Residents who attended a Public Utilities Commission hearing on NV Energy’s proposed rate hike say the experience of trying to participate became an ordeal of its own.
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at the Public Utilities Commission building in southwest Las Vegas to comment on NV Energy’s proposed general rate case, including a controversial daily demand charge. But many attendees say they spent hours waiting outside in triple-digit temperatures before getting the opportunity to speak.
WATCH | Southwest Las Vegas reporter Shakeria Hawkins talked with an attendee about the experience:
Residents say they waited for hours in triple-digit heat at PUCN meeting
Among them was 50-year-old pastor Latina Regan of Cornerstone Family Worship Church…