RENO, Nev. (AP) — A review of U.S. regulatory fines issued to Nevada utilities for failing to ensure a reliable delivery of energy shows a variety of citations and penalties issued during the past six years.
The fines range from a $52,000 settlement with Nevada Power Co. for mostly reporting deficiencies, to a $2,000 penalty in Lincoln County for having insufficient procedures to notify the FBI about threats of sabotage.
Regulators concluded none of those violations posed any serious or substantial risk to the region's bulk power system.
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An audit shows the Lincoln County Power District was violating regulations by relying on the county sheriff to contact the FBI. But it corrected the problem before a settlement in 2009.