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Retiring coal-fired plants in Nevada passes Senate
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Senate endorsed NV Energy Inc.'s plan Wednesday to retire coal-fired power plants and pave the way for the state's biggest electrical utility to transition to more renewable sources.
In Tahoe face-off with California, Nevada retreats
Sandoval risks political backlash in signing new agreement.
NVision = higher power bills
Pending fuel-switch legislation could dramatically increase power rates.
NPRI analysis of NV Energy plan shows ratepayers will pay much more under NVision scheme
CARSON CITY — NV Energy’s proposed “NVision” plan, currently being considered by legislators in Carson City, will increase the cost of electricity, does not include a cap on rate hikes caused by increases in natural gas prices and forces ratepayers to pay NV Energy for stockpiles of coal it has purchased but no longer wants to use. Those are the findings of a new NPRI analysis of Senate Bill 123, which contains the NVision plan.