Yesterday, Attorney General Aaron Ford launched his plan to cut energy costs for Nevadans—the third plank of his “Affordable Nevada” platform. 

Ford’s energy plan centers around cutting costs and putting money back in Nevadans’ pockets through three key pillars:

1. Increasing energy supply by cutting red tape to fast-track new energy projects, build out residential solar, and make data centers pay for the energy they consume and the grid upgrades required to deliver it.

2. Building Nevada’s energy workforce by supporting union agreements to ensure that new energy projects are union, hire local, and pay fairly.

3. Pushing back on the root causes of Nevadans’ high energy bills by going after the Trump administration following their cuts to Solar for All and stopping the planned demand charge.

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Las Vegas Today: Nevada AG Ford Unveils Energy Plan, Blames Trump for High Gas Prices

• Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, the Democratic candidate for governor, has released his energy policy platform, which focuses on lowering costs for consumers, increasing renewable energy, and creating union jobs in the industry.

• Ford has blamed former President Donald Trump's policies toward Iran as a key driver of high gas prices in the state, a claim disputed by his Republican opponent, Gov. Joe Lombardo.

• Energy costs have emerged as a major issue in the upcoming Nevada gubernatorial election, with both candidates offering competing visions on how to address rising gas prices, NV Energy's proposed peak demand charge, and the state's energy future. Ford's policy proposals aim to position him as a champion for consumers and workers, while Lombardo has aligned himself with Trump's energy agenda.

KLAS Channel 8: Democrat Ford blames Trump for high gas prices, lays out his own energy policies

• Energy costs are expected to be a major issue in the upcoming election as gas prices soar and consumers push back against NV Energy’s planned peak demand charge.

• Ford said the three main problems that need to be addressed are unchecked corporate power, inadequate energy supplies and a lack of jobs in the industry.

• “We’re going to increase energy supply by slashing red tape to get projects off the ground a lot faster. We’re going to help Nevadans take advantage of residential solar, and we’re going to require data centers to pay for their energy usage and for grid modernization,” Ford said.

• “It isn’t [Lombardo’s] direct line [to Trump] that is going to bring back Solar for All. It’s my lawsuit that I’m currently filing against the administration to ensure that the $180 million that they owe us, we get back,” he said.

Nevada Current: Ford would ‘halt’ NV Energy demand charge, battle Trump policies, says campaign energy plan

• If elected governor, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford will “halt” NV Energy’s mandatory demand charge to be imposed next year in Southern Nevada. The plan is one of several affordability-based energy initiatives announced by Ford’s campaign on Thursday.

• Nevadans, Ford plan says, could pay $289 more a year for energy by 2030, as a result of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and its cuts to solar tax credits. “As Governor, Ford will work with state organizations like the Nevada Clean Energy Fund to implement and encourage uptake of programs that lower upfront costs and reduce monthly electric bills for homeowners and renters.”

• “Nevada needs a Governor who’s willing to fight back,” says Ford’s plan, in a  thinly-veiled shot at Lombardo’s obsequious relationship with Trump. 

KSNV Channel 3: AG Aaron Ford Unveils Energy Plan Aimed at Lowering Costs for Nevada Families

• “Ford says energy prices have surged under Governor Joe Lombardo with demand charges. Ford’s plan calls for expanding energy supply, fast-tracking new projects, and creating union jobs.”

• “As Attorney General, he sued to block the demand charge, push for refunds, and also recover federal solar funding.”

• “Ford says that as Governor, he will continue that fight to deliver more affordable energy statewide.”

KLAS Channel 8: Democratic Candidate for Governor, Aaron Ford, Wants to Get Rid of a New Fee

• “NV Energy is changing how they’re calculating their bills, and consumer advocates say it could cost you more. So that’s on hold for January—but Ford says he wants to do away with it for good.”