FEBRUARY 2018

February 16, 2018: Today EVERYONE was suppose to file closing comments relating to workshop. A full listing of comments can be found at http://pucweb1.state.nv.us/puc2/Dktinfo.aspx?Util=All&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 type in 17-10001.

February 18, 2018: Bullshit artist Joey, was SUPPOSE to do a workshop and report back to Shitoval's Energy Choice Committee, one of the topics was COSTS for its IMPLEMENTATION! All these fucking WASTED hours with his bullshit workshops on Docket No.: 17-10001, ACHIEVED NOTHING, NIL, NADA!

How Joey presides and absorbs testimony, kissing ass and giving credence to shit:

One of the BEST closing comments were from PUKE's OWN Staff! When ratepayers KEPT claiming that the STRANDED COSTS for this CHOICE was IN THE FUCKING BILLIONS, Asshole Joey NEVER ADMITTED at Shitoval's Energy Committee...so, lookie what his CHOSEN STAFF ATTORNEY had to SUBMIT, Page 13/36, Lines 1-6:

'Taking the $4.2 BILLION in costs for NVE's PPA's and assuming that NVE will NOT entirely break even on its generating units, we are STILL IN THE BALLPARK of a $5 BILLION amount in TERMS of STRANDED ASSETS OR COSTS THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED to Nevada customers AFTER the initiative is implemented. No doubt, Staff AGREES that MORE robust cost data needs to be placed in the record. Without evaluating any alternative cost data from the ECI proponents, STAFF CAN NOT AGREE AT THIS TIME THAT THE $5-$7 BILLION FIGURE IS A 'FALSE NUMBER'.

Page 21/36, Lines 16-25 thru Page 22, Line 1

"Moreover, on a nominal basis, Dr. O'Connor's study shows that RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN COMPETITIVE STATES EXPERIENCED A 0.84% INCREASED PRICE CHANGE ON A WEIGHTED AVERAGE. And while Dr. O'Connor's study shows that on average, CUSTOMERS IN MONOPOLY STATES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING PRICE INCREASES FROM 2008-2016, THE INDIVIDUAL STATE DATA USED TO CALCULATE THOSE PRICE INCREASES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT NEVADA'S DATA IS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE PRICE INCREASE FOR MONOPOLY STATES. NEVADA IS ONE OF THE FEW MONOPOLY STATES, ALONG WITH LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA, WHICH SHOW PRICE PERCENTAGE DECREASES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS BETWEEN 2008-2016.

IN TOTAL, THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE WINNERS IN RESTRUCTURING ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. WHILE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS MAY OR MAY NOT BE 'LOSERS' IN RESTRUCTURING, THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO BENEFIT TO THE SAME DEGREE AS THE LARGER CUSTOMERS.'

So there you have it from the horse's mouth...RATEPAYERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE WINNERS LIKE LARGE ACCOUNTS!

February 19, 2018: Don't know it all Reynolds, LEARNED that ratepayers UNLIKE HIS PEOPLE, DO THEIR DUE  DILIGENCE! This condescending bastard acquiesced and DIALOGUED with a ratepayer and learned, a FUCKING TITLE doesn't automatically ascribe EXPERTISE, right INCOMPETENT Asskissing Joey?

"It is more than disappointing that the key issue needing resolution for Nevadans has been ignored by each and every one of the in-state and out-of-state consultants, legal counsel and sales entities interested in blithely implementing the so-called energy choice initiative for their pecuniary benefit by pointing to other states’ experiences as their ‘proof’ of lower costs.

The PUCN’s workshop process took on this issue specifically, unlike the Governor’s Committee on Energy Choice and its technical working groups, all of whom lacked staff who could do the necessary research.

Nowhere in the workshops or the written submissions has this information been  comprehensively provided by anyone other than the incumbent electric provider for 90% of Nevadans. For some to dispute the Nevada-specific numbers from NV Energy without offering  any of their own and the backup to support them as an alternative is disingenuous and doesn’t help Nevada figure out how to implement this initiative should it pass in November, 2018

This initiative’s implementation and severance costs are significant, at roughly $7.5 billion, excluding the carrying costs (i.e., interest) for reimbursement by state ratepayers on the easy-payment plan over a suggested 10-year period.  It is prudent to use the higher, not the lower $5 billion number to cover the inevitable contingencies and the prospect that the forced sale of  purchased power agreements (PPAs) and generation assets will be at fire-sale/bargain-basement prices, not fair market value.

The most current statistics (November 2017) reflect consistent methodology across all states, territories, plus the District of Columbia, and demonstrate that the ‘All Sectors’ kilowatt hour rate in states that have been repeatedly cited as shining examples of competition are anywhere from 1.8% higher in Texas to 114.7% higher in Connecticut.Again, it is worth observing that some of these states have been working on the choice proposition for 20 years and their rates are still higher, substantially  so in most cases, than the current Nevada rates.This reality begs the question: How much lower can Nevada’s electric rates go in a competitive marketplace when costs can’t be waived away with a magic wand by a legislative body, regulators or companies who must make a profit and cover their operating expenses after folding in new layers of expense?

