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Nevada regulators Thursday voted to recommend a proposal that would grandfather existing solar customers under old net-metering rates. Those rates were eliminated last December. The proposal grandfathers existing solar customers for 20 years. Last week, a committee of Governor Brian Sandoval’s New Energy Industry Task Force proposed applying old net-metering rates to customers who purchased systems before December 31, 2015, for 25 years. That would overturn regulators’ February vote. However, the current proposal ignores Nevada’s previous 3% — or 235-megawatt — cap on government-subsidized solar installations.

Senator Harry Reid is again chiding his colleagues in the congress over a work schedule that seems pretty light to most Americans who put in 40 hour weeks. The Senate minority leader Thursday, described current conditions on Capitol Hill.

Nevada regulators Thursday voted to recommend a proposal that would grandfather existing solar customers under old net-metering rates. Those rates were eliminated last December. The proposal grandfathers existing solar customers for 20 years. Last week, a committee of Governor Brian Sandoval’s New Energy Industry Task Force proposed applying old net-metering rates to customers who purchased systems before December 31, 2015, for 25 years. That would overturn regulators’ February vote. However, the current proposal ignores Nevada’s previous 3% — or 235-megawatt — cap on government-subsidized solar installations. Regulators say Nevada spends about $16 million annually to carry the residential solar market via net-metering payments.

Nevada regulators Thursday voted to recommend a proposal that would grandfather existing solar customers under old net-metering rates. Those rates were eliminated last December. The proposal grandfathers existing solar customers for 20 years. Last week, a committee of Governor Brian Sandoval’s New Energy Industry Task Force proposed applying old net-metering rates to customers who purchased systems before December 31, 2015, for 25 years. That would overturn regulators’ February vote. However, the current proposal ignores Nevada’s previous 3% — or 235-megawatt — cap on government-subsidized solar installations.

Nevada utility customers are already reaping seven to fourteen million dollars a year from rooftop solar, whether they have panels or not, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the energy provider Solar City.

A new report from the energy provider Solar City and the Natural Resources Defense Council says rooftop solar is a multimillion dollar benefit to Nevada already and would be even more of a benefit if net metering were to be reinstated.

Nevada utility customers are already reaping seven to fourteen million dollars a year from rooftop solar, whether they have panels or not, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the energy provider Solar City.

One person died this afternoon in a shooting near Susanville

America hates pain and loves the drugs that relieve it.

Law enforcement agencies in Northern Nevada are preparing for a busy boating season at Lakes Tahoe, Topaz, Lahontan and others