Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Wednesday he has appointed Paul Thomsen as chairman of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission beginning Oct. 1.
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The state Bureau of Consumer Protection has proposed that state regulators authorize a minimum of an additional 17.5 megawatts of net metering capacity so that the rooftop solar industry is not disrupted in Nevada.
Assessing the viability of a potential solar power project comes next for the energy company that secured the lease of public land near Laughlin at Tuesday’s Clark County Commission meeting.
Southern Nevada residents who want to go green with rooftop solar without having to install and pay for panels on their own homes could soon benefit from a new proposal from Nevada Power.
CARSON CITY – Two major solar power projects proposed by Nevada Power could be a boon to customers because of a dramatic drop in the cost of the renewable energy technology.
Temperatures may be soaring, but Nevadans should see a dip in their energy bills under an NV Energy rate decrease that took effect Wednesday. In Southern Nevada, the average monthly bill of $154.54 will drop about $4.84.
Applications by Wynn Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Sands Corp. to leave Nevada Power Company, doing business as part of NV Energy, and acquire their own electricity on the wholesale market have been filed with state regulators.
A site within the U.S. Naval Air Station in Fallon was one of five the Department of Energy is considering for its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy lab. California, Utah, Idaho and Oregon also are competing.
The list of large companies seeking to leave Nevada Power to secure their own cheaper energy is growing.
A new solar power plant in Central Nevada has changed its operation after more than 100 birds were scorched by concentrated sunlight. But project officials insist that solar plants kill far fewer birds than other man-made hazards.