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Re:SolarCity Will Eliminate Over 550 Job Due to State’s Anti... by tinco on Friday January 08, 2016 @07:49AM (#10864478)
The article said 550, where did you get the thousands figure? Is it from other solar companies? How many employees does NV Energy have and how many millions did they offer the state in discounts or whatever. It's unfortunate that they are working against solar, but I would be very surprised if this affair has a negative financial effect for Nevada in the short term.

edit: woops that's what I get for skimming too fast, thanks :)

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Re:SolarCity Will Eliminate Over 550 Job Due to State’s Anti... by geomark on Friday January 08, 2016 @07:54AM (#10864497)
From the article, "Other Nevada solar companies with higher cost structures than SolarCity are expected to collectively lay off thousands of additional Nevadans in the coming months." That's probably where he is getting the thousands figure.
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Re:SolarCity Will Eliminate Over 550 Job Due to State’s Anti... by diminishedprime on Friday January 08, 2016 @07:52AM (#10864492)
> Other Nevada solar companies with higher cost structures than SolarCity are expected to collectively lay off thousands of additional Nevadans in the coming months.
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Re:SolarCity Will Eliminate Over 550 Job Due to State’s Anti... by wwalser on Friday January 08, 2016 @07:59AM (#10864520)
According to Wikipedia, NV Energy employs ~2500 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NV_Energy
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