Net metering customers of Nevada Power will see their service charge climb to $17.90 a month on Friday from the current $12.75 under a new tariff submitted to state regulators for approval.
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CARSON CITY — Motions filed with state regulators seeking to stay a new rate for residential net metering customers set to take effect Friday are expected to be considered at a hearing Jan. 7 conducted by PUC Commissioner David Noble. In the meantime, the new rate is expected to take effect on or within a few days of the implementation date Friday.
The Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection on Thursday filed a motion to halt the implementation of a new net metering rate for rooftop-solar customers while petitions seeking reconsideration or clarification of the controversial decision can be filed.
One of the largest rooftop-solar companies in the nation announced Wednesday it is ceasing its sales and installations in Nevada following the adoption of a new net metering rate for rooftop-solar customers by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission.
An advocacy group on Tuesday criticized the Nevada Public Utilities Commission for slashing energy efficiency programs for Southern Nevada residential and business customers of NV Energy.
State regulators on Tuesday approved a new rate structure for residential rooftop solar customers despite concerns from customers and industry officials that the changes are punitive and will end the industry in Nevada.
Continuing the long-running battle over the future of rooftop solar, a member of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission on Monday recommended against a demand charge sought by NV Energy and vehemently opposed by the rooftop solar industry.
All three Las Vegas gaming companies that won approval from state regulators earlier this month to leave as customers of Nevada Power Co. have asked for reconsideration of the decisions.
A rooftop-solar official on Wednesday praised a proposed extension of a five-year tax credit for residential solar installations awaiting action in Congress but remained concerned that a pending decision in Nevada on a new net metering tariff could doom the industry here.
By the time the first Faraday Future rolls off the assembly line at the company’s 3 million-square-foot automobile plant at North Las Vegas’ Apex Industrial Park in late 2017, a large portion of the company’s 4,500 employees will be furnishing their new homes, buying groceries and living the Southern Nevada lifestyle.