Gibbons asks legislators for renewable energy tax help
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons urged legislators today to approve tax abatements to attract renewable energy projects that would help make Nevada energy independent by 2020.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has officially denied the General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection’s petition for the regulatory body to reverse its decision.
The Bureau of Land Management has opened the public comment period for 11 parcels located in Nye County which could be leased for oil and gas purposes.
NV Energy’s mandatory demand charge will stay in place, according to a draft order from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, denying the petition from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection to reverse its decision.
Las Vegas Valley gas prices are up 16 cents over the last month, surpassing the $4 per gallon mark for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel for the first time since 2024.
NV Energy revealed a new estimate on how much it overcharged customers from 2002 to 2017 as part of an ongoing investigation into a billing error.
New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.
NV Energy has changed it rates as of Oct. 1, affecting all ratepayers in Southern Nevada.
The Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection is calling NV Energy’s newly approved mandatory demand charge “unlawful,” and asking the Public Utilities Commission to reverse its decision.
“President Trump has tried to illegally claw back funds from Nevada after hardworking residents of our state have put in the work to address our energy needs,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said in a statement.
Nevada leaders are concerned about unclear and restrictive guidance from the Interior Department.