If Nevada pursues alignment with other RTOs/ISOs, the obvious candidate is Arizona, not California, even if more transmission capacity must be constructed. Nevada would need more transmission capacity under the ill-advised CAISO connection, too. Existing transmission lines have no greater capacity to supplement Nevada’s demand should some or all of the existing Nevada conventional, fossil-fuel generation stations close under divestiture. This is another new cost for which none of the subject-matter experts from CAISO have offered any Nevada costing information.

All told, those adamantly advocating for this change to Nevada’s constitution failed in their mission to provide Nevada-specific costing at each juncture of the Governor’s Committee and its sub-bodies, as well as at the PUCN workshops. Self-described subject-matter experts who are veterans of previous implementations should have the experience and knowledge to tell Nevada about its prospective costs.   Such information would have propelled the discussion into constructive directions on how costs would actually decline if the initiative is successful or how they could be reduced. Nevadans had a prime opportunity to reveal and discuss competing cost information and it has now been lost."

February 23, 2018: WOW! What an obvious way to cut into a commenter’s 3 minutes, distract them with a question, to ‘suddenly appear’ interested!!! Wasn’t fucking buying into your, ALL OF A SUDDEN, two-way interaction! You want to interact, you fucking do it on YOUR time, when you aren’t fucking imposing a ‘ticking clock’!

You want to ask me questions, put your ‘running scared’ ass in front of me, and we can DIALOGUE! As you will RECALL, when your ass was down here for the GRC con (yes, CON, as its just a fucking joke required by statute, which you as PROPONENTS of the Delphi Technique are fully aware) session.

I INTENTIONALLY went up to you to PROVE that you are AFRAID to DIALOGUE with me and got the ‘have good evening, with a smirk’ from you.

Those who KNEW what I was going to do, enjoyed watching you CONFIRM you are ALL TALK on the dais, but, waddle off when approached.

Maybe you need to kick-start those little Leydig cells?

Its been duly and HIGHLY noted, that your repetitive regurgitations about your family’s legal lineage has FINALLY been abated…YIPPEE!

February 24, 2018: WHY all of a SUDDEN are SPARK METERS NOT NEEDED with solar? Why has the UK BACKED off from following the Precautionary Principle?

February 26, 2018: Watching the hearing on the AB405 stip. THIS FUCKING ONGOING BULLSHIT OF USING THE PHRASE ADAPTING BEHAVIOR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! People have FREE WILL! This OVERT attempt to CONDITION people as if they were canines...using this as BF Skinner or Pavlov techniques is NOT ACCEPTABLE!

June 1, 2018, to institute off-peak rates for the weekend. Then October 1, 2018 for the next phase. TO CONDITION RATEPAYERS!

Rambling Joey's "GO BIG, GO BOLD" comments is more 'pie in the sky, ass-kissing of Tesla'! As usual, Musk's ADD personality, of NOW intending to build the BIGGEST Li Processing Plant, is beyond comprehension! DOES HE EVER GO TO FULL COMPLETION OF WHAT HE STARTS? Sure he gets the fucking GULLIBLE legislatures/feds to give him $$$$, what would happen if he ACTUALLY had to fund his 'visions'? Would he FINALLY take them to the finish line, rather than starting all these projects without completion?

Tesla's wall batteries are being MARKETED to ADD VALUE?!?!

February 28, 2018: WOW!  SWG CONsumer Session today. Howard aka Brucie, came over and introduced himself, I mentioned BOZO, but he FEIGNED that he had NO idea...'wink, yeah', right! Claiming he doesn't have enough time to read what he needs to. Matt Fox was shadowing him, guess since the REGULAR 'body guards (Garret, Barbie and Hallie) weren't available?! Fortunately, my partner in PUC over-sight, was on the phone, so he got to enjoy the interaction.

Apparently, Howie has more balls than wimpy ass Joey, to come and introduce himself!

We heard the BULLSHIT from the SWG rep about how it was GOOD for Mesquite! Who the FUCK CARES!

Only a couple of people spoke, but, Chris Edwards and Crescent Hardy had to chime in, err, WHINE, that its IMPORTANT for Mesquite, with Hardy adding it is also something that Pahrump has an interest in...again, WHO THE FUCK CARES!

Its a BITCH when the TRUTH comes out, as opposed to the subterfuge from SWG!

Afterwards, I just HAD to confront SWG, over this BULLSHIT SUBSIDIZING, for approximately 781 residents, should NOT be put on those in Vegas! These whining SNOWFLAKES, who MOVED to Mesquite, on their OWN accord, now, they want to strap us with their CHOICE to go from Propane to gas.

SWG IS TAKING A PAGE FROM NVE, TO SUCK THE FINANCIAL LIFE OUT OF their customers, to appease these  customers!

Those who want gas service, should go take out a bond, find another source to FINANCE this! WE HAD TO FUCKING PAY FOR OUR CHOICE to opt out!

This fucking Chinese Menu of who gets subsidized by everyone, either is STANDARDIZED or NOT AT ALL!