Two more companies have asked the Nevada Public Utilities Commission for permission to leave NV Energy, adding to a total list of 10 companies that have requested access to an alternative energy supplier in 2018.
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NV Energy has taken a major step in efforts to double its renewable energy by 2023 after receiving approval to add six solar projects and accelerate the retirement of its North Valmy 1 coal-powered plant.
South Point has filed to leave NV Energy, the eighth company to request a new electric service provider so far this year.
A new report from Denver-based Environment America Research Policy Center found that a similar policy in Nevada could more than double its existing solar capacity by 2045 if it followed suit.
Representatives from Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno met with the Public Utilities Commission Tuesday morning on its application to leave NV Energy.
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has postponed discussions on whether the Las Vegas stadium can leave NV Energy.
The Raiders believe the stadium’s energy delivery services will begin around April and anticipate the stadium’s annual load will reach 50 megawatt hours per year with a peak load of 18 megawatts, according to documents filed with the PUC.
No lights have been turned on at the Las Vegas Sphere yet, but it already wants no power from NV Energy.
For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the three-member Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is entirely made up of women.
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission approved Station Casinos’ and Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels’ requests to leave NV Energy at a meeting Wednesday morning.
NV Energy is giving developers and suppliers a chance to add an additional 350 megawatts of new, renewable energy projects in Nevada, enough to power more than 200,000 additional homes.
The New American Road Trip is a 12-day electric vehicle tour across America. The tour’s first public stop was in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Nevada residents can expect to see a drop in electricity rates thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a new analysis.
A new program from NV Energy could relieve range anxiety for electric vehicle owners by offering incentives for businesses, municipalities and others to install more charging stations across the state.
NV Energy discovered Thursday morning that a damaged insulator on a pole north of Sandy Valley’s Quartz Road was allowing electricity to run free, leading to the outages. The issue worsened when temperatures rose mid-day and the metal supporting the insulators expanded.