NV Energy Proposal Bad News for Families that Want to Control Power Bills
Sierra Pacific Power Company, NV Energy’s Northern Nevada utility, has proposed almost tripling the monthly fixed charge for residential customers from $16.50 to $44.40 in a recently filed application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. If approved by the Commission, the requests will result in an overall 9% rate increase, and a significant impact to power bills for many Nevada families.
Ratepayers protest sharp increase in Southwest Gas bills
This story was published by 8 News Now. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Some residents took a stand Monday against Southwest Gas over the recent rise in gas bills by protesting in front of the utility’s building at Durango Drive and Windmill Lane. That is where over 50 people gathered, most of them strangers to each […]
NV Energy must step up, deliver on its promises of affordable, clean power Nevadans
This op-ed was originally published in the Nevada Independent. Kristee Watson is executive director of the Nevada Conservation League and a former Democratic state legislative candidate. Nevada stands on the cusp of a historic opportunity. We can continue to invest in and accelerate clean energy projects statewide thanks to the U.S. Clean Energy Plan, made possible by […]
Complaints to the PUCN highlight frustrations with NV Energy’s lack of consumer protections
This blog was originally published by the Energy and Policy Institute. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has received over one hundred complaints during the first seven months of 2023 from NV Energy customers dissatisfied with high bills and threats of service disconnection, according to documents obtained by the Energy and Policy Institute via […]
Costly new natural gas power plant isn’t a solution, advocates tell NV Energy
This story was published by the Nevada Current. Despite the rising costs of natural gas, NV Energy plans to build another gas dependent power plant in an attempt to address growing concerns about system reliability. The energy monopoly has proposed to add another 400 MW combustion turbine gas plant – or “peaker plant” – to […]
Southwest Gas and NV Energy-funded groups advocate in favor of gas in Nevada’s “future of gas” docket
This blog was originally published by the Energy and Policy Institute. Several groups calling on the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) for the continued use and expansion of fossil gas infrastructure in the state have ties to Southwest Gas and NV Energy, or their respective charitable foundations. The PUCN opened an investigation for the long-term planning […]
Renewable Energy State Policy Attacks Report
This blog was originally published by Energy and Policy Institute. The largest utility company in Nevada, NV Energy, worked in 2015 to stop any attempt to increase the state’s net metering cap, which solar installers had predicted would be met sometime in 2015. After reaching the solar net metering cap, solar companies anticipate a large […]