Host: Ray Hagar, RGJ
Co-Host: Scott Craigie, Alrus Consulting

Guests:
MIchael Yackira, President and CEO of NV Energy
Pundits:
Dick Gammick, Washoe County District Attorney
Robert Uithoven, Political Consultant
Alison Gaulden, vice chair of the Democratic Party of Washoe County

"Since the last rate case for the Southern utility, we have invested about a billion and a half dollars, most of which is on generating plant. So at this point we now own 75% of the power plants necessary to meet the load and we’re less vulnerable to the markets in California and elsewhere. "

- Michael Yackira, President and CEO NV Energy justifying the company’s request to the PUC to get a 17% rate increase in Southern Nevada.