Geoffrey Lawrence
NV Energy plan would impose big, new hidden costs on ratepayers
'Fuel switch' plan resembles a 'bait and fuel switch'
NV Energy wants to replace existing power plants before their usefulness has ended and for consumers to not only pay for the new plants, but also to pay more in perpetuity.
A version of the plan, dubbed “NVision” by the utility’s public relations team, was first proposed to the state Public Utility Commission in 2012. When the PUC rejected the proposal, the company took it to Sen. Kelvin Atkinson and Assemblyman David Bobzien, who introduced it in the Nevada Legislature’s current session as Senate Bill 123.
If enacted, NV Energy’s legislation would require the firm to close down at least 800 megawatts (MW) of coal‐fired electric generation capacity before the standard decommissioning date — after having constructed new renewable and natural‐gas‐ fired power plants to replace that lost capacity.
Five myths about government spending in Nevada
Nevada governments spend more than you think
Nevada governments spend more than you think.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Part III
A review of bills still winding through the Nevada Legislature
A review of the bills still alive during the 2013 Legislative Session.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Part II
A review of bills still winding through the Nevada Legislature
A review of the bills still alive during the 2013 Legislative Session.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Part I
A review of bills that didn't survive the committee deadline
An overview of bills that didn’t survive the committee deadline.
Charting a better path
Charter agencies would free up reform, innovation within state workforce
Charter agencies would enable reform and encourage innovation within the state's workforce.
The illusion of prosperity
'Renewable' energy doesn’t enrich; it impoverishes
'Renewable' energy doesn’t enrich society; 'renewable' energy impoverishes it.
Turning PISTOL on its head
New eminent domain plan would abrogate property rights of mortgage lenders
New eminent domain scheme would harm property rights of mortgage lenders.
Hold on to your wallet
Legislature once again has taxpayers bracing for another hit
Legislators are once again targeting taxpayers.
