The average Southwest Gas bill for January rose 50 percent from a year earlier. The utility says several factors are to blame.
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NV Energy customers will be paying for the utility’s employee bonuses, despite concerns raised by the state consumer advocate that the level of bonuses are higher than what was earned.
A joint request from Station Casinos and NV Energy asking for lower energy rates lists some projects can could be constructed next.
Cold temperatures are keeping gasoline prices low this week, but West Coast drivers could could see gas prices tick upward sooner rather than later.
Power was restored after power outages left over 6,000 people in the dark for several hours.
Around 6 a.m., 6,000 NV Energy customers did not have power in Northern Nevada, but that number dwindled to about 2,100 people by 2 p.m., according to NV Energy’s website.
NV Energy has raised its rates for the year for residential customers.
Death Valley National Park was hit by a power outage, which affected the park’s ability to pump water and cut off cell service.
NV Energy says the rate increases, which received state regulatory approval, are designed to recoup the costs of improving its grid infrastructure.
An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there, Google announced Tuesday.
The cheapest gas prices in Las Vegas on Monday were $4.29 a gallon while the least expensive gas in the state was around $3.86 a gallon in the Wells, Wendover areas.
Though temperatures cooled in August, many Las Vegas Valley residents’ opinions about their power bills have not — or at least by much.
In an application to state regulators, Southwest Gas requested to increase its revenue by almost $70 million in order to meet costs and service requirements.
Regulators have approved a statewide rate for natural disaster prevention that would result in Southern Nevadans paying for Northern Nevada costs.
Average Las Vegas Valley gas prices have risen nearly 25 cents a gallon in the past week. There are two factors driving the spike, says a petroleum analyst.
