NV Energy’s mandatory demand charge will stay in place, according to a draft order from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, denying the petition from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection to reverse its decision.

The PUCN filed its draft order Nov. 14, doubling down on its approval of NV Energy’s mandatory demand charge for Southern Nevada customers, rebutting the BCP’s claims on all fronts. According to the draft order, the PUCN called the demand charge “an imperfect solution,” but held that it will give “customers another tool to make their bills more affordable” and will help recoup costs lost from serving net metering customers.

Additionally, the PUCN admonished the BCP for using “the court of public opinion” as evidence in its petition and called on the bureau

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