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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

9/ Together, we can demand a system that puts people before profits: one where accountability, transparency, and affordable clean energy are the standard, not the exception.

👉 RSVP today at: bit.ly/fairenergynv

Stand Up for Fair Energy: Join the Rescheduled PUCN Consumer Session

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

8/ EVENT INFO (share this with a neighbor, a friend, or a family member!)

📅 WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

➡️ Rally: 4:45 P.M.
➡️ Press Conference: 5:15 P.M.
➡️ #PUCN Consumer Session: 6:00 P.M.

📌 WHERE: 9075 W. Diablo Dr., Las Vegas

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

7/ This Wednesday, Oct. 22, is our one chance this year to tell regulators directly how NV Energy’s pattern of bad behaviors, high bills, hidden charges, and corporate mismanagement affects our families, our budgets, and our trust.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

6/ For many of us, that "peak hour" happens when we get home from work, cool the house, and cook dinner.

In other words, when we actually live our lives in our own homes.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

5/ ❓ What is a "Daily Demand Charge" you may be asking?

It’s a confusing new fee that calculates your costs based on your single highest-use hour each day…

Even if you're the ‘perfect example’ of energy conservation, the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day: buff.ly/29R4BWt

NV Energy is adding a 'daily demand charge' to power bills. What does that mean for consumers?

Along with many of you, we spent much of Tuesday trying to figure out what this will mean and how it will impact all of our power bills.

www.ktnv.com

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

4/ But accountability shouldn’t depend on outrage or new laws. Our families shouldn’t have to fight every day for a utility monopoly to do just their job.

Now, NV Energy is back asking for another rate hike and introducing a new "Daily Demand Charge."

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

3/ That legislation, #AB452, championed by #TeamNCL, our allies, and Nevadans like you, made sure overcharged Nevadans received full refunds plus interest and stopped utilities from repeating this kind of misconduct in the future: buff.ly/e7kMo9b

Bill to ensure full refunds when utilities overcharge customers headed to governor's desk • Nevada Current

Lawmakers are looking to pass a law that would require utilities to fully refund energy customers who are overcharged, closing loopholes that have allowed utilities to withhold full refunds from…

nevadacurrent.com

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

2/ Remember this?

The utility monopoly only agreed to repay customers after public pressure, investigative reporting, and new legislation forced them to act: buff.ly/V1a0TnZ

State regulators continue investigation into NV Energy overcharging claims

State regulators are investigating claims that NV Energy overcharged more than 80,000 customers, totaling over $17 million over 23 years.Alan Osborne, a Las Ve

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Over the past year, Nevadans learned that NV Energy overcharged more than 80,000 customers, totaling at least $17M in wrongful billing.

These weren’t one-off mistakes.

They were part of a years-long pattern of mismanagement and neglect…

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 2d

💬 What inspired you this week? Let us know in the comments! 👇

#Nevada #Climate #Environment #HappyNews #GoodNews

Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 2d

🌟 Before we wrap up the week, let’s take a moment to celebrate 5️⃣ environmental and community wins across #NV!

And if you’re in #LV, don’t miss your chance to take action: join us Wednesday, Oct. 22, for the General Consumer Session ⬇️

RSVP now at >> bit.ly/fairenergynv.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 3d

We’ll be there to help you prepare, connect, and speak out for fair, affordable energy.

📍 9075 W. Diablo Dr., Suite 250
🕕 Rally 4:45 PM | Press 5:15 PM | Session 6:00 PM
➡️ RSVP now at bit.ly/fairenergynv

Stand Up for Fair Energy: Join the Rescheduled PUCN Consumer Session

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 3d

😠 We power #NV, and we shouldn’t pay more to cover NV Energy’s scandals and bad behavior.

This is our one chance this year to tell the #PUCN how their decisions are hurting families, workers, and neighbors across our state.

📣 Join us on Wed., Oct. 22 for the Consumer Session:

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

Now, the work continues.

Let’s carry this spirit forward together.

Join us as a sustaining member and help power the work ahead ➡️: buff.ly/JfrD8TG

Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

To every Nevadan who stood with us last night, your presence reminds us that this fight belongs to all of us.

✨ You give power to our advocacy, and we’re honored to carry this work forward together.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

To our sponsors and partners, thank you for standing with us.

Your support fuels our advocacy every day ➡️: holding utilities accountable, protecting public lands, and pushing for policies that lower costs and safeguard Nevada’s future.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

And a heartfelt tribute to Shaaron Netherton, our Harry Reid Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

She has spent decades protecting #NV's wild lands, helping safeguard 6.5M acres and inspiring generations to fall in love with the places that make our state home.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to Chispa #NV, our Green Impact Award honoree!

Their organizing helped secure 6⃣ major environmental bills this session, proving what’s possible when communities come together to demand accountability and relief.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

We’re proud to have honored Darcy Spears, Chief Investigative Reporter at KTNV, as this year’s Green Guardian Award winner.

Her fearless investigative reporting uncovered NV Energy’s overcharges, protecting 80,000 families and shining a light on corporate abuse.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 4d

🧵 ICYMI: This year’s #HomeMeansNevada Dinner was a night of gratitude, stories, and community.

We honored Nevadans who fight every day to protect our environment and make our state fairer for families. 🌄

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 6d

➡️ Follow our friends at @nva-nevada.bsky.social to learn more about local Indigenous leadership, civic engagement, and advocacy happening across our state.
➡️ And learn whose land you’re on at: Native-Land.ca

Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land

Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

Native-Land.ca

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 6d

🪶 On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the first caretakers of #NV — the Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, Western Shoshone, Washoe & Mojave peoples.

Their stewardship is alive in the clean energy and #PublicLands protection work shaping a stronger #NV for all of us.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 7d

We’re proud to have you by our side as we continue the work to protect Nevadans’ air, land, water, and health for generations to come.

Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI: A heartfelt thank you to our amazing sponsors for making this year’s #HMN2025 Awards Dinner a huge success!

Your support fuels our mission to protect #NV’s environment and fight for a sustainable future.

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Nevada Conservation League @nvconservation.bsky.social · 9d

Which win this week made you feel most hopeful? Share it with us below! 👇

#Nevada #Climate #Environment #HappyNews #GoodNews