Because of federal investments in building charging stations across the country, a cross-Nevada road trip could become more feasible in the right electric vehicle.
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Nevada Assemblyman Howard Watts and two green energy experts are calling on a federal agency to update energy codes for the construction of new apartments and homes across the country.
The average Southwest Gas bill for January rose 50 percent from a year earlier. The utility says several factors are to blame.
NV Energy says the rate increases, which received state regulatory approval, are designed to recoup the costs of improving its grid infrastructure.
Regulators have approved a statewide rate for natural disaster prevention that would result in Southern Nevadans paying for Northern Nevada costs.
The Public Utilities Commission approved a plan by NV Energy to decrease rates in an attempt to help customers during the hottest months of the year.
Assembly Bill 524, a bill that directs utilities to build more in-state power generation, passed with overwhelming support on the last day of the legislative session.
NV Energy maintains it needs more direction from the state Legislature on how it should reduce its reliance on the expensive energy open market.
The Public Utilities Commission denied approval for part of an NV Energy plan meant to help Nevada reduce its use of coal.
The Public Utilities Commission said the utility did not prove its plan had a reasonable budget for ratepayers to cover, approving just $70.1 million.
Sen. Cortez Masto highlights energy benefits from Inflation Reduction Act
Nevada has applied for $38 million in federal funds as part of the state’s efforts to enhance its charging network for electric vehicles.
Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Sierra BioFuels Plant in Storey County will be the first plant in the nation to turn solid waste into synthetic oil that can be processed into aviation fuel.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Thursday announced he’d elevated Public Utilities Commissioner Hayley Williamson to the three-member board’s chairwoman.