the actions of the puc and the actions of the nv energy. he did back in september when we interviewed him in september. and they needed to get in the modern era. what are your thoughts about be doing at the same time. that's why we're here. he's obviously sun setting his career. it would be tough to try to put words in his mouth right now. if i were him i'm looking at nvern for years i helped create this solar program and this renewable program. and the for a long times we've supported that. and now some very short and irresponsible actions have essentially kled this industry. it's been the holidays. i've been talking a lot of friends from all over the place. and their first reid, what's going on. it's gotten to the point where it's simply embarrassing. we're in nevada. we bring in tesla, and all these bring and latest and greatest things yet we kill the environmental industry. >> on the other side of the social security number you have nv energy working with companies like switch and charging a premium to do that. and they're offering resi

customers demand and the size of solar ray and so on we crunched the numbers in an analysis to the puc look at an average residential scloo solar customer in fresno a hot spot for the state right now this graph shows a customer who is under net meters the status quo and have got solar with a no down payment even though up as many solar customers do on net metering the customer saves over 20 percent a month before they got solar but pg&e's process is adopted by the puc the savings go down to 3 percent you're talking about a decline of more than 80 percent in solar savings to customer under the pg&e proposal compared with net meters so you know in response to those attacks from the utilities we've got a number of pro solar voices including my organization is advocates for the preservation of net metering and for californian not make it more expensive for low and middle-income and an out power of the preserve more comments as in the puc has seen on any issue we have a very broad coalition of voices from city government to save organizations not only organizations urging the commissions no

customers demand and the size of solar ray and so on we crunched the numbers in an analysis to the puc look at an average residential scloo solar customer in fresno a hot spot for the state right now this graph shows a customer who is under net meters the status quo and have got solar with a no down payment even though up as many solar customers do on net metering the customer saves over 20 percent a month before they got solar but pg&e's process is adopted by the puc the savings go down to 3 percent you're talking about a decline of more than 80 percent in solar savings to customer under the pg&e proposal compared with net meters so you know in response to those attacks from the utilities we've got a number of pro solar voices including my organization is advocates for the preservation of net metering and for californian not make it more expensive for low and middle-income and an out power of the preserve more comments as in the puc has seen on any issue we have a very broad coalition of voices from city government to save organizations not only organizations urging the commissions no

harold >> good afternoon barbara hale assistants general manager for powell at the san francisco puc thanks. taking the time to review and lean and marshall for reviewing the p cia since for the last couple of weeks we've been pulsing over how to reset our cleanpowersf plan to in the event if pg&e is successful in their request at the california public utilities commission our commission on december 8th adopted a resolution similar to the resolution bra you today it rejects or urges the california public utilities commission to reject the proposal pg&e offends it ports it asks the puc to support the ultimate resolution as ms. marshall described that helps mitigate the impact of the p cia request ton cca programs and p cia customers and finally the sfpuc urged the p cia to reexamine the calculation method and the application to cleanpowersf program and other cca programs in state law requires that the investor on collect this fee to maintain the differences for the remaining customers to other domineers departing the san francisco public utilities commission it in challenge it san fra

myself and some of the puc san francisco puc staff a calendared to meet with the couple of the advisors for the commissioners there to make sure we have a facing face to face meeting what the impacts on our program and cca generally. >> great. >> that is important and then on the second item what's the $4 million additional capital loan for . >> that of the working capital in order to support the launch the program we had the hetch hetchy loan was set at $4 million we requested an additional $4 million to give ourselves for the launch room it turns out quite important to us now that the program has taken this the hit on the financial projections from the pg&e action took you'll see that explained in the next slide. >> okay. great. >> anything else. >> i have a question i want to understand more thoroughly about the exit fee. >> uh-huh. >> i'm assuming and maybe the correct me if i am wrong assumption the people cut to the chase i'm assuming it is the fact that very purchased the power now that power will not be used that's the fee they put on the personal loan is if - >> sort of the pow

great reporting on this puc and the energy story. we'll be right back on "nevada newsmakers" right after this timeout. >> "nevada newsmakers" is brought to you in part by the pro group this is "nevada newsmakers." >> back on "nevada newsmakers" we have a great power pundit panel as always, jesse gutierrez is here former executive director for nevada hispanic services. james smack, former nevada republican national committeeman and dorie guy with emerge nevada. pleasure to have you all here. as we're taping this this morning, we know that donald trump has said that he's not going to go into the republican debate on fox because of his feud with megyn kelly. and it seems to me that this is almost like the ross perot moment when ross perot who was doing so well suddenly went crazy, was talking about the fbi wedding and left the race. does this make any sense that if, that every other candidate, every other third-party, every middle of the road republican organization is going to fling insults if he can't stand up to meg meg how does he s

