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SOUTHWEST GAS v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COM'N

No. 80911.

504 P.3d 503 (2022)

138 Nev. Adv. Opn. 5

SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA; and State of Nevada, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed February 17, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Daniel F. Polsenberg , Joel D. Henriod , and Abraham G. Smith , Las Vegas, for Appellant Southwest Gas Corporation.

Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, and Whitney F. Digesti , Ernest D. Figueroa , Mark J. Krueger , and Michelle C. Newman , Deputy Attorneys General, Carson City, for Respondent State of Nevada, Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and Matthew S. Fox and Garrett C. Weir , Carson City, for Respondent Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

Holland & Hart LLP and Laura K. Granier and Erica K. Nannini , Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Resort Association.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.

OPINION

Private entities operate Nevada's public utilities, but a public commission sets the maximum rates they can charge for their retail services, subject to judicial review. Here, a utility provider attempted to recover its expenses and sought an increased rate of return on equity (ROE), but the commission...

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