Statement: Community Groups are Committed to Fighting the Daily Demand Charge
Community groups are committed to fighting the daily demand charge and issued the following statements.
Given chance to take a stand on NV Energy’s demand charge, state lawmakers take a pass
When given the opportunity to take a public stance on the controversial NV Energy rate scheme set to go into effect next year, seven state lawmakers on Tuesday opted to say nothing at all.
Extreme heat is smothering Nevada. Are public cooling centers enough?
“The biggest missing piece in Nevada is funding,” said Jackie Spicer, coalition coordinator for the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition, which has pushed for greater heat mitigation efforts in recent years.
KNPR’s State of Nevada August 5: Evaluating the local heat response, school is back in session, and Caesars Palace celebrates 60 years
As extreme heat broils Nevada, local governments attempt to keep people cool; Washoe and Clark County school districts are back in session; and a Las Vegas casino institution marks a milestone birthday. That and more on the latest episode of KNPR’s State of Nevada.
You didn’t vote for them, but three Lombardo appointees decide your NV Energy bill
Three governor-appointed commissioners approved NV Energy’s new peak demand charge. Now the attorney general and solar advocates are fighting it in court.
Nevada Law Requires Heat Planning in Cities Over 100,000 as Lawmaker Eyes Statewide Office
Nevada communities with more than 100,000 residents must now build extreme heat response into their long-range planning documents, under a law that took effect this month, and one legislator is…
On Clark County’s streets, healthcare now comes to the patient
Jackie Spicer, coalition coordinator at the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition, said people experiencing homelessness often remain exposed to dangerous temperatures long after most residents have gone indoors. Unlike people with air conditioning, those living outside may spend entire days and nights in the heat, she said.
Public Utilities Commission responds to accessibility concerns
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After widespread community concerns regarding accessibility at Public Utilities Commission of Nevada meetings, agency staff are responding.
Nevada law requiring extreme heat planning in effect as lawmaker considers statewide heat office
Assembly Bill 96 requires jurisdictions over 100,000 people to add heat mitigation.
New heat law takes effect in Nevada, meant to address heat deaths and illnesses
“That can have greater health risks for people who are exposed to higher temperatures; people can be paying higher energy bills,” said Jackie Spicer, coordinator of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition. “If they are folks who live in older homes, they have to use their ACs more to combat that.”