the puc decision raises the flat rate and net metering rates. net metering is the energy they don't use and then sell back to that rate change went into effect january of the 1st of this year. so today the public utilities commission is deciding whether to issue a stay on that change which would put the pause button on that so they can look at it again. we just left the meeting and they were discussing that. three member panel, looks like one is definitely against, two may be for. haven't heard from the third commission member. they should have a vote on that today. we'll have the information as soon as we get it. for now, i'm terri hendry. i will send it back to you guys. >>> forecaster madison corney joins us now with a look at the forecast. madison, we are going to get a break from all this rain and >> that's right. our 7 day forecast is full of across the region. depending on where you are. we are definitely going to see an increase in those winds overnight tonight. right now in reno, 40 degrees with the windows out of the west northwest at

does the c puc inspect the transformers? >> when we do the audit, we ensure the utilities are inspecting the transformers as required. we do go inside the vault and look to make sure there are no violations. >> so, does the c puc inspect the transformers itself or is the inspection done by the utility? >> by the utilities. >> so, if you are a san francisco resident looking at the 15,000 transformers that san francisco has, has the california public utilities commission itself inspected any of those 15,000 transformers? >> no. >> okay. i have to say as a resident of san francisco, it doesn't give you a lot of confidence to know that the agency is supposed to regulate this industry hasn't actually inspected any of those transformers. >> let me comment on what you said. utilities are, we trust that the utilities are the expert in inspecting their facilities. for us what we do is make sure they are inspecting their facilities on time, documenting any unsafe conditions as they are taking the correct steps to fix it. what we do wh

he says the puc's decision earlier this month to raise those rates for solar power users changes the status not no longer moving forward into he plans to fight that. how does he plan to do so? again today at a press conference this morning he said he will sponsor a new city ordinance to promote the growth industry. money has been at the center of the debate since the state's public utilities commission announced new higher rates for of the year. ross described this as a mistake the city will now fight. actually they will offer financial support to home and invest in solar energy sis stills. allow those with already solar panels in their homes or on their businesses to join in on district. this district will help pay for the solar panels and other energy saving improvements. how do they plan to do this? the example given today was for a typical homeowner with a investment tax credit. that payment for the system will be about $400 semi annually over the next 20 years. when it comes to taking on the puc, the ordinance request for an independent committee of leaders in the industry to be

after the puc's what this new is allow interested in installing rooftop solar to borrow the loan will be added to the home - and will be paid back in the form of property taxes - an extra 800 a month. an energy expert says this wont new customers money - but it supports the backlast agains the puc and echos. the community's voice for clean energy. reporting live fox 5 also reached out to solar city who says the decision still doesnt support their business model and as long as the rates stay in place, they will stay out. in 15 years.... clark a contract with a new emergency medical service company. henderson-based "community ambulance" will take over about 150 square miles of the county.... mostly in the southeast valley - and areas leading down to primm. it will serve as the primary private 9-1-1 e-m-s provider in its designated areas... which also include mccarran international airport. the company is already licensed to provide service in henderson - boulder city - and on federal lands. currently we have 90. and we're going to be adding 60. thats a pretty good size company. and we'r

the puc's decision on solar rates will stand for now.. critics say the new rate structure kills solar and many are suspicious of governor brian sandoval and the puc members he this caller says incentives and rebates to end we were told u-s navy sailors who drifted into iranian waters would be detained by iran but this video has some of you appalled.. saying it looks like the sailors are being treated like criminal suspects.. with their hands behind their heads. here's rick for an immigrant.. joining the military has been one of the fastest ways to citizenship.. 8-thousand troops did it that way last year.. an npr report found the rules have changed.. naturalization doesn't happen during basic training anymore.. which means many headed off to iraq and afghanistan with green cards.. and if they broke the law later on.. they could find themselves send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. we're continuing to follow a homicide investigation tonight.

in order to reverse parts of that puc decision-- a petition that seeks a referendum would pucs decision prevented competition-- and prevented consumer choice-- so he doesnt think the public will vote against it. sot lyndon rive i think the referendum will allow those rules to be undone and solar can come back to nevada and we can, again, be one of the top states in the country marissa tag signitures for that referendum will start in april-- at that time solar city officials will be contacting everybody that showed their support from today-- theyll need 55 thousand signitures. reporting at town square-- mk-- ch13an. new at -6-... a push for new tourists.... in our city. here's a live look.... at mc- carran. soon we could see more tourists.... from india walking through... those halls. lt. governor hutchinson is opening a new travel nevada office.... in new dehli. according to the release.. in the world. based on growing tourism numbers.. it's safe to assume the economy in other parts of the nation is showing improvement. but down on the ground.. a lot of people who work at those resorts.

