Party Issues

1. More nuclear power
• According to the Energy Information Administration, Nevada's 3.2 million citizens consume 706 trillion Btu at a cost of $16.1 billion. According to the Department of Energy Nevada uses 42.6 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity.
• A traditional 1 gigawatt (GW) reactor generates about 8 TWh per year and a 300 megawatt (Mw) small modular reactor (SMR) can produce 2.4 TWh per year. To cover Nevada's electricity consumption we would need 5.3 traditional reactors, 17.75 SMRs, or some combination.
• One GW is 82 billion Btu. To cover the heating needs of Nevada would require 1 traditional reactor running for 1 year. Another use for the heat well suited to the colder climate of Nevada is district heating which could be used to heat roads in winter to prevent them from being icy. The hear could also be used directly in industrial processes which accounts for 20% of Nevada's energy consumption.
2. Less coal and gas
• According to the Department of Energy Nevada generates 39.9 (TWh) of electricity:
• Gas: 25.8 TWh (296 billion cubic feet burned)
• Coal: 2.7 TWh (1.7 million short tons burned)
• Wind and Solar: 5.1 TWh
• Hydro: 2.2 TWh
• Other: 4.0 TWh
3. More renewable energy
• Section 39 of Nevada's constitution has codified benchmarks for "the total amount of electricity sold by the provider to its retail customers in this State during that calendar year"
• 2022 and 2023, not less than 26 percent of the total amount of electricity sold
• 2024 through 2026, inclusive, not less than 34 percent of the total amount of electricity sold
• 2027 through 2029, inclusive, not less than 42 percent of the total amount of electricity sold
• 2030 and each calendar year thereafter, not less than 50 percent of the total amount of electricity sold
• Other: 4.0 TWh
• The renewable energy sources listed int he constitution are: solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, and water power.