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twitterLetter: Huge salaries not endearing
Monday, Sept. 16, 2002 | 9:32 a.m.
I find it laughable that Walt Higgins, the chief executive of Sierra Pacific, parent company of Nevada Power, can criticize other utilities such as those in California, when Nevada Power's own rates have doubled since Walt and company took over.
Power costs on the spot market have gone down dramatically, but have you seen a decrease in the rates you're paying to Nevada Power? The utility industry even plans a campaign to improve its image in the coming months through newspaper, radio and TV ads.
I've got an idea: Why doesn't Higgins reduce his massive salary and perks, forgo the image-building campaign and just give us working stiffs a break with lower utility bills? That would go a lot toward improving the company's image among the residents of Southern Nevada.
If other utilities can give us low rates, why can't Nevada Power? Oh, I forgot, they have to pay those high executive salaries, and for all those screw-ups they made over the last year.
CLIFFORD L. MONETT
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