The Nevada Public Utilities Commission is fast-tracking a proposed rate structure required by a new law that aims to increase the number of solar customers in Nevada.
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State officials have approved $150 million in industrial development bonds for a Northern Nevada facility that can transform garbage into jet and diesel fuel. The State Board of Finance signed off on the bonds this week.
A California company wants to build a 1,600-megawatt solar energy generation facility in Nye County.
NV Energy has filed an application with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission to comply with a new state law aimed at encouraging homeowners to invest in rooftop solar technology and participate in net metering.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a California utility seeking a state tax refund on coal it used decades ago to power its now-closed Mohave Generating Station power plant near Laughlin.
The votes are in, and the winners of the first NV Energy Foundation $20,000 Power of Good Giveaway are the Positively Arts Foundation from Southern Nevada and the Fernley High School Music Boosters.
A first-of-its-kind solar plant in Central Nevada is back online and generating power after being down for repairs for eight months.
After a one-year hiatus, the National Clean Energy Summit is returning to Las Vegas on Oct. 13. The event, which highlights innovations in the field of renewable energy, will be co-hosted by summit founder, retired U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.
NV Energy customers can vote for their favorite nonprofits to win $10,000 from the utility’s foundation for youth programs.
Despite the project being pronounced dead during the Obama administration, Sandoval said the fight is needed because the Yucca project continues to see support in Congress.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday that Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla and SpaceX, will be at the National Governors Association’s summer meeting.
The great central Nevada oil rush appears to be off to a slow start.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed a bill into law that is expected to resurrect the rooftop solar industry in Nevada.
State officials have approved an Idaho utility company’s plan to close a coal-fired power plant in Nevada about 10 years ahead of schedule and raise monthly bills for customers to cover depreciation costs.
The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked Congress on Wednesday for $30 million and staff to review the expected restart of the license application to permanently store nuclear waste at the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada.