EDITORIAL: To make electricity cheaper, take politics out of energy market

First, as reported by the Review-Journal’s Sean Whaley on April 9, Strip titans MGM Resorts International, Wynn Las Vegas and Las Vegas Sands Corp. want to follow the lead of data storage giant Switch and fire NV Energy, which would allow them to secure their own power supplies for less money. Second, as reported April 15 by the Review-Journal’s Laura Myers and Mr. Whaley, Nevada’s growing solar industry has accused NV Energy of trying