PUC tactics designed to dissuade comment, reflect lack of accountability, say observers

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 563

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A new policy employed Tuesday by the Public Utilities Commission to keep the public waiting outdoors during consumer sessions is intended to thwart public comment on contentious utility issues, say the commission’s critics.

A line estimated at more than 100 snaked around the PUC building in southwest Las Vegas Tuesday as the afternoon temperature reached more than 105 degrees. An ambulance responded when a member of the public suffered a heat illness.

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