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Please contact EDAWN for industrial and corporate location assistance:
5190 Neil Road, Suite 111
Reno, NV 89502
Telephone: (775) 829-3700
Fax: (775) 829-3710
Email: edawn@nevadanet.com

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Utilities


Reno - Sparks - Tahoe

Reliable, abundant and competitively-priced utilities are available in the Reno/Sparks/Tahoe area which is one of the nation's fastest growing, both in population and in jobs.

Nevada also offers the most technically advanced communications capabilities in North America. In the greater Reno/Sparks/Tahoe area, the state-of-the-art telecommunications network is 100% digitally switched.


Utilities

The following facts give you an easy to read and informative overview of Reno/Sparks/Tahoe utility package. To help companies in their relocation or expansion efforts, EDAWN can arrange for the conversion of existing utility bills.

Number of Customers
199319941997
Electric256,194263,601286,839
Natural Gas85,36088,978100,797
Water58,28859,95264,737

Electricity

Sierra Pacific Power Company...................(775) 689-4000

1,305,000 kW net generating capacity. 1,342,000 kWh peak demand in 1997. Commercial cost based on 10,000 kWh monthly demand is estimated at $951.00. Industrial cost based on 1,100,000 kWh monthly usage is estimated at $72,097.56. Commercial and industrial cost of energy is estimated on current rates that are frozen until 1997.

Natural Gas

Westpac Utilities..............................(775) 689-4000

1,143,750 therms peak demand in 1997. Cost per therm to small commercial and industrial customers whose requirements are less than 50 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) per day is $0.50530. Cost per therm to large commercial and industrial customers whose requirements are 50 Mcf or more per day is $0.45848.

Sewer Service

City of Reno...................................(775) 353-2269

Rates: $4.12 administrative fee per month plus $1.72 per 1000 gallons for residential; $2.19 per 1000 gallons for commercial.

City of Sparks.................................(775) 334-2230

Rates: $11.57 plus $1.71 per 1000 gallons, over 8000 gallons.

Solid Waste Disposal

Private contractors and six recycling centers.

Water

Westpac Utilities..............................(775) 689-4000

124,400,000 gallons/day peak demand in 1997
142,000,000 gallons/day practical delivery capability

Business Customer Charge
per meter, per month
First Tier Usage
Level, Gallons
$14.34 per month for 2" service80,000
$22.50 per month for 4" service890,000
$23.20 per month for 6" service910,000
$25.41 per month for 8" service910,000
$31.01 per month for 10" service8,600,000

Commodity Charge
First Tier, per 1,000 gallons$1.849
All excess gallons, per 1,000 gallons$2.110

Wastewater

Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility....(775) 353-2354

40 million gallons/day capacity
27 million gallons/day actual
Expansion study is under way.

Telecommunications

Nevada Bell...................................(775) 333-4811

Our state-of-the-art 100% digitally switched network, coupled with high capacity fiber optic distribution capability, makes Reno/Sparks/Tahoe one of the best locations in America for companies seeking competitive advantage in access to information technology networks. The Reno/Sparks/Tahoe area is served by every major inter exchange carrier. The network possesses speed and bandwidth on demand to deliver such multiple services as: video-teleconferencing with full motion television images, ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network), Digital Centrex Service, facsimile lines, mobile service, automatic call distribution, LAN capabilities, SONET, dataphone digital services and other high capacity data transmission capabilities.

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