Solar Industry Urges Nevada PUC to Change Course on Draft Order that Makes Residential Solar More Expensive 

CARSON CITY, NEVADA — The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada released a draft order that will make rooftop solar more expensive for Nevadans.  

Wil Gehl, Intermountain West Regional senior manager for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said the following in response to the draft order: 

“The draft order issued by the Nevada PUC unfairly imposes a mandatory demand charge on all residential customers in southern Nevada and rewrites the rules for new solar customers in northern Nevada. The draft order also contradicts the legislature’s intent when it restored net metering in Nevada. This is a significant step backward that makes solar less accessible for Nevada families, and we urge the Commissioners to change course. 

“With the federal government abruptly ending its support of residential solar, Nevadans now face an even bigger hurdle to accessing one of the few ways to reduce their electricity bills. The draft decision discourages private investment in reliable, affordable, clean energy at a time when the grid needs every electron it can get to power Nevada’s economy.” 

According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2025 report by SEIA and Wood Mackenzie, over 144,000 Nevada homes have solar, and Nevada has the 3^rd-most residential solar capacity per capita of any state.  

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Media Contact:

Jacob Weinberg, SEIA’s Senior Communications Manager,  [email protected] | 703-350-3774 

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