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Tesla buys 2,000 more acres in Northern Nevada

The acquisition triples the size of Tesla‘s property holdings in the Silver State, bringing total acreage to around 3,000.Tesla bought 1,000 acres in the industrial park last year.

Switch stays with NV Energy, drawn by renewable power

CARSON CITY —€” The data storage company Switch will stay with NV Energy and not seek to leave to find its own electricity on the open market, the utility company reported Tuesday.

County to auction land near Laughlin for solar development

Clark County officials hope to spur solar energy development on thousands of acres of county-owned land near Laughlin, after a larger effort to boost development fizzled.

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Nevadans to see slight drop in electricity bills

Temperatures may be soaring, but Nevadans should see a dip in their energy bills under an NV Energy rate decrease that took effect Wednesday. In Southern Nevada, the average monthly bill of $154.54 will drop about $4.84.

Electric-charging stations planned between Las Vegas, Northern Nevada

Gov. Brian Sandoval and NV Energy officials held a news conference Tuesday to announce an initiative to install electric-charging stations in key rural communities along U.S. 95 corridor between Las Vegas and Northern Nevada.

Solar company announces rooftop-solar loan program

A national solar company announced Thursday it has a new way for Nevadans to get immediate benefits from installing rooftop solar without any upfront costs.

PUC rejects Switch exit while casino exec raps utility profits

The Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted 2-1 on Wednesday to reject an application by the data storage company Switch to leave as a customer of Nevada Power Co. and purchase its own energy supply on the wholesale market.

Order would deny Switch’s application to leave NV Energy

A draft order prepared by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission would deny the application by the data storage company Switch to leave Nevada Power and purchase its own electricity on the wholesale market.

Bill to delay renewable energy projects passes

A bill to let the Public Utilities Commission delay renewable energy projects proposed to be built by NV Energy passed the Legislature late Monday.

Bill would let NV Energy delay new renewable-energy projects

A bill that would let NV Energy delay building new renewable-energy projects requried as part of a plan to replace the loss of coal-fired power produced at the Reid Gardner plant at Moapa was introduced Monday, the last day of the legislative session.

3 solar projects approved for federal land in Clark County

Three companies looking to generate electricity from solar energy on federal land in Clark County received final government approval Monday following fast-track reviews.

Lawmakers: No intention to continually raise net metering cap

Two lawmakers with long experience in crafting Nevada’s rooftop-solar policy said Wednesday they never intended to continually raise the net metering cap beyond the 3 percent level now in law.

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