in one specific thing that troubles me and i realize we have 3 legged stools and pg&e and the state puc and what's particularly troubling to me is that ghilotti seems to have actively worked against the removal of the subcontractor i mean at the end of the day it's our problem because it was our contract and our general and that general subbut i'm a little disturbed that we're dealing only with the suband not the general contractor and the general contractor if i'm reading everything right, seems to have gone to bat for the subcontractor and that kind of implicates the contractor so what is your thinking on that? >> that's certainly a good question. i think you know we focussed on the subcontractor who was performing the work who was responsible for the work while simultaneously notifying the general contractor that they were not doing adequate supervision and providing adequate safety oversight and there were provisions in the contract that they would have more than they did. >> they being ghilotti as ? >> yes, ghilotti brothers. >> it is our position that ghilotti is responsible for c

they filed a motion to stay the rate hike thinking maybe they could persuade the puc to have a change of heart but they denied the stay. some customers we spoke with say they feel they've been misled by the governor and the state. they say they were told that future. solar city, says it low amonger be installing systems -- no longer be installing systems in nevada. we spoke to tina, an employee. >> i think it's very disconcerting. as a solar promoter, i think that it puts us behind. we're not looking forward to losing the opportunity to go solar. unfortunately, today's decision puts us backwards, not forwards. >> reporter: so a lot of angry solar customers today as well as solar workers. not exactly sure what happens to the industry from this point on. i can tell you the puc has indicated that they believe the rate hike is fair and that the industry will not be affected. reporting live, reed and marie, back to you. >> thank you for that. >>> it's still nine months away, convention authority is gearing up for its role in the 2016 scheduled presidential debate. today the governor and th

as the gentleman from the california puc said we didn't have an explosion i'd really not like to haven explosion and we do need to tighten up these procedures sounds like the general contractor was at fault as well as the sub. i know that we've been talking over a number of meetings and hearings in the press conference -- birds eye view -- here i am coming back to the haight and the bus is diverted and it goes on this route takes off of haight street up and around over to cole and i get off the bus and walk over to haight street and see traffic cones i don't see a fire truck or pg&e truck or city personnel i say what's going on? i go over to a merchant and they say there's been another gas leak and i don't know there's nothing that says go through this area stay out of this area all clear. it's very upsetting for us residents us homeowners and us renters to know what to do so we appreciate your looking at this with a magnifying glass and thinking about the safety of all of our citizens thank you. >> thank you next speaker, please? >> as the gas leaks occurred they kept getting closer

>>> good afternoon, i would like to call the meeting of puc to order. secretary, can you call the roll? [roll call vote] >>> commissioners you have copies of the minutes minutes from the january 12 meeting. >>> the 1st time that i can remember was 20 years ago, when the puc began the program and she was always there to remind us of that. and she was always able to do that and not in a forceful but in an effective way. that was essentially positive and her spirit came through on that. she will definitely be someone that is remembered i will also ask that we adjourned the meeting today in her remembrance. we will take this moment for public comment. >>> good afternoon commissioners, my name is ted knollenberg and i am representing district number 5. last year i brought before the board of supervisors legislation to require the city of san francisco to have individual water meters so that it would be easier and more efficient for people to be able to understand their water use. primarily the fact that if they are responsible for the bill they will pay more

>>> good afternoon, i would like to call the meeting of puc to order. secretary, can you call the roll? [roll call vote] >>> commissioners you have copies of the minutes minutes from the january 12 meeting. >>> the 1st time that i can remember was 20 years ago, when the puc began the program and she was always there to remind us of that. and she was always able to do that and not in a forceful but in an effective way. that was essentially positive and her spirit came through on that. she will definitely be someone that is remembered i will also ask that we adjourned the meeting today in her remembrance. we will take this moment for public comment. >>> good afternoon commissioners, my name is ted knollenberg and i am representing district number 5. last year i brought before the board of supervisors legislation to require the city of san francisco to have individual water meters so that it would be easier and more efficient for people to be able to understand their water use. primarily the fact that if they are responsible for the bill they will pay more

