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.”
Las Vegas hearing on Southwest Gas rates postponed as PUCN explores larger sites
The Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition slammed the PUCN on June 16 after people were shut out of a hearing on NV Energy’s controversial daily demand charge. Only 50 people were allowed to attend. The group cited a pattern of obstruction and said they were documenting the problem, listing some of their complaints:
EDITORIAL: PUC should welcome public input, not discourage it
Photo: Dr. Mary House, in orange, is seen on video talking about NV Energy during the general consumer session held by Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto Las Vegas Review-Journal June 23, 2026 – 9:02 pm Link: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-puc-should-welcome-public-input-not-discourage-it-3842173/ The men and women who serve on […]
NV Energy’s pledge to compare bills with and without peak demand charge fizzles
“If this new charge is too complicated for the utility company to calculate our bills after nine months, how could ratepayers ever expect to reasonably predict our own bills?” asked Jackie Spicer of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition.
PUC tactics designed to dissuade comment, reflect lack of accountability, say observers
“We are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to be accessible and accountable to the public they claim to serve,” Jackie Spicer of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition said in a statement to the Current. “By leaving residents outside in triple-digit heat, including elders and people with health issues, the Commissioners are making it clear they do not care about residents.”
