Nevada Gov. Names Members For Committee On Energy Choice (No Retail Suppliers Among Members)

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced his appointments to the Governor’s Committee on Energy Choice.

As previously reported by RetailEnergyX.com, Sandoval had previously announced the committee (without naming specific members at such time) in noting that Nevada voters were "likely" to adopt electric choice, and charged the committee with studying various issues related to such transition and making proposals to address such issues, including:

• Protecting consumers from rate increases caused by the opening of energy markets

• Addressing stranded investments

• Providing Nevadans with energy choice as soon as reasonably practical or possible

No representative from a retail energy supplier was named to the committee.

Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison will serve as Chairman of the Committee

"The Committee will begin a year-long analysis and plan for a path forward should the [second electric choice] Initiative pass so consumers and providers alike will be prepared to navigate the complexities of its implementation," Sandoval

Named as Energy Choice Committee Members were:

• Chairman - Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison

• Attorney General Adam Laxalt

• State Senator James Settelmeyer

• State Senator Kelvin Atkinson

• Assemblyman James Oscarson

• Assemblyman Chris Brooks

• Eric Witkoski, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Consumer’s Advocate

• Dave Luttrell, General Manager, Lincoln County Power District

• Daniel Witt, Senior Manager of Business Development and Policy, Tesla

• Adam Kramer, Executive Vice President of Strategy, Switch

• Andy Abboud, Senior VP of Government Relations, Las Vegas Sands Corp.

• Erik Hansen, Director, Energy Procurement, Wynn Las Vegas

• Dana Bennett, President, Nevada Mining Association

• Paul Caudill, Chief Executive Officer, NV Energy

• Jeremy Newman, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

• Ann Silver, President, The Chamber of Commerce of Reno Sparks Northern Nevada

• Kevin Hooks, Chief Executive Officer, Las Vegas Urban League

• Barry Gold, Government Relations Director for AARP

• Kevin Sagara, President of Renewables, Sempra

• Darren Daboda, Chairman, Moapa Band of Paiutes

• Jeremy Susac, Vice President of Government Affairs, Lennar Ventures

• Jennifer Taylor, Executive Director, Clean Energy Project

• Steve Hill, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Ex Officio

• Angie Dykema, Director, Governor’s Office of Energy, Ex Officio

• Joe Reynolds, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Ex Officio

As previously reported, On November 8, 2016, the voters of Nevada approved Ballot Question 3: The Energy Choice Initiative, which would amend the Nevada Constitution if voters approve the Initiative again in the 2018 general election. By approving such initiative, Nevada voters supported a state policy that, "electricity markets be open and competitive so that all electricity customers are afforded meaningful choice among different providers, and that economic and regulatory burdens be minimized in order to promote competition and choices in the electric energy market."