Clean energy forum growing

The roster of speakers at Sen. Harry Reid’s Clean Energy Summit has grown.

Gov. Brian Sandoval will join Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on a panel called Clean Energy Solutions in States.

The governors will discuss how states can improve the business environment for investing in renewables and the green-energy infrastructure.

Rose McKinney-James, chairwoman of the local Clean Energy Project advocacy group, is set to moderate the panel.

Also added to the summit were NV Energy President and CEO Michael Yackira and Greg Abel, president and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

MidAmerican, owned by investor Warren Buffett, announced in May that it would buy NV Energy in a $10 billion deal that includes cash and debt.

Yackira and Abel will participate in a panel on how to improve regional collaboration in electricity markets to encourage clean-energy development, cut prices and boost grid reliability.

Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall is set to moderate the panel.

Keynote speakers already confirmed for the event include U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz.

The National Clean Energy Summit 6.0 is scheduled for Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Mandalay Bay. To register, or for more information, visit www.cleanenerg ysummit.org.