Nevadans depend on electricity to light their homes, power their businesses and charge their electronics. For many, electricity is the lifeline needed to run medical equipment or keep medicine.
Yet Nevada has never faced a more serious threat to its electricity supply. When an extreme heat wave hit Western States in September, it created record energy demand in California and put extraordinary strain on the availability of electricity throughout the West. California called an energy emergency, which meant they could use energy planned for Nevada’s energy needs. NV Energy was forced to ask customers to reduce their energy use and prevent outages from happening here.