Nevada Power claims this will help us save money in the long run since they just dropped over $1.3 billion dollars on a new infrastructure, but how kind of them to force this on residents during the hottest months of the year.

“This rate case is principally a result of those investments we made that have already saved our customers money,” Yackira said.

~ Las Vegas Review-Journal

I really hope I’m the only one this makes no sense to. In the time we’ve been here our monthly bill for the summer months has done nothing but go up, up and away, and we’re even raising our thermostats. Where is this supposed savings we’re already seeing? Apparently we should consider ourselves lucky, though — they were pushing for a 14% hike for residential customers.

The increase covers Nevada Power’s general expenses and profits, energy and purchased power costs, settlement of disputes over a 2002 rate case, and payments Nevada Power made to compensate wholesale power suppliers for contract terminations in 2002.

~ Las Vegas Review-Journal

I do understand the money has to come from somewhere, but why does it fall on our shoulders to cover their court settlement costs and contract problems from five years ago?

Anyway, KTNV offers a few energy saving tips.

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