Gasoline prices are expected to spike as much as 40 cents per gallon in the coming weeks, with the potential for a higher increase in the longer term.
Energy
The Trump administration has frozen Nevada’s $156 million solar panel grant.
The Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration have unfrozen the $156 million grant associated with Nevada’s solar initiative.
Nevada is a prime location for geothermal energy — but not without controversy.
Three people have been arrested in an attempted copper wire theft at an energy substation, which caused a temporary power outage.
An attempted copper wire theft at an energy substation caused a temporary power outage, according to NV Energy.
Two-thirds of the Ivanpah Solar Generating Facility is shutting down after a major California utility company terminated its contract with plant owners.
An NV Energy spokesperson cited a “system error” that erroneously listed 75,000 customers without service Wednesday.
Once operational, Rhyolite Ridge will quadruple the nation’s current domestic lithium supply, officials say.
A hotly contested solar project that straddles the Nye-Clark County line received its final federal permits to proceed with construction.
An agreement has been signed to turn the 2,000-acre dairy farm into a solar energy facility.
A company was chosen to design and construct Lincoln County’s first utility-scale solar project.
Environmentalists say the 1-inch-long butterfly could be affected by plans to build an 84-acre geothermal energy plant.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., called the move by the Biden administration to block energy exploration “a historic step.”
The Public Utilities Commission approved NV Energy’s plans for keeping up with future energy demand.