep repeating this. Only 72 out of 22,141 such [federal oil and gas] leases issued since 1953, or shall I say 0.3% have ever produced energy. Solar, on the other hand, continues to excel, as you said, supplying about 23% of Nevada's total electricity in 2022 and significantly reducing our reliance on out of state fossil fuels nationwide. (01:58–02:14)
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Asserts that only 0.3% of federal oil and gas leases in Nevada have produced energy since 1953.
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