Solar Customers Anxiously Await PUC Review Of New Rates

By Julia Ritchey |January 13, 2016 Last month the PUC gave NV Energy the OK to raise rates for existing solar customers. That includes Reno City Councilwoman Naomi Duerr, who invested $50,000 to install 36 solar panels on her home five years ago. “So you have $50,000 and you’re saying, ‘What can I do to […]

Utility regulators reject call to delay new rooftop-solar rates

By Sean Whaley |January 13, 2016 CARSON CITY — State utility regulators on Wednesday rejected a call to stay new rooftop-solar rates for net metering customers despite a daylong hearing that saw dozens of homeowners ask for a delay while the Dec. 22 decision is reconsidered. The Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to reject a delay in […]