Daniel Rothberg

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Faraday Future gets patent for key electric car part: Thursday, March 3, 2016; Faraday Future has earned its first U.S. patent for an electric vehicle power inverter that improves upon the architecture of traditional designs, the automaker announced in a blog post today. What appears to be ...
Spun off Downtown Project fund, co-working space is taken over by marketing firm: Wednesday, March 2, 2016; In November, owners of Work in Progress, a popular downtown collaborative workspace that houses several tech startups, began conversations about the future ..
Warren Buffett discusses NV Energy, solar rates and Elon Musk in CNBC interview: Tuesday, March 1, 2016; Since Nevada utility regulators decided to increase bills for rooftop solar customers, Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, NV Energy’s parent company, has found his name at the center of the debate over the rates. Solar advocates have criticized ...
Toyota subsidiary, Capital One look to invest in Tonopah solar plant: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016; Three global firms in the financial services sector want federal regulators to clear a cash investment to receive clean-energy tax credits from a thermal solar plant near ...
Casinos go their own ways on NV Energy exit after appeal deadline passes: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016; When a deadline passed last week for three gaming giants to appeal a ruling requiring them to pay more than $125 million to purchase energy on the open market, only one ...
VegasTechFund rebrands as VTF Capital, will focus on commerce startups: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016; VegasTechFund, backed by investors that include Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, announced it is changing its name to VTF Capital, a brand it hopes will better reflect its focus on ...
NV Energy part of group challenging solar ballot measure: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016; NV Energy is one of the groups behind a legal effort to disqualify a proposed referendum, backed by the solar industry, that would restore a prior rate structure for rooftop solar customers. A spokesperson for the utility confirmed NV Energy’s involvement …
Las Vegas rooftop solar company files for bankruptcy: Monday, Feb. 22, 2016; Local rooftop solar installer Summerlin Energy Las Vegas LLC filed for voluntary bankruptcy Monday evening, after the company ceased all operations and terminated almost all of ...
Henderson company on the ground floor of drone industry’s takeoff: Monday, Feb. 22, 2016; In the next year, Aerodrome, in partnership with the city, plans to create a runway, build facilities and, it hopes, receive a permanent airport designation from the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Group hopes to drum up support at caucuses for rooftop solar referendum: Friday, Feb. 19, 2016; A group pursuing a referendum to lower energy bills for rooftop solar customers plans to circulate petitions at the upcoming Democratic and Republican caucuses. About 800 ...
Partnership creates tie between Faraday Future, Aston Martin: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016; Electric vehicle company Faraday Future could benefit from a joint venture between Aston Martin and Faraday's Chinese partner LeEco. The partnership’s goal is to bring to the market a production version of ...
Drop-off in Nevada rooftop solar applications sends ripple through industry: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016; Not long after Nevada utility regulators voted to increase bills for residents and small-business operators using solar energy, Robert Lamore started getting calls from customers of his business. The callers were frustrated and concerned. And rightfully so, believes Lamore, the owner of a solar company that installs panels on roofs. Within days ...
New PAC challenges ballot measure to restore prior solar rates: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016; A political action committee is asking a Nevada court to disqualify a ballot measure, supported by the solar industry, that aims to restore prior rates for customers ...
PUC refuses to reinstate rebates for LED lights, pool pumps: Friday, Feb. 12, 2016; The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada denied NV Energy’s request Friday to bring back two popular energy efficiency programs in Southern Nevada. One lowered the cost of residential LED lights and another helped cover ...
Regulators vote against grandfather clause for existing solar customers: Friday, Feb. 12, 2016; State regulators dealt another blow to the solar industry today after they unanimously approved a ruling that would not allow about 17,000 Nevadans with rooftop solar, some of whom ...
New set of wheels: NLV company 2050 Motors to unveil cars today: Friday, Feb. 12, 2016; On the surface, Faraday Future and a little-known automobile company based in North Las Vegas, 2050 Motors, are uncannily similar. Each business revolves around ...
