http://www.nvenergy.com/   http://www.egat.co.th./eng/ What is your reaction to these Energy company websites?A little news from NV Energy,NV Energy and Renewable Ventures have announced that they have entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the sale of energy produced from a 26-megawatt (MW) DC solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant that will be constructed near Apex, Nevada.

The project, expected to be completed by the end of 2010, will be the second solar PV agreement that NV Energy has announced in the past month, following the agreement with American Capital Energy (ACE) for energy from a 20 MW DC array in Searchlight, Nevada.

"Continuing to add clean energy resources to our portfolio is a core element of our company's three-part energy supply strategy," said Michael Yackira, NV Energy president and CEO.

"We are working diligently to keep Nevada at the forefront in use of solar energy by continuing to tap into the abundant resources that our state is blessed with."     

Searchlight?? I hope they Findlight

From the BKK Post Editorial-Today

Of greater concern than the threat of flooding downstream of a dam, however, is Thailand's future energy security. The "technical" problem at the Yadana gas field in Burma may have been beyond Egat's control. But a proper explanation is needed from the Burmese side to expel suspicions held by some in Thailand that the incident may have been politically motivated. By chance or by design, the "technical hitch" occurred one day after Thailand circulated a letter to Asean member countries at a meeting in Chiang Mai asking them to adopt a consensus urging the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, following her conviction by the Burmese court for illegally housing an American visitor.

Whatever the real reason for the abrupt stoppage of the gas flow from Burma (which resumed a couple of hours later), the incident should serve as a wake-up call for our energy policy-makers and for Egat to rethink our energy policy, particularly our heavy dependence on gas supplies from Burma.

About 70% of Thailand's electricity is generated by gas-fired power plants, with most of the gas supplied through the pipeline linked to the Yadana field in Burma. Also, all the gas supplied by various sources is just enough to feed the power plants.