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Still Reeling from Record High Gas Bills, Customers Face Another Southwest Gas Rate Hike

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In response to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada’s (PUCN) decision to approve a rate increase for Southwest Gas, after confirming there were no changes to the draft order released on March 22, clean energy advocates call for greater accountability and scrutiny of utility practices that...

NV Energy’s Poor Planning Results in Approval of Costly Projects

Press Releases

Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) announced its decision on NV Energy’s latest costly amendment to their 2021 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), confirming that there were no changes made to the draft order released earlier this week, and the final order will be posted and...

Ratepayers protest sharp increase in Southwest Gas bills

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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...

Environmental and Community Groups Call for Transparency and Clean Energy in NV Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan

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Today, the Nevada Conservation League, Chispa Nevada, and CHR, Inc. (Caring, Helping and Restoring Lives) attended NV Energy’s Consumer Session along with other stakeholders and customers to give public input on the NV Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This IRP will be critical for...

NV Energy must step up, deliver on its promises of affordable, clean power Nevadans

Blog and Opinions

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...

Outraged Utility Customers and Equity & Clean Energy Advocates Rallied for Relief from High Energy Bills and Methane Gas Dependence

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Yesterday, dozens of utility customers, equity and clean energy advocates, and community leaders gathered for a ratepayer rally before the annual Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) general consumer session in Las Vegas. Armed with posters and copies of unacceptably high energy bills...

Complaints to the PUCN highlight frustrations with NV Energy’s lack of consumer protections

Blog and Opinions

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...

Costly new natural gas power plant isn’t a solution, advocates tell NV Energy

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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...

Southwest Gas and NV Energy-funded groups advocate in favor of gas in Nevada’s “future of gas” docket

Blog and Opinions

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...