Lander County Utilities
Nevada's utility rates are competitive with other major western states. Nevada Assembly Bill 366, passed in 1997, opened the electric utility industry to competition. An added benefit of the deregulation process is a three-year cap on rates to business and residential customers. As of 2000, consumers have the opportunity to select their power provider.
The state's utility companies make use of various sources for producing energy. Coal, hydropower, and natural gas combined with purchase agreements provide a variety of options for delivering highly dependable service at the lowest possible price. Power companies offer cost-based time-of-use rate schedules for commercial and industrial customers, helping them save on their energy costs by coordinating their heavy-load consumption.
Please use the rate schedules and worksheets in the table below to estimate your power bill. If you have any questions on any of the worksheets or rates, please contact us at 1.800.824.8856.
In addition, Sierra Pacific would be happy to calculate a power estimate for your company.
Power Estimate Requirements 
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Geothermal
Nevada ranks second only to California in the development and use of its geothermal resources for producing electricity. According to the Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources, there are currently 14 plants at 10 locations in the state with a total rated capacity of 236 megawatts (MW). Total state resources capacity has been estimated at 2,000 MW by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Program supports the U.S. geothermal industry in providing diversity, and therefore security, in domestic energy supply options. This support also helps the industry maintain its technical edge in world energy markets, thereby enhancing exports of U.S. goods and services and U.S. job growth. DOE works in partnership with U.S. industry to establish geothermal energy as an economically competitive contributor to the U.S. energy supply.
Gas
Southwest Gas Corporation
Smith's Plaza-Highway 305
P.O. Box 517
Battle Mountain, NV 89820
775.635.2623
Water
Battle Mountain Water Dept.
145 West Third
Battle Mountain, NV 89820
775.635.2190
Kingston Water District
HCR 65, Box 130
Kingston, NV 89310
775.964.2120
Lander County Sewer & Water District No. 2
610 Maine Street
Austin, NV 89310
775.964.2676
Sewer
Battle Mountain Sewer Dept.
145 West Third
Battle Mountain, NV 89820
775.635.2190
Disposal
Battle Mountain Disposal
330-1/2 West Winnemucca Blvd.
Winnemucca, NV 89445
775.635.5451
Environmental Assistance
Nevada Small Business Development Center
Business Environmental Program
6100 Neil Road, Ste. 400
Reno, NV 89511
775.689.6688
Public Health Environmental Control
1711 North Roop Street
Carson City, NV 89706
775.887.2190
Telephone
SBC
1450 Vassar Street
Reno, NV 89520
775.333.4939
Telecommunications
For more information regarding telecommunications call 1.800.824.8856 or contact the Nevada Telecommunications Association at 775.827.0191.
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