"Solar: Deregulation Battle Heats Up In Nevada"

"Few voters have a taste for lengthy debates over utility regulation. Nevadans are different.

Last year, a fierce battle over rooftop solar engulfed the state. When regulators unanimously decided to do away with the retail rate doled out to residential producers, even celebrities like Mark Ruffalo joined the clamor of protests at the Nevada Public Utilities Commission to denounce the ruling.

Now, some solar supporters are channeling their frustration into a ballot measure supported by several of the state's largest companies. The proposal would deregulate Nevada's electric grid, enshrining a competitive retail power market in the state's constitution.

That suits some of the state's largest electricity consumers, who believe they can get cheaper rates on the open market. NV Energy, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary with 1.2 million customers in the state, now provides the vast majority of Nevada's electricity."

Benjamin Storrow reports for ClimateWire October 24, 2016.