good news is is that one that we've been working together and when i say we i mean contractors and puc and mta and anyone who has construction authority. we're starting to implement something from the start that affects us all and going forward the big decision that we need to make hopefully you know before the first half of this year is whether to come back here and ask you for legislative changes that would require evaluations of every job or certain jobs above a certain threshold at least and might also need legislative authority if we decide to consider past performance in ways that need changes to the administrative code and that's everything in a nutshell but i can probably speak to specific questions if you have them. >> yes thank you i definitely want to open it up to public comment but i think the last question i have and i don't know if this is for you or mr. thomas but with dpw and its responsibility seems like there should be some sort of requirement to report an incident like this to the state puc for an investigation so when this thing occurs it shouldn't be up to the ope

of the steep fees say it's meant to strengthen the utility's monopoly but a representative for the puc said they're simply protecting their remaining customers from increased rates. former republican governor bob list says the puc's decisions on energy distorts what the the three gaming companies requesting the change - make up 7 percentof n.v. customer base. the law allowing gaming companies to purchase energy on the response to the 2001 western energy crisis... and allowed major power users to freely. banks are making more money on a- t-m and overdraft fees... than ever before. how the dollars are adding up - and what one presidential candidate is promising to do about it - if elected. plus - how one major retailer over-estimated demand... during es are costing americans so much money - they've become a presidential campaign issue. j-p-morgan chase... bank of america... and wells fargo made more than six- billion dollars last year in a-t-m and overdraft fees. more than five billion came from overdraft fees alone. presidential candidates are weighing in. hillary clinton called a-t-m f

. >> the puc decision eliminates -- [audio problem] same cuts could happen here in the north. >> next year there is going to be the same process for northern nevada so we would like to get people involved in defending the efficiency programs that helped them save energy and money. >> he and others believe doing away with these programs will have a negative impact on the economy. >> one study suggested that there is going to be an economic loss of $55 million because we will be spending more for energy than me would have had these programs been kept in place, and that's the wrong direction. >> mark mackey is a sales manager and sells led lights and lighting systems. he says if the led rebate program is cut in the north, it will not only run his business but commercial accounts and nonprofit agencies. >> they will consider whether or not what it takes to keep the lights on, reduce some of the lighting. and i think that's kind of a tragedy because we have the technology to bring us into the 20th century. might be hurt by the decision too, as energy costs would go higher keeping that mone

do you think the puc should reverse the solar rate change decision? there is plenty of time to vote on this and you'll find the web poll on our home page mynews4.com. very controversial issue as we've seen with the turnout today. we will have updated results through our newscast tonight. candidate hillary clinton made reno an example of what the criminal justice system should look like nationwide. while speaking in iowa on monday, she argued that drug addicts and those suffering from mental illness should not be sent to jail, but should be helped. here in reno the crossroads program aims to do exactly that. the washoe county sheriff's office and catholic charities help these recovering addicts find a job and get a fresh start on life. without the program i would be in a rough spot or still in jail. so it is a big changeover. drug addicts and alcoholics do not deserve to be incarcerated. >> reporter: clinton also pointed out how much cheaper it is for taxpayers to have these types of facilities rather than spending more than $100 a day for keeping some

but what mark believes the new is support the backlash against the puc - and our clean energy. "solar is going to take over at some point nv energy just the city today says they'll start with a committee of energy experts to write the new ordinance - there also encouraging follow suit. ophelia young fox 5 also solar city who still doesnt business model - and as long as the rates stay in place - they will stay out of nevada. for the first time in 15 years.... clark county has signed a contract with a new emergency medical service company. henderson-based "community ambulance" will take over about 150 square miles of the county.... mostly in the southeast valley - and areas leading down to primm. it will serve as the primary private 9-1-1 e-m-s provider in its designated areas... which also include mccarran international airport. the company is already licensed boulder city - and on federal lands. "we're really proud we're going to get to serve the people of clark county residents and visitors and add extra units which will mean faster response times, and also add more jobs." com

i am with the puc. the resolution before your consideration is the agreement between the city and the consultant team mcmillon jacob associates for improvements for mountain tunnel improvements not to exceed $21 million for a duration of ten years and i do have some slides. so this is map of the hetch hetchy regional water system, yosemite national park on the park and san francisco bay area on the left and mountain tunnel is a tunnel in the sfpuc water regional system located here. it is a non redundant component of the system giving the puc limited ability to take the tunnel out of service for maintenance or construction. it is also a key facility in our hydro electric power generation supplying water to the power house to generate electricity. it was constructed in 1925 and a picture of one of the sections and the tunnel has been in service for the past 90 years. in 2008 we conducted a tunnel inspection and as you can see due to the age deferred maintenance as well as construction efficiencies condef

