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Utility To Defend Smart Meters
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — NV Energy says its plan to install digital “smart” meters in homes and businesses across northern Nevada does not infringe on customer privacy. Nevada’s main electric utility...
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Nev. OKs 7-cent Tax To Fund Phone Service For Deaf
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State officials are setting a 7-cent monthly tax on telephone lines to fund phone services for up to 10,000 deaf Nevadans. The Las Vegas Sun reports (http://bit.ly/xHDyTC ) the...
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Public Hearing Planned On Gas Rate Hike
Las Vegas, NV) — You’ll have a chance to sound off on a proposed rate hike for Southwest Gas customers. The utility has asked the state Public Utilities Commission for a 6.2 percent increase to cover...
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Southwest Gas Rate Increase Approved
(Carson City, NV) — Southwest Gas customers will pay more under a rate increase approved by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The Las Vegas Sun reports the commission has voted to allow the...
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PUC To Vote On ‘Smart Meter’ Opt-Out Fee
(Carson City, NV) – Thousands of customers who don’t want one of NV Energy’s “smart meters” will pay for their decision. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports the utility plans to charge $100 to Southern...
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State Approves Smart Meter Opt-Out Charge
(Las Vegas, NV) – The state Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan for NV Energy customers who don’t want a “smart meter” in their home. Those who opt out of the “NV Energize” program will...
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Smart Meter ‘Opt-Out’ Plan Delayed
(Las Vegas, NV) – NV Energy customers who don’t want a smart meter will have to wait a little longer. The program has been placed on hold, after the state Bureau of Consumer Protection filed a stay...
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Electric Bills To Drop in 2013
(Las Vegas, NV) — NV Energy customers will enjoy slightly lower power bills next year. The state Public Utilities Commission has approved the utility’s plan for new power sources and strategies over...
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Electric Customers To Pay Less For Smart Meter Opt-Out
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Public Utilities Commission has approved lower fees for NV Energy customers opposed to new smart meters. In a 2-1 decision, commissioners Wednesday also gave the utility...
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Southwest Gas Seeking Rate Hike
LAS VEGAS (AP/KXNT) — You could soon be paying more for natural gas. Southwest Gas is hoping to push rates up a bit in Clark County, and lower them slightly in northern Nevada. The Las Vegas Sun...
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Apple To Build Massive Solar Plant To Power Data Centers
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Apple Inc. said it will pay for construction of an 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant in northern Nevada to provide power for a data center the technology giant plans east of Reno....
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Electric Bills Dropping, But Not By Much
AS VEGAS (AP) — Electric bills are going down slightly next week for NV Energy customers in southernNevada. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the average residential bill will go down by $1.35 a...
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Formal Smart Meter Probe
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State utility regulators have voted to formally launch an inquiry into the safety of smart meters installed on over 1 million Nevada homes and businesses by NV Energy. Thursday’s...
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State Rejects Plan For Solar Facility
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada utility regulators rejected a plan for a $438 million solar facility that was being planned for the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation as part of an NV Energy effort...
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New $1 Billion Power Plant Not Certain
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NV Energy’s CEO says there’s no guarantee the utility will go through with a controversial proposal to build a new $1 billion power plant. Paul Caudill told the Public Utilities...
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Governor Directs Task Force To Work On Rooftop Solar Policy
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval is asking an energy task force to take up hot-button issues including rooftop solar rate-setting and the Clean Power Plan. The governor’s chief strategy officer,...
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Hundreds Expected At Meeting Today To Discuss Solar Rates
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission will likely get an earful from concerned consumers today as hundreds are expected to flood a meeting today. Regulators are deciding how to phase in higher rates...
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Commission Gives ‘Thumbs Up’ On Renewable Energy Deal
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Public Utilities Commission has approved a deal for the city of Las Vegas that seeks to increase the city’s use of renewable energy. The Las Vegas Sun reports that the commission...
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Nevada Takes First Steps Toward Solar ‘Grandfathering’
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada panel has taken the first steps toward securing more favorable rates for the state’s early-adopter solar customers. Members of an energy task force committee focused on...
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Nevada Panel Recommends Rooftop Solar ‘Grandfathering’
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada task force wants to allow the state’s early-adopter rooftop solar customers to go back to an older, more favorable rate structure. The state’s New Energy Industry Task Force...
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