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NV Energy CEO Michael Yackira will retire in June. He will be replaced by Paul Caudill, former president of MidAmerican Solar. Caudill joins the electrical utility immediately.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada unanimously approved the $5.6 billion sale of NV Energy to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. on Monday, including stipulations outlined in a settlement agreement filed Oct. 28.
The city of Henderson recently partnered with EnergyFit Nevada to promote energy efficiency in targeted communities.
The largest natural gas and electric service provider in northwest Arizona would merge with Canada’s largest investor-owned gas and electric distribution utility under a proposal unveiled Wednesday.
When BrightSource Energy announced in March 2009 that it would build a 600-megawatt solar power plant as part of the huge Coyote Springs development northwest of Las Vegas, there were cigars all around.
A $20 million credit could be coming to NV Energy customers if the Nevada Public Utilities Commission accepts a settlement agreement involving MidAmerican Energy Holdings, NV Energy, the Bureau for Consumer Protection and PUC regulatory operations staff.
The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into the water supply. It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
NV Energy customers will no longer foot the bill for $1 billion of MidAmerican Energy Holdings’s costs to buy NV Energy, and customers will also be refunded $20 million in the form of a bill credit, according to a settlement agreement filed by NV Energy with the state Public Utilities Commission.
Need a plug for your electric car? The University of Nevada, Reno is making it easier for electric-vehicle owners to charge up.
NV Energy Inc.’s Northern Nevada customers now have the option of getting all their electricity from renewable sources — for a price.
Cool weather, refunds to consumers and merger-related costs held down NV Energy earnings in the third quarter.
Southwest Gas Corp. has successfully raised $250 million in its latest issuance of senior notes, mostly to pay down corporate debt.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has joined the board of a Henderson clean energy company.
NV Energy will accept applications for SolarGenerations rebates from Nov. 1 through Nov. 15. Accepted applicants will receive rebates to offset the cost of installing photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight into electricity.