The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on Wednesday approved MSG Sphere’s request to leave NV Energy and use an alternative power provider — with no exit fee.
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Switch has filed a lawsuit against the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, claiming the agency is retaliating against the data center company for leaving NV Energy.
More than 8,000 Nevadans now work in energy storage, the third most of any state.
The pledge by NV Energy to reduce costs and the withdrawal by Tenaska ends a precarious period for the utility monopoly after city leaders had considered joining a growing chorus of entities that have departed the electricity partner.
Las Vegas data center company Switch does more than just house data centers; the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada argues it also acts as a public utility.
A group of members from Pahrump-based utility Valley Electric Association say the cooperative is refusing to let them oust the current board.
After years of watching some of its largest customers drop off one by one, NV Energy is fighting back. Twenty Nevadan entities have taken steps to leave the utility for another energy provider since 2005, with various entities searching for lower costs and more renewable resources.
Kathleen Keyes is set to be elected to Valley Electric Association’s board Thursday. She is moving in as dozens of members work to oust the directors who were in charge during a series of sexual harassment and embezzlement allegations.
Richard Peck, the owner of Kenai, Alaska-based management consulting and renewable energy business Utility Innovations Plus, said he’s looking forward to bringing “peace and tranquility” to the Pahrump-based electric utility and the cooperative’s roughly 17,500 members.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has filed for permission to leave NV Energy, moving to join other Strip casinos like Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. in their departure from the utility.
Tuesday’s arrest of Valley Electric Association CEO Angela Evans came as a surprise to some in the Pahrump area, but some members say distrust of the electric cooperative had been on the rise for weeks.
Station will be receiving its power from Morgan Stanley Capital Group, according to PUC documents.
Valley Electric Association’s board members are denying allegations of a financial cover-up and have accused the Nye County Sheriff’s Office of acting unlawfully during a search of the cooperative’s offices Friday morning.
Two more entities have the power to leave NV Energy, potentially joining an exodus of companies from the utility.
Natural gas utilities in Nevada could draw supply from renewable energy sources such as biogas under a measure introduced Wednesday in the Nevada Senate.