I never could figure out why, when NV Energy jacked up the rates charged to residential solar panel owners because they were somehow being subsidized by non-panel owners, the rates for non-panel owners were not concomitantly reduced and yet the move was somehow going to be revenue neutral. Two reports out this week say[…]
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has decided to screw over the suckers who were enticed by the state to install solar panels on their rooftops — at considerable expense — over 12 years instead of four, jacking up connection fees and lowering credits for uploaded power every three years until 2028, instead of every[…]
Sometimes the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. Two years ago the Governor’s Office of Economic Development doled out $1.2 million to entice rooftop solar panel installer SolarCity to open an office in Nevada and create jobs. This past week the governor-appointed Public Utilities Commission became the Governor’s Office of[…]
By Victor Joecks Nevada Policy Research Institute Since the Legislative Session ended, there’s been a lot of attention paid to lawmakers who supported the largest tax increase in Nevada history. Taxpayers are rightfully outraged at politicians who promised to “keep taxes low,” but then passed the largest tax increase in state history, including a[…]
By Parker Philpot Las Vegas can boast of having the brightest array of neon lights to be found anywhere, but the biggest, brightest news on the Strip involves the sun and the world’s largest array of convention center rooftop solar panels now in place atop the MGM Resort International’s Mandalay Bay. In a highly[…]
The Las Vegas Tribune is asking the office of the Attorney General in Nevada to start an investigation of the smart meters after several NV Energy customers have complained that they have been forced to install the smart meter under duress; others with medical certification have told the newspaper that they believe they have[…]
By Mike Clifford Nevada News Service It’s going to be another scorcher this month in southern Nevada, but thanks to action by Nevada Lawmakers, local consumers will not be forced into higher electricity rates during peak load times. Barry Gold, advocacy director, AARP-Nevada, said the Silver State is among[…]
By Mike Clifford Nevada News Service The Clean Energy Summit got started Tuesday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and a Nevada tribe member says he plans to buttonhole the prospective new owners of utility company NV Energy and make sure they know about the extent of the pollution problem they[…]
NV Energy, AKA Nevada Power, the company that provides power to Nevada residents, may be playing dirty with its customers while playing Good Samaritan. For a very long time, NV Energy, AKA Nevada power, has been trying hard to force its customers to change their power meters over to the[…]
They don’t call it “green” energy for nothing! Environmentalists would like you to think it’s because “renewable” energy production will save the planet and make all the trees and grass greener. But in reality it’s because it’s so darned expensive and will end up costing each and every one of[…]
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