NV Energy Asking to Raise Rates by More than Twice as Much as Needed, Say Experts

NV Energy asking to raise rates by more than twice as much as needed, say experts

(Photo: Ronda Churchill/Nevada Current)The Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection says NV Energy requires less than half of the $224 million rate hike it’s asking the Public Utilities Commission to approve for Southern Nevada customers, and criticized the utility for attempting to charge ratepayers for lavish spending on lodging and limos for company gatherings.  The 9% proposed rate hike is expected to cost the average customer an add…

West Aussies hit with 50 per cent hike in power bills

West Australians are facing a 50 per cent increase in power bills as of next month, in a post-election hangover as households are weaned off electricity credits.

WA power bill shock to get worse under state government renewables plan

“Ending state-based energy bill subsidies will expose the true impact net zero will have on West Australian households. However, the state government’s energy plan is set to increase costs much further than originally anticipated,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. As reported today in The West Australian, households face a 50 per cent increase in power bills as consumer electricity subsidies are set to be …