Energy
Ten thousand. That’s the number of green jobs Las Vegas had in 2010, according to a July report from the Brookings Institution. That jobs base accounts for 1.2 percent of the city’s jobs base.
The race to export renewable energy from Southern Nevada to California is on, with a rural electric co-op and a former Nevada governor vying for the lead.
Talk about no respect. Gary Vesperman says he knows how to end the world’s energy woes.
It’s summer, and your power bill is spiking. NV Energy has filed its triennial general rate case, and though the electric utility asked for a deal that wouldn’t affect your power bill, the company wants an 11.5 percent rate increase for operating revenue.