Las Vegas marketing firm to take over Downtown Project co-working space: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016; Work in Progress, the downtown co-working space that housed companies from small local startups to big names like Uber, had been losing money when it ...
PUC signals it will stand firm against solar industry on rates: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016; The state’s utility commission, scheduled to issue a highly anticipated order on rooftop solar rates on Friday, filed a draft ruling late Wednesday that suggested it would ...
Cox finishing project to give Henderson businesses faster Internet: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016; Cox Communications expects to complete construction this month on a project to provide Henderson businesses with Internet speeds of 10 gigabits per second or greater — speeds that make it possible to ...
Report: Nevada’s growing solar industry facing big slowdown: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016; Despite emerging regulatory uncertainty, the solar industry in Nevada employed more workers last year than all states except Massachusetts and California ...
The war over solar: As major ruling looms in Nevada, here are key factors: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016; As many as 1,000 people are expected to be on hand Friday, when the Public Utilities Commission is expected to rule on appeals of a controversial decision on solar energy. With the decision date approaching, here are some of the key factors that will ...
Tesla urges Nevada regulators to nix rate hike for solar customers: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016; An executive for Tesla Motors is calling on the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to reconsider a decision that increased the fixed service fee solar customers pay NV Energy ...
UNLV gets $250K grant to improve business-development efforts: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016; UNLV received a $250,000 grant to bolster its business-development efforts over the next three years.
Nevada solar customers sue SolarCity over marketing: Monday, Feb. 8, 2016; A Northern Nevada couple is suing SolarCity, alleging that the national rooftop solar installer omitted and failed to disclose information about future rates before it ...
NV Energy: Let existing solar customers keep old rate for 20 years: Friday, Feb. 5, 2016; After NV Energy was accused of waffling on a plan to shield thousands of rooftop solar customers from a rate increase, it has ...
Why Nevada legislators are mostly staying out of the fray on solar energy: Friday, Feb. 5, 2016; Despite lobbying by rooftop solar companies to restore lower rates for their customers, Nevada legislators appear reluctant to step in. Why? Because while several agree that existing customers should get to keep their old rates, they're awaiting a decision from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on the issue that could determine ...
Group proposes ballot measure to break NV Energy’s monopoly: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016; A group filed a ballot measure today that would create a competitive electricity market in Nevada to effectively end NV Energy’s monopoly ...
Tesla factory investment, hiring lag state projections: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016; Tesla increased the workforce and capital investment at its 5.5 million-square-foot Northern Nevada battery factory in the last quarter of 2015, according to a report this week from ...
Reid measure would shield existing solar customers from rate hikes: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016; In an effort to provide federal protections for rooftop solar customers, Sens. Harry Reid and Angus King introduced language that would regulate how utilities could change rates for ...
Group launched to help Nevada thrive in development of autonomous cars: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016; An economic development organization Tuesday approved the formation of the Center for Advanced Mobility, part of a state initiative to place Nevada on ...
3 takeaways: NV Energy’s solar-rate proposal sets stage for more heated debate: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016; When NV Energy announced last week that it would introduce a proposal allowing existing solar customers to keep a prior rate structure for a period of up to 20 years, many took it as a sign that existing solar customers would be shielded from bill increases approved by regulators in December. But when the utility filed ...
UNLV opening offices at Switch Innevation Center: Friday, Jan. 29, 2016; State lawmakers and top university officials attended the opening today of three UNLV offices at data company Switch’s Innevation Center. The center will house portions of UNLV’s economic development office ...
Adelson family selects former USA Today publisher to lead R-J: Friday, Jan. 29, 2016; The former publisher of USA Today will lead the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the newspaper announced Thursday. Craig A. Moon, the R-J's new publisher, said in an interview that he would work for the company backed by family members of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and ...
From Sky Ranch Motel to ‘Shark Tank’: A perfect Las Vegas success story: Friday, Jan. 29, 2016; Growing up in a motel along a gritty stretch of Fremont Street, Shaan Patel learned lessons about some of the darker sides of life. But his parents stressed education, and now Patel is a college student and entrepreneur who'll receive national TV exposure when ...
