According to a new report by the Nature Conservancy, there are nearly 400,000 acres — about four times the area of the City of Las Vegas — in Nevada that have already been affected by development and extraction that are suitable for renewable energy development.

NV Energy says its proposal to change how power bills are calculated for Northern Nevada customers will result in cost savings, but a new analysis by a clean energy nonprofit shows those savings are based almost entirely on predicted decreases in fuel costs, and that the base structure of the new rates will have customers paying more than they otherwise would.

The new investigatory board comes after legislation was passed in 2023 creating more consumer protections in the rooftop solar industry.

NV Energy is proposing to raise its flat rate for service across Northern Nevada while lowering how much customers pay for actual energy use — a move watchdog groups say penalizes customers with low incomes or those who curb their power usage through conservation or by adding rooftop solar installations. 

Conservation and watchdog groups are questioning the Bureau of Land Management's willingness to reroute an NV Energy transmission line around a potential mine site but not a Southern Nevada national monument.

Once named the nation's "dirtiest coal plant," NV Energy's Reid Gardner in Southern Nevada is now a battery storage facility.

Scientists and energy producers are hoping Nevada's extensive geothermal resources can help lead the clean energy push.

If and when Ioneer's lithium and boron mine at Rhyolite Ridge enters production, Ioneer will become a leading boron producer in the United States.

High natural gas bills this winter have led many customers to accuse Southwest Gas of price gouging. But the increased bills reflect the costs the utility itself is paying for natural gas.

The nation needs to double the size of its electric grid to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and renewable energy production in Nevada is critical to helping the nation get there.

Statewide regional transportation commissions are piloting hydrogen fuel cell buses to reduce emissions.

Residents and watchdog groups are asking state regulators to deny a proposed rate increase by Southwest Gas, saying it will financially cripple some Nevadans.

Rural utilities that rely on hydropower generated by the dams question the availability and costs for alternative sources for electricity.

A multiyear battle over whether Southern Nevadans should pay for natural disaster protection work in Northern Nevada raises an increasingly pressing public policy question: Are natural disasters statewide or local issues?

The potential destruction of ice age fossils in a Southern Nevada national monument by a proposed energy transmission line is due to a decade-old mapping error, according to federal employees, but at least one government accountability group isn’t buying it.

With nearly 100 solar plant applications pending in Nevada, conservationists worry there isn’t an updated management plan specifically guiding utility-scale solar development in the Silver State.

NV Energy intends to convert its last coal generation plant to natural gas, the utility announced Wednesday.

NV Energy is seeking a stronger legislative mandate and a message from the Legislature to state regulators to make it clear that closing that open market position is a priority. Sanchez said that could even include raising the Renewable Portfolio Standard.

The bill’s introduction marks the culmination of months of negotiations involving NV Energy, bill sponsor Assemblyman Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas), large energy customers and environmental groups.

Specific details are still being hashed out on a late-session energy deal, but here’s what The Nevada Independent knows about the proposed legislation.