PHOTO: Capturing the sun

Visitors take a tour Friday at Sempra Energy’s Copper Mountain Solar 2 photovoltaic site in the Eldorado Valley, south of Boulder City. Gov. Brian Sandoval and the company’s executives dedicated the 92-megawatt first phase of the site. The San Diego-based company also announced the start of construction of Copper Mountain Solar 3, a 250-megawatt project scheduled to be fully operational in 2015. The solar projects will make up the largest complex of its kind when construction is completed.

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Power transmission lines are shown in this file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

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By Annie Vong / RJ

June 18, 2024 - 3:57 pm

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By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 10:36 am

California could place more regulations on oil refineries. That could raise gas prices in Nevada, which gets most of its gasoline from the Golden State.

$4.24B NV Energy transmission project takes step forward

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 11, 2024 - 10:24 pm

A portion of the massive Greenlink Nevada transmission project took a regulatory step forward this week as federal regulators have completed a environmental impact analysis.

Ratepayers to foot most of the bill on $5.3B in new NV Energy projects

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 6, 2024 - 5:21 pm

The utility has filed a resource plan to add new assets, including solar fields, to meet the growing demand for electricity in Nevada.

NV Energy headquarters in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas residents to see lower electric bills this July

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 5, 2024 - 8:21 pm

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California power outage? It’s planned, so be ready for it

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 23, 2024 - 12:09 pm

A planned 12-hour power outage next week in Baker, California, will knock out dining, gas station operations and the ability to charge electric vehicles.

Mylar balloons cause brief power outage in North Las Vegas

By Taylor Lane / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 7:18 pm

Over 12,000 people lost power in North Las Vegas and in the northwest valley for about half an hour.

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The Associated Press

May 3, 2024 - 9:19 am

The federal government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500.

Jeremy Mlekush, NV Energy project director, talks about the specifics of the battery containers ...

‘Critically important’: New Nevada facility aims to boost solar energy

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

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Raiders, NV Energy look to electrify Allegiant Stadium parking — PHOTOS

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 2:27 pm

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