Energy

Commission's vote to oppose NV Energy bill 'ticks off' legislator: Wednesday, May 15, 2013; Utilities:; By Cy Ryan; The state Public Utilities Commission today said NV Energy’s bill in the Nevada Legislature to close the Reid-Gardner coal-powered plant was fatally flawed and would not protect Las Vegas customers from higher rates.

State receives $20 million grant for solar research: Monday, May 13, 2013; Education: Harry Reid calls grant 'another important step toward a more sustainable energy future'; By Karoun Demirjian; Nevada’s top higher education officials announced Monday that the state has won a $20 million grant to sponsor a large-scale research project on solar energy and water.

Bill in Legislature would cut loopholes out of Nevada's renewable energy standards: Monday, May 6, 2013; LEGISLATURE 2013:; By Andrew Doughman; Legislators are pushing a bill that would remove loopholes from Nevada’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, which mandates that 25 percent of Nevada’s energy will come from renewable sources by 2025. Loopholes are provisions allowing energy companies such as NV Energy to meet the standard through measures other than actual renewable energy production.

NV Energy posts $21.5 million profit as it cuts costs: Friday, May 3, 2013; By Eli Segall; Despite a dip in revenue, NV Energy nearly doubled its first-quarter profit this year.

Las Vegas flips the switch on 15,000 solar panels: Thursday, April 18, 2013; By Conor Shine; With the flip of a switch, Las Vegas city officials today celebrated the powering up of 15,000 new solar panels that will provide energy to a nearby wastewater treatment plant.

Senate committee considers bill aimed at lowering NV Energy rates: Saturday, April 6, 2013; By Cy Ryan; There are bills floating around in the Legislature to raise the rates of electric users in Nevada, but a Senate committee considered a plan Saturday to reportedly reduce rates for customers of NV Energy.

Consumer watchdog: NV Energy plan will drive up rates, guarantee profits: Wednesday, April 3, 2013; By Andrew Doughman; A new initiative unveiled today by NV Energy calls for a major shift from unpopular and increasingly expensive coal production to cleaner types of energy. But at what price? The Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection says that rates would rise precipitously under NV Energy’s proposal to replace its coal plants.

NV Energy to decommission coal plants, shift to gas and renewables: Tuesday, April 2, 2013; By Andrew Doughman; NV Energy will roll out a major policy initiative Wednesday, announcing that it will shutter its coal-fired plants, increase investment in renewable energy and create thousands of construction jobs over the next 12 years.

President of renewable energy organization resigning: Friday, March 29, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; Walt Borland, who has served as the president and CEO of the Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization since 2011, is resigning.

NV Energy faces $43,000 fine in lineman’s death: Wednesday, March 27, 2013; By Brian Nordli; When NV Energy lineman trainee Herbie Goforth III climbed 75 feet to work on a transmission tower in September, he was set up for disaster, an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found.

Renewable energy bill raises concerns of higher rates for consumers: Friday, March 15, 2013; By Cy Ryan; Electric companies would be required in the future to supply more solar, wind and geothermal power to their customers under a bill introduced in the Senate.

Wind farm near Searchlight gets OK, could power 70,000 homes: Wednesday, March 13, 2013; By Conor Shine; A major renewable energy project for 87 wind turbines on federal land near Searchlight received government approval Wednesday. The wind farm would cover about 160 acres of a 19,000 acre piece of Bureau of Land Management property west of Searchlight.

Harry Reid to get in NV Energy's face during remarks to Legislature: Wednesday, February 20, 2013; j. patrick coolican:; By J. Patrick Coolican; Sen. Harry Reid, who has a long history of taking on the the state’s electric monopoly NV Energy, will do so again today in his biannual speech to the Legislature in Carson City. According to sources familiar with the speech, Reid will talk broadly about diversifying Nevada’s economy and specifically press legislators to strengthen the state’s renewable energy mandate. A law known as the renewable energy portfolio sets out the percentage of energy delivered to Nevadans that must come from renewable sources such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric.

Obama should prepare for long road to achieving energy goals: Tuesday, February 12, 2013; Politics: President should make strategy on energy more clear in State of the Union, but achieving bipartisan support could be a battle; By Karoun Demirjian; When he speaks to Congress tonight, President Barack Obama will repeat many familiar points about his 2013 agenda. He already has articulated the stakes facing gun control and, more or less, detailed his position on immigration reform. But the State of the Union speech will be Obama’s first opportunity to present a detailed, second-term strategy for the issue he has identified as his next priority: energy.

NV Energy seeks OK for extra fees on analog meters: Monday, February 4, 2013; By Cy Ryan; NV Energy has filed with state regulators its proposed added rates for thousands of customers who want to retain their analog meters instead of switching to so-called smart meters.