Geoffrey Lawrence
Geoffrey Lawrence is the deputy director of policy at NPRI. Geoffrey conducts research on state and local issues concerning taxation, government spending, and fiscal transparency and accountability.
Recent Work
NV Energy plan would impose big, new hidden costs on ratepayers
'Fuel switch' plan resembles a 'bait and fuel switch'
NV Energy wants to replace existing power plants before their usefulness has ended and for consumers to not only pay for the new plants, but also to pay more in perpetuity.
A version of the plan, dubbed “NVision” by the utility’s public relations team, was first proposed to the state Public Utility Commission in 2012. When the PUC rejected the proposal, the company took it to Sen. Kelvin Atkinson and Assemblyman David Bobzien, who introduced it in the Nevada Legislature’s current session as Senate Bill 123.
If enacted, NV Energy’s legislation would require the firm to close down at least 800 megawatts (MW) of coal‐fired electric generation capacity before the standard decommissioning date — after having constructed new renewable and natural‐gas‐ fired power plants to replace that lost capacity.
Five myths about government spending in Nevada
Nevada governments spend more than you think
Nevada governments spend more than you think.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Part III
A review of bills still winding through the Nevada Legislature
A review of the bills still alive during the 2013 Legislative Session.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Part II
A review of bills still winding through the Nevada Legislature
A review of the bills still alive during the 2013 Legislative Session.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Part I
A review of bills that didn't survive the committee deadline
An overview of bills that didn’t survive the committee deadline.