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Electricity rates could be headed down

Is any topic more confusing than power rates? Just look at NV Energy’s rate filing, submitted Tuesday with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and full of talk about DEAAs and EEPRs and EEIRs and BTERs and TREDs. But all of those acronyms taken together mean your power bill could drop by an average of 2.7 percent after the fall.

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Energy development poses challenge to wildlife habitat

As bird hunting season comes to an end and I reflect on all the wonderful hunting outings I’ve had this season and many seasons past, I’m reminded that Nevada’s world-class big game and bird hunting is often the envy of hunters around the country.

Federal loan guarantee approved for One Nevada transmission line

An important loan guarantee has come through for a major Nevada power project.
Electric-transmission developer LS Power and power utility NV Energy have been granted a $363 million loan guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy that will allow the companies to begin developing their One Nevada transmission line, or ON Line.

Utilities commission gets new leader

When Alaina Burtenshaw tries to explain her career at cocktail parties, she said she often sees people’s eyes start to glaze over.

Homebuilders tout benefits of green design

Nobody thinks about saving a rain forest as a result of “green building” techniques, but they might think about saving more than $1,000 a year on utility bills, a Las Vegas homebuilding executive said.

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