April 27, 2020

NV ENERGY

By Checker Bot

Updated 04-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about NV ENERGY!

NV Energy: NV Energy proudly serves Nevada with a service area covering over 44,000 square miles. We provide electricity to 2.4 million electric customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko. We also provide natural gas to more than 145,000 customers in the Reno-Sparks area.

Companies leaving NV Energy could affect remaining customers: In 2018, 10 companies began efforts to leave Nevada’s utility monopoly, NV Energy — more than in the previous five years combined.

NV Energy to add 1.2 GW solar, 2.3 GWh storage as large customer exit slows: The capacity will be divided among three projects and help the utility exceed its goal of doubling renewable energy output by 2023.

NV Energy 2.3-cent solar contract could set new price record: The utility’s proposed power purchase agreement beats an Arizona project that GTM Research previously said was the cheapest solar contract in the nation.

Nevada regulators approve NV Energy’s first EV infrastructure program: NV Energy partnered with the state on a joint initiative to increase access to charging infrastructure between major urban centers and to mitigate customers’ range anxiety.

Second golden eagle found dead at Nevada wind farm: Conservationists are calling for regulatory action after the death of a second golden eagle in three years at a White Pine County wind farm that sells power to NV Energy.

NV Energy agrees to deal with wind farm: Local power utility NV Energy has agreed to a 20-year deal to buy electricity from a wind farm planned near Ely.

UPDATE 2-Algonquin, Emera to jointly buy some NV Energy assets: * Algonquin, Emera to form new company called Calpeco

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: NV Energy is a public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada . it also provides natural gas service in the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area of northern northern Nevada. NV in 1984, it reorganized as a holding company, Sierra Pacific Resources . Nevada Power was formed in 1906 as the Consolidated Power and Telephone Company of Nevada . it sold off its telephone operations in 1929 and became Southern Nevada the merger created a company with a service territory stretching over 44,400 square miles . on September 22, 2008, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power began doing business as NV Energy . this is the result of the corporate decision to in 2009, NV Energy sold its California operations to a partnership of Algonquin Power & Utilities and Emera . in 2010, NV energy entered a 20-year agreement with pattern energy to be sole the program was authorized by the state legislature (Senate Bill 145) the rankings are based on interruption frequency and interruption duration . the company is exceeding Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard . the law applies to all electricity providers, including cooperatives and power marketers . in June 2019, NV Energy announced three new solar power projects . the projects are set to be completed by 2023 . in 2011, the company completed construction of the Harry Allen gas-fired generating plant . prior to 2013, the company’s northern and southern Nevada electric grids were not connected . the 500-kilovolt One Nevada Transmission Line six major commercial customers left NV Energy’s system during 2016 through 2018 . they began buying power from other sources, exercising right to do so under 2001 state law . special collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.

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