Critics say the plan to construct two natural gas turbines in Clark County for $353 million will raise utility bills for customers.
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The utility submitted a proposal to spend $373 million to protect its infrastructure against extreme weather and other events.
Southwest Gas filed plans to raise customer rates in April, and it’s the highest increase compared to the most recent quarterly rate hikes.
The electric carmaker is set to receive the tax abatements over the next 20 years after members of a state workforce development board approved the proposal.
Southwest Gas rate payers gathered at the Public Utilities Commission’s office to protest potential rate hikes that would give the utility company $21.4 million in annual revenue.
NV Energy filed its quarterly rate adjustments and customers in Southern Nevada can expect to see an average increase of 1.54 percent, starting April 1.
The state’s order came after a major pipeline that delivers gasoline supplies to Las Vegas developed a leak in Long Beach, California.
Gov. Joe Lombardo said he is not aware of any reports of price gouging following last week’s shutdown of a pipeline that supplies gasoline to Las Vegas.
County and state officials urged local residents to avoid panic buying “to limit potential impacts due to this temporary disruption.”
The pipeline supplies gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to locations throughout California and Nevada, including Las Vegas.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced a proposed $2 billion loan for a Nevada company that produces parts for lithium batteries.
A chilly January and recently implemented rate hikes has Southern Nevadans facing higher utility bills, and more rate hikes may be coming in April.
Tesla plans to invest an estimated $3.6 billion in battery and electric semi-truck manufacturing in Northern Nevada and create 3,000 jobs, the company announced Tuesday.
NV Energy is proposing a more than $800 million plan to advance the state’s energy independence.
The achievement will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power, officials said.
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