the puc voted to allow mgm, las vegas sands, and wynn split the exit fee if they want to part ways with nv energy. former republican governor bob list nevada coalition payers and says an expected but the suggested rate is unrealistic. they have such a monopoly. the statute allows them to leave the monopoly but the public utilities commission has impossible for them to do that. list is talking statute 704 b. it was created in response to the energy crisis and allowed major power users to buy their power on the open market. together the three gaming companies requesting the change - make up of n.v. energy's customer base. critics of the steep fees say it's meant to strengthen the utility's monopoly but a representative for the puc said they're simply protecting their remaining customers from increased rates. list says the puc's decisions on energy makes it impossible to go forward with what the legislature intended. this is is a free country people ought to have choices. whether youre an individual home owner that wants roof top, whether your a business - one of casinos that wishes to go

the puc voted to allow mgm, las vegas sands, and wynn split the exit fee if they want to part ways with nv energy. former republican governor bob list is chairman of the nevada coalition to protect rate payers and says an exit fee is expected but the suggested rate is unrealistic. they have such a monopoly. the statute allows them to leave the monopoly but the public utilities commission has virtually made it impossible for them to do that. list is talking about nevada statute 704 b. it was created in response to the 2001 western energy crisis and allowed major power users to buy their power on the open market. together the three gaming companies requesting the change - make up 7 percentof n.v. base. critics of the steep fees say it's meant to strengthen the utility's monopoly but a representative for the puc said they're simply protecting their remaining customers from increased rates. list says the puc's decisions on energy makes it impossible to go forward with what the legislature intended. this is is a free country people ought to have choices. whether youre an individual home owne

puc heard from customers. like naomi duerr. >> we estimated to pay up of eight years. the recent decision by the puc to change that math means we will never be paid back. >> reporter: after hearing from her and others, panel voted to hold a reconsideration hearing on the grandfathering existing customers but many hope the panel does more. >> i want the puc to think about the impacts of their decision and not just for those who have already invested, but for the many we hope will invest in the future. >> reporter: this new hearing is set for february 8. this will only look at weather to grandfather in existing residential solar customers under those old rates. as for future customers, this reconsideration hearing will not have any impact on them. we will look at the future of solar tonight at 6. >>> for several years, experts have said that nevada has the potential for having another power for a quick. region capable of handling one? jamie hayden spoke with building inspectors today and she reports from the washoe county court house. this is new at 5. >> reporter: washo

mayor pro tem steve ross called the puc's decision to raise rates for our rooftop solar customers - poor. "we were just beginning to make tremendous progress developing our clean energy economy when the public utilities commission stopped us dead in our tracks." literally - solar installers pulled off roofs - and asked to help pack up their centers. solar city says they laid off 5 hundred and 50 employees. smaller businesses like today's energy store dropped a couple workers too. "right now we have we have no business." located in henderson, the small business was getting at least 5 phone calls for installation a day. "pahrump north las vegas las vegas henderson weve covered all of southern nevada" now the amount of calls they get... "one in the last month." the city of las vegas announced they're working on theyre working on a new ordinance to help future rooftop solar customers. marc explains its basically financing - the city plans to get a bond from which interested homeowners can borrow from. the loan will be - and they will pay property taxes - an extra 8 hundred dollars a year for

good news is is that one that we've been working together and when i say we i mean contractors and puc and mta and anyone who has construction authority. we're starting to implement something from the start that affects us all and going forward the big decision that we need to make hopefully you know before the first half of this year is whether to come back here and ask you for legislative changes that would require evaluations of every job or certain jobs above a certain threshold at least and might also need legislative authority if we decide to consider past performance in ways that need changes to the administrative code and that's everything in a nutshell but i can probably speak to specific questions if you have them. >> yes thank you i definitely want to open it up to public comment but i think the last question i have and i don't know if this is for you or mr. thomas but with dpw and its responsibility seems like there should be some sort of requirement to report an incident like this to the state puc for an investigation so when this thing occurs it shouldn't be up to the ope

. >> good afternoon i'm paula former puc employee operations manager for the system and projection for wsip until i retired a few years ago i'm here to make a request regarding part of the infrastructure and it is related to the bay town that was recently completed we conceived the bay tunnel to replace the pipelines are a seismically related pipe and put in something that can be maintained they're related to in the don edwards wildlife refuge are not maintained because of the lack of access roads because of the salt company removed the access road so the tunnel is now in serve we've capped and abandoned the two lines 5 miles of surface pipelines and lady paint by steering wheels we've abandoned them, no the don edwards wildlife refuge we've talked with don edwards i've taken part in the meetings we removed the pipes and the cover sheet that i've handed you explaining the way to remove the pipe there is the lowest price is the most valuable but the project component early on to save money i understand why cost savings are one of the most important goals but a bait-and-switch it is impo

