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Cintia Moore, a Nevada Assembly member, wants to model regulations passed in Arizona. Her proposal would prevent utility companies from shutting off power between May and October and require them to offer payment plans to those who fall behind on their utility bills.

A bill that some say could devastate the rooftop solar industry passed a Senate committee. It would likely lower how much solar users are compensated for the electricity they put back into the power grid and add fees. Supporters say it’s necessary to prevent a utility cost shift to non-solar users, but many say that’s not currently happening.

Wyoming’s largest electricity provider is proposing to raise rates for the third time in a year. Rocky Mountain Power filed the 14.7 percent request with the Wyoming Public Service Commission (WPSC), which is in charge of regulating public utilities, on Aug. 2. If approved, it’d amount to about $17 extra per month for the average customer.

Most states have “winter protections”, meaning a utility company can't shut off power when the weather is below a certain temperature. But less than half of states have similar “summer protections.” And utility rates have risen almost $300 more than they were a decade ago.

Rocky Mountain Power will be holding a series of public meetings next week for its customers. That’s because the electric company is proposing increasing its rate.

The largest electricity provider in Wyoming is proposing rate hikes to customers again. Rocky Mountain Power, a division of the six-state utility PacifiCorp, is asking the state to approve an average of a 12.3 percent hike to its 144,511 Wyoming customers’ bills.

Have you noticed your electric bill going up? Well, there are a lot of reasons why – everything from a volatile fossil fuel market to extreme weather to efforts to save Wyoming’s coal industry. So state lawmakers are proposing several bills for the upcoming budget session. They aim to keep rates affordable and electricity reliable. But, some say these efforts are making it more confusing

Rocky Mountain Power serves about 144,000 customers in the state – it’s the largest public utility in Wyoming. And earlier this year it requested two rate hikes to its customers – one of which has been partially approved by the Wyoming Public Service Commission, the state entity in charge of regulating utilities. Dustin Bleizeffer is an energy reporter for WyoFile and has followed the issue closely. He spoke with Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan about what this all means.

It’s official – those who get their electricity from Rocky Mountain Power will see an increase starting in January. While it's not as high as initially thought, the final numbers still have to be calculated.

Some Wyomingites are saying that a proposed bill could devastate the solar industry in the state, but supporters say the bill would create a more sustainable power grid.