Wynn Las Vegas files lawsuit over fee to leave NV Energy: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016; Wynn Las Vegas is suing the Public Utilities Commission over the fee it would have to pay to leave NV Energy and buy power from a different company. The lawsuit, filed in ...
Meet LeTV, the ‘Netflix of China’ and partner to Faraday Future: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016; As Faraday Future prepares to break ground on its $1 billion auto manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, there’s a lot that isn’t known about the company. But there is one thing the company has disclosed: One of its key personal backers is Jia Yueting, who leads ...
Regulators OK renewable energy agreements for Switch, Apple: Monday, Jan. 25, 2016; State regulators approved energy agreements today that help Apple and Las Vegas-based data company Switch operate their facilities in ...
NV Energy proposes keeping lower rates for existing solar customers: Monday, Jan. 25, 2016; NV Energy will propose allowing customers who already have solar panels or applied for them before the new year to keep more favorable rates for up to two decades ...
Ballot measure would restore old rooftop solar rates: Monday, Jan. 25, 2016; The rooftop solar industry, grappling with an increase in customer bills that has prompted several companies to halt sales in Nevada, is turning its ...
Are we ready to give up the wheel?: Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016; The idea of self-driving vehicles drew mixed reactions from car enthusiasts and industry pros at a recent trade show. Many said their comfort level would depend on how and where the vehicles were used, but most said …
Consumer watchdog raises questions about rooftop solar rehearing: Friday, Jan. 22, 2016; Earlier this week, state utility regulators indicated they would meet Monday to decide whether to hear more testimony about exempting some existing rooftop solar customers from ...
Rep. Dina Titus criticizes ruling on rooftop solar: Friday, Jan. 22, 2016; Rep. Dina Titus, who helped draft Nevada’s rules on rooftop solar as a state legislator in 1997, is joining Sen. Harry Reid and a chorus of solar advocates in publicly criticizing a recent decision by state regulators to ...
Cloudy forecast: Nevada solar rulings spur concerns about chilling effect on investment: Friday, Jan. 22, 2016; The hope of a thriving solar industry in Nevada is fading, as companies have scaled back in reaction to a recent ruling by utility regulators establishing new fees for ...
Solar company closing Henderson office, laying off 66: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016; Premier Solar Solutions today announced it has closed its Henderson office, laying off 66 full-time employees and taking its business to another state. The firm joins a growing tide of residential rooftop solar …
Economic development officials see opportunities in gaming, transportation: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016; he gaming and hospitality industries will continue to serve as the cornerstones of the Southern Nevada economy, but they present opportunities for ...
Regulators could revisit grandfathered solar rates for some customers: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016; After weeks of pushback from solar advocates, the Public Utilities Commission will meet Monday to decide whether to grant additional testimony on one narrow but contentious ...
Wynn discusses management philosophy, 2016 campaign, China: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016; On the night of the Democratic debate at the Wynn Las Vegas, an executive who works at the casino got a call from a senior vice president at CNN, the cable channel sponsoring the debate. The CNN executive had called to recount a story. After asking for directions to an employee earlier that night, a security guard had offered to walk him over to ...
Rebates for LED lights, energy efficient equipment in jeopardy: NV Energy challenging utilities panel over program cuts; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016; On the same day in December that the Public Utilities Commission voted to increase bills for solar customers, it dealt another blow to the state’s renewable energy efforts ...
Company with Las Vegas ties branching into aerospace: Monday, Jan. 18, 2016; A venture arm of Airbus Group is investing in Local Motors, a startup with close ties to Las Vegas that believes the future of mass manufacturing is in 3D-printing. With the new investment, Local Motors, which is working on ...
How mass transit will affect Southern Nevada business: Monday, Jan. 18, 2016; Light rail would affect the commercial development, small business, real estate and ride-hailing ...