The Public Utilities Commission on Monday voted to adopt a report that details the potential impacts that the Energy Choice Initiative, or Question 3 on this November’s ballot, including higher energy rates and negative effects on Nevada’s rooftop solar industry.
A report detailing the impacts of a pending ballot initiative on energy choice came under fire Thursday from a governor’s task force member who said the report violates state ethics laws.
A bipartisan bill that would repeal the Trump administration’s tariffs on solar panels was filed Thursday by Rep. Jacky Rosen to protect renewable energy jobs in Nevada.
A new report from state utility regulators says most Nevadans would see higher monthly energy bills for roughly a decade before seeing any cost savings if the Energy Choice Initiative on the ballot this November is passed.
MGM Resorts International plans to power its sizable share of the Strip with a dedicated solar array capable of supplying up to 90 percent of daytime demand at the company’s 13 Las Vegas casinos.
About 50 people in this town of about 400 residents turned out to voice their displeasure with the project, which could bring more than 200 wind turbines, each the height of a skyscraper, to the hills 10 miles to the west.