i can tell you the puc has indicated that they believe the rate hike is fair and that the industry will not be affected. reporting live, reed and marie, back to you. >> thank you for that. >>> it's still nine months away, convention authority is gearing up for its role in the 2016

the puc was like a pinata last night... and people were whacking away... see what sliver of good news did come out of this. this special little girl got to decorate her cake and eat it too! how the cake boss and his bakers here in vegas made her dream come true! fox5 news hall, maria silva, monica jackson, jason feinberg , . weather 24/7 with cassandra jones and traffic solutions. this is fox5 news this morning. parts of the east coast are still trying to recover digging out from that huge snow storm that hit over the weekend.. federal offices in the washington area will stay today, while the city continues to clean up 2 feet of snow. and students in the district of columbia get a second snow day, as well as kids in baltimore and philadelphia. the weather is to blame for at least 36-deaths, and flights are slowly returning to the skies. and imagine opening your door to this. a new jersey couple saw this when they tried to leave their home on saturday. there was even an imprint of their door in the snow. the couple called their property manager but the weat

between the solar industry and the puc and nv energy took some more turns this week... this battle between the solar industry and the puc and nv energy took some more turns this week... nv energy said it would grandfather exisiting customers under the puc heard an earful from angry solar customers who told them they were victims of a bait and switch.. in the meantime.. steve is calling out the solar companies that are packing up and leaving nevada two more callers on this and the third caller when the bundys are going to be send us your send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or call at 702-436- 8285 here's a look at what's coming up.. on fox five news at eleven. a woman is killed in a house full of people, including children. how police were able to find the suspect. the medical community is dealing with major shortages, after the devastating storms back east. how nevadans can get involved and help those across the country. some stars get a taste of las vegas.... and just can't bare to leave... mariah carey is adding more dates to her show at caesars! mariah re

. >> good afternoon i'm paula former puc employee operations manager for the system and projection for wsip until i retired a few years ago i'm here to make a request regarding part of the infrastructure and it is related to the bay town that was recently completed we conceived the bay tunnel to replace the pipelines are a seismically related pipe and put in something that can be maintained they're related to in the don edwards wildlife refuge are not maintained because of the lack of access roads because of the salt company removed the access road so the tunnel is now in serve we've capped and abandoned the two lines 5 miles of surface pipelines and lady paint by steering wheels we've abandoned them, no the don edwards wildlife refuge we've talked with don edwards i've taken part in the meetings we removed the pipes and the cover sheet that i've handed you explaining the way to remove the pipe there is the lowest price is the most valuable but the project component early on to save money i understand why cost savings are one of the most important goals but a bait-and-switch it is impo

hours of public comment today from mostly from opponents of the solar rate hike the chairman of the puc spoke up defending the previous decision. paul thomsen puc chairman no verbatim available just minutes after making that statement the commission did not like the motion to freeze that move raises the bass service charge for solar panel users while also reducing the rate their reimbursed for excess energy there arrays produce. hundreds of people spoke before the commission, most were former employees of solar companies that have now shut down operation in the state. others are homeowners who say they will be negatively impact did by the rate change and were listening. daniel harris las vegas solar user no verbatim available a few people as they rushed out of the meeting could be overheard saying the fight isn't over. reporting live bryan callahan channel 13 action news. staying updated..... on breaking news we've been neighbors identify the man.... at the center of a standoff... they say... ricardo martinez surrendered peacefully.... after more than.... -5- hours action news reporter.

you interrupted him." 4 seconds nv-11pth puc solar hearing-nv a meeting about delaying those solar rate changes gets heated... public utilities commission not to raise the base service charge for solar customers... as well as cut the amount of money they'll be paid... when they sell back their excess energy. solar-city has already cut 500 jobs because of this, and is moving most of its operations out of our state. a final decision on whether the new rates will stay won't come until next week. well now many are turning to the man who put three members of the p-u-c in charge... governor brian sandoval. our investigative team asked him what he thought about the claims that these rate changes will kill the solar industry in nevada. they're a quasi-judicial board. it would be improper and perhaps illegal for me to interfere with their process (butted with) 14:03 gov: there's a very important balance here. you have 17,000 rooftop solar customers. you have 700,000 approximately nv energy customers who are essentially subsidizing that. according to n-v energy it's about one dollar and 8 cents a

i don't know enough to say, but look, the puc reflects the public, the consumer advocates weighed in, seems like we're going to extend the conversation. the governor was surprised at the reaction was swift and i think maybe somewhat public relations motivated. it's a give and take process. >> more to come on this topic. we'll be right back. >> the 12th annual nevada newsmakers teen edition is brought to you by pro group management, the nevada trucking association, the nevada builders of nevada and the el >> on the broadcast next week, we'll have amy tarkanian.

