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Should NV Energy help pay for fuel costs? Lawmakers say it’d help reduce bill spikes

Andi Kaufman is a single mother on a fixed income.

NV Energy is the state’s primary electricity provider, and passes fuel costs directly through to customers. That means the utility doesn’t make a profit on fuel sales, but when those costs rise, customers are left on the hook.

Audit shows Nevada forestry division failed to bill $33M in out-of-state firefighting costs

In 2023, lawmakers received a $15 million request from the division. They ultimately approved the request but expressed concern about the division’s finances and ordered an audit. Completed last year and presented to lawmakers in January, it showed high rates of turnover in the division’s billing de

Ordered to close its last coal plant, NV Energy will now burn a different fossil fuel

Instead, the state’s largest electric utility is repowering Valmy to burn natural gas. The conversion, the utility touted, would reduce the plant’s emissions by roughly 50 percent.

Nevada approves rule protecting workers from extreme heat after years of setbacks

The state’s Division of Industrial Relations, the agency responsible for workplace safety and worker protections in Nevada, has adopted a regulation requiring all businesses with more than 10 employees to perform a one-time job hazard analysis to assess work conditions that could lead to heat illnes

Coyote calling contests: Nevada’s search for a compromise that likely doesn’t exist

One by one, dozens of freshly killed coyotes were weighed, their blood streaking the snow.

Efforts to build more electric vehicle charging stations in Nevada sputtering

At the 2016 dedication of the first state-sponsored electric vehicle charging station in Beatty, former Gov.

Massive $4.2B NV Energy transmission line gets federal approval

Since the projects were first proposed in 2019, their combined price tag has nearly doubled. Their original estimated cost of $2.5 billion has since increased to $4.24 billion.

Nevada governor releases revised climate plan after lengthy delay

“By harnessing clean energy, improving energy efficiency, and fostering economic growth, we’re establishing Nevada as a leader in climate solutions,” Lombardo said in an emailed statement. “By addressing these environmental challenges locally, we’re able to strengthen the future of our state for gen

Finding Reno’s hot spots; volunteers to measure Northern Nevada’s warmest neighborhoods

Shortly after the sun rises in Reno, the city’s summer temperatures are already withering.

The Biggest Little City constantly hovers in the 90s and often dips its toes into the 100s. Plants droop.