In a rare victory for NV Energy consumers, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted Tuesday to reject the utility’s bid to nearly triple the basic service charge for Northern Nevada customers from $16.

Nevada Energy customers will soon have to pay a higher basic service rate, though it is much lower than what the utility company was originally proposing. Typically energy rate hikes are not celebrated,

A massive US42 billion transmission line project Greenlink West has received final approval from the US Department of the Interior

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has partially approved NV Energy’s request to raise for rates for customers in northern Nevada.