. >> good afternoon i'm paula former puc employee operations manager for the system and projection for wsip until i retired a few years ago i'm here to make a request regarding part of the infrastructure and it is related to the bay town that was recently completed we conceived the bay tunnel to replace the pipelines are a seismically related pipe and put in something that can be maintained they're related to in the don edwards wildlife refuge are not maintained because of the lack of access roads because of the salt company removed the access road so the tunnel is now in serve we've capped and abandoned the two lines 5 miles of surface pipelines and lady paint by steering wheels we've abandoned them, no the don edwards wildlife refuge we've talked with don edwards i've taken part in the meetings we removed the pipes and the cover sheet that i've handed you explaining the way to remove the pipe there is the lowest price is the most valuable but the project component early on to save money i understand why cost savings are one of the most important goals but a bait-and-switch it is impo

this afternoon the puc had a tall stack ofomment cards. we saw more than 100. a lot of people wanted to comment. and then people began to speak. one person debbie dooley from atlanta atlanta. we do not have that sound bite. peoplen t crowds. those are some of the people there because obviously there building and others stayed outside to make their voices heard. >> reed: at some point the puc will make a decision to stay or deny. if denied the new rates remain in affect and a lot of people like you just saw in that video will be very angry. we have a crew there and we'll update the story coming up on "news 3 live at five." the other big story of course people went to bed last night thinking what would i do with a billion dollars. you know, somewhere out there tonight could actually become a billionaire. the powerball jackpot is at a record $1.5 billion. it could go even higher before tonight's drawing we're told. while many people headed to primm to get tickets others headed east to arizona. at the arizona last stop about an hour away from las vegas they wait to

the puc has completed the removal of all the impacted soils and they've also completed the imports of the queensland. they are currently finalizing grading. so, this image here gives you an idea of what the site looks like today. they're dissipating a project to become relief analyzed this ring of 2016. they will leave it lately seeded with native grass hydro-seed mix for restored wetland area on the northern portion of the site. we see this as a real tremendous opportunity to reactivate the site. we are working closely with the public utilities commission to define the opportunity and the goals and objectives which all speak about in a moment. will entertain proposals for up to 20 years, and we envision the reactivating the site with a range of high-quality opportunities for public recreation that take advantage of this unique lakeside setting. this is an 11 acre site, which is the father site outside of harding park golf course along lake merced. so it's a unique opportunity. the site is offered in an as is condition that it would require substantial investment by a third party. the

late today - solarcity released a blunt statement, saying the puc is not being honest with nevadans. this comes just hours after las also pointed fingers at the puc, and saying he wants the city to do something about it. 9:46:32 07 steve ross mayor pro tem "what are we trying to tell the world? that we don't care about solar? we should be the solar capital of the world and we're going to continue to go that direction for the city of solar panels. it would essentially eliminate the upfront costs for customers. it would also attach the financing to the property so if you sell your house.. you won't have to make payments on the panels anymore. the payments are basically tacked on to the mortgage so they would transfer to the next owner. new at six.. more on the problems in a neighborhood near sahara and sloan because of squatters.. who are taking over empty homes. tonight.. we're hearing from one of the neighbors dealing with what they describe as a 'nightmare.' action news anchor jessica janner takes us inside. nats- police unlocking door moment.... nats- "metro police" a valley reside

last month, the puc approved the raising of the rates and also lowering reimbursements for customers who sell extra energy they generate back to the company. that sparked outrage for those who paid thousands of dollars to have their homes outfitted with solar panels. >>> kevin janison, will we use those solar pan snles. >> panels? >> i think there will be plenty of use for them the way things are shaping up. we had a few sprinkles in town. just a few. if you went out to the lake, we had a double rainbow for a short time out there. in town, it was rainbow light. we had the sun interacting with the ice crystals and the high, thin clouds. what water droplets are there. right there at nellis. that's a great picture. let's talk a little time lapse. watch how the snow on the roof melts very slowly during the course of the day. even though the temperature was below freezing, the direct sunlight caused a minimal snow melt and i do mean minimal as new york city trees to tree try -- tries to get back to normal. although it's cool, a breezy, you can see the boat boogie happening there. wind-wis

>>> good afternoon, i would like to call the meeting of puc to order. secretary, can you call the roll? [roll call vote] >>> commissioners you have copies of the minutes minutes from the january 12 meeting. >>> the 1st time that i can remember was 20 years ago, when the puc began the program and she was always there to remind us of that. and she was always able to do that and not in a forceful but in an effective way. that was essentially positive and her spirit came through on that. she will definitely be someone that is remembered i will also ask that we adjourned the meeting today in her remembrance. we will take this moment for public comment. >>> good afternoon commissioners, my name is ted knollenberg and i am representing district number 5. last year i brought before the board of supervisors legislation to require the city of san francisco to have individual water meters so that it would be easier and more efficient for people to be able to understand their water use. primarily the fact that if they are responsible for the bill they will pay more

e ((paul joncich)) in the hearing, ruffalo addressed puc commisioners. only one of which was actually in the room, the other two appeared via video from carson city. ((10:00:11 ruffalo:" it's a shame that you are on that screen and not in the building. because outside you should really feel the energy here, there's a thousand people out "you have a lot of angry people out there because they see what's happening. they know it's a game, it's a rigged game and you're not working for the public, you're working for the utility."))/// ((dave courvoisier)) > a lot of media... many of the posts are angry over the decision to increase the rate... you can take part in the conversation... just go to our 8 news now facebook page./// ((dave courvoisier)) > the clouds are sticking around are sticking around throughout the valley tonight... as is the drop in temperatures. chief meteorologist tedd else to expect. < tedd florendo >this is nothing compared to what they're going through out there. chilly again this morning near freezing for many neighborhoods. take a look

the sides are roof-top solar customers, solar businesses, nv energy, and the puc itself. 12:20 darcy : you're a champion of business. nevada wants to be a business-forward state. we're considered the saudi arabia of es to our ability to make great strides in the solar industry, but this seems to be slamming the door on that. gov: i don't think so. there's no bigger champion of rooftop solar and renewable energy than me. so how can he stand-by and watch his appointees engineer the industry's demise? 10:10 gov: certainly they're my appointees, but it's very important to emphasize they're an independent board. they're a quasi- judicial board. it would be improper and perhaps illegal for me to interfere with their process. but we need to back up. this whole thing is the result of a bill that i signed with the support of the solar industry. review rates and ensure equity between solar and non-solar consumers. 14:03 gov: there's a very important balance here. you have 17,000 rooftop solar customers. you have 700,000 approximately nv energy customers who are essentially subsidizing that. 13

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and there's hope on the horizon for anyone who was already a solar customer before the puc changed the rates.. details on what might be about to change. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas we begin with breaking news at six.. a local high school teacher arrested for having sex with a student. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. according to the attorney for jillian lafave, the valley high school teacher was taken into custody at the school on the 15th. she's charged with a sex act involving a 16-17 year old. court records show the criminal complaint was filed today-- and that she is out on bail. the clark county school district says lafave is suspended without pay... and they will provide more information tomorrow. a woman is dead and police have a being held after officers were called to the city's second homicide of the year. fox five's elizabeth watts live near civic center and owens on east ferguson avenue with more on what happened today. officers found the woman's body around ten this morning at a home on ferguson avenue... near civic center and evans. the suspect was in t

he described the puc's move as a mistake, one which the city will fight. to do so, the new ordinance will offer financial support to homes and business owners. people who want to invest in solar energy. the plan will help pay for energy saving improvements. the ordinance "the formation of an independent committee of industry leaders to rs have the city of las vegas on developing a comprehensive strategy. >> the city couldn't be silent on this. we've been working very hard on las vegas. we have for a number of years. we're very proud of that fact. we've won awards for it even. i think in light of that cat different. >> he says the city will work quickly on getting the ordinance officially presented. >>> the future ikea is already employee -- future employees when it opens the doors. >> if you are looking for jobs, more from news 3's sandra gonzalez. >> reporter: all of the managers have been hired. now they are looking for the employees all of the applications are online and they are looking to hire about 300 people. >> we all have a great sense of exciteme

that lighting rebate is so popular, the puc indicates the nv energy discounted millions of lights and suggests the program might be possibly abused. >> one study suggested that economic loss of $55 million because we are gonna be spending more for energy than we would have had these programs been kept into place. and that's the wrong direction. >> and coming up tonight at five, news 4's terri hendry will have more on other cuts as well as requests for the puc to reconsider. >>> another solar company is leaving the silver state following the growing trend set by other solar companies. premiere solar solutions is closing its doors in henderson in response to bill increases for solar customers. according to the las vegas sun, the company announced it laid off 66 people and was heading to a state with more favorable policies. national solar companies, solar city and sunrun cited the same reason in their decision to leave when they halted sales in nevada laying off more than 650 employees. >>> the investigation continues following a stabbing earlier today. the incident occurred near 4th st