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WEBNevada Current is a nonprofit online source of political and policy news and commentary. We seek to demonstrate how policies, institutions and systems make life harder for Nevadans than it needs to be; document how things got that way, and; explore what it might take to fix them. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state ...
PUC denies NV Energy bid to triple service charge in Northern …
WEB2 days ago · In a rare victory for NV Energy consumers, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted Tuesday to reject the utility’s bid to nearly triple the basic service charge for Northern Nevada customers from $16.50 a month to $45.30 a month, “a number that I believe is much too high,” Commissioner Randy Brown said during the […]
Striving for solar development balance on Nevada public lands
WEB1 day ago · Therefore, the push to develop solar energy on public lands in areas of the sensitive Amargosa River watershed in Nye and Clark Counties in Nevada raises significant concerns that cannot be ignored. Over 25 solar projects have already been proposed in this single watershed, encompassing some 60,000 acres or more of potential development.
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WEB6 days ago · BY: Jeniffer Solis - September 10, 2024. Communities from Las Vegas to Reno can expect a boom of utility-scale solar developments in the coming years, after federal land managers approved a long-anticipated transmission line Monday meant to carry solar power across the West. Over the last …
NV Energy transmission line approval reflects fed race to develop …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Communities from Las Vegas to Reno can expect a boom of utility-scale solar developments in the coming years, after federal land managers approved a long-anticipated transmission line Monday meant to carry solar power across the West. Over the last year, the federal government has stepped up efforts to approve and fund utility-scale solar projects in […]
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WEBABOUT US. Nevada Current is a nonprofit online source of political and policy news and commentary. We seek to: Explore what it might take to fix them. The Current is an affiliate of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization, supported by grants and donations. The Current retains full editorial independence.
New NV transmission line will slash energy costs, says White House
WEBOct 31, 2023 · On Monday, the White House announced $1.3 billion in new federal funding to create three new, massive electrical transmission lines in the Southwest and New England. Three new transmission lines will be built ,one between Nevada and Utah, another from Arizona to New Mexico, and a third through Vermont and New Hampshire before extending into ...
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WEBBY: Thom Reilly - July 9, 2024. Over the course of Nevada history, no one party has dominated the state’s politics, and its electorate has remained surprisingly balanced in its political leanings. Since becoming a state in 1864, Nevada has had equal representation with its federal delegation: 14 U.S. senators from each of the major parties ...
Federal funds for community solar in NV slowly trickling in
WEBAug 20, 2024 · On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Nevada Clean Energy Fund could start using a $156 million “Solar for All” federal grant designed to support community solar projects that benefit low-income households.
NV Energy seeks to prematurely recover costs of $4.2 billion ...
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Designed to buffer “potential rate shock” says utility. When NV Energy CEO Doug Cannon pitched Nevada lawmakers in 2021 on Greenlink, a massive transmission line project estimated at the time to cost $2.5 billion, he promised “Nevadans will not be asked to pay for this investment until at least five to six years down the road.”.
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