Southwest Gas rate payers gathered at the Public Utilities Commission’s office to protest potential rate hikes that would give the utility company $21.4 million in annual revenue.
Energy
NV Energy filed its quarterly rate adjustments and customers in Southern Nevada can expect to see an average increase of 1.54 percent, starting April 1.
The state’s order came after a major pipeline that delivers gasoline supplies to Las Vegas developed a leak in Long Beach, California.
Gov. Joe Lombardo said he is not aware of any reports of price gouging following last week’s shutdown of a pipeline that supplies gasoline to Las Vegas.
County and state officials urged local residents to avoid panic buying “to limit potential impacts due to this temporary disruption.”
The pipeline supplies gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to locations throughout California and Nevada, including Las Vegas.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced a proposed $2 billion loan for a Nevada company that produces parts for lithium batteries.
A chilly January and recently implemented rate hikes has Southern Nevadans facing higher utility bills, and more rate hikes may be coming in April.
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