On the final day of Nevada’s legislative session on Monday, lawmakers passed a bill that would require transmission providers in the state to join a regional transmission organization by January 2030, among a host of other provisions. The Assembly on Monday voted 32-10 to pass Senate Bill 448 by Sen.

A bill that proponents say will help Nevada "capture its place in the new energy economy" unanimously passed the state Senate Friday as the legislative session races toward the finish line. Senate Bill 448, by Sen. Chris Brooks (D), was passed 21-0 after emerging from the Senate Committee on Growth...

Nevada Sen. Chris Brooks on Thursday introduced a wide-ranging energy bill that would expand transmission and boost the availability of electric vehicle charging across the state. Senate Bill 448, which has six primary sponsors including Brooks (D), was referred to the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. Brooks discussed the...

California’s cement industry is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2045, but a recent trade association report shows that the process won’t be easy. One challenge is the "immutable" emission of CO2 that comes from a chemical reaction during the cement manufacturing process, according to the California Nevada Cement Association.

A resolution to protect 30% of Nevada’s lands and waters by 2030 is advancing in the legislature, as is a bill that would set energy efficiency standards for a wide range of appliances. But several energy-related bills have missed deadlines and died during the state’s 120-day legislative session. Among those...

A Nevada bill calls on the state’s investor-owned electric utility to set more ambitious targets for its energy efficiency programs and direct more energy-savings efforts to low-income customers. Senate Bill 382 would require NV Energy to meet an energy savings target equal to 1.3% of retail sales. That would be...

Small-volume car manufacturers wouldn’t be required to sell zero-emission vehicles in Nevada under the state’s proposed ZEV program, but if they did, they could earn credits to bank or transfer through the state market. In contrast, large-volume automakers would be required to earn credits for the sale of ZEVs. Medium-volume...

Nevada’s natural gas utilities would be required to seek approval every three years for their long-term infrastructure plans, under a bill introduced in the Legislature. Assembly Bill 380 would require Southwest Gas and NV Energy to file an "infrastructure, supply and alternatives plan" with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on Monday approved NV Energy’s request to build a 525-kV transmission line from Las Vegas to the northern part of the state. The project, Greenlink West, is the first phase of the utility’s $2.5 billion Greenlink Nevada initiative. In addition to a 350-mile, 525-kV...

A Nevada lawmaker has introduced a bill that he says would increase transparency around how much renewable energy the state is producing and how much of it is sold to customers in other states. Sen. Joseph Hardy (R) is the sponsor of Senate Bill 197, which would require a report...