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Thomsen resigns from Nevada utilities commission

Paul Thomsen has resigned as a member of the Public Utilities Commission. He gave no reason for his departure in his letter of resignation, which is effective May 15. Thomsen was appointed to the post by Gov. Brian Sandoval in September of 2015.

 
Honeywell unit wins $5B contract to run Nevada National Security Site

The federal agency in charge of U.S. nuclear weapons sites on Friday awarded a $5 billion contract to manage and operate the Nevada National Security Site for up to 10 years to Mission Support and Test Services LLC, a division of Honeywell.

Nevada coal plant may close a decade earlier than planned

Idaho Power announced its intention to close a Nevada coal plant it co-owns with NV Energy 10 years sooner than planned, a move that would shutter both units at Nevada’s last utility-owned, coal-burning power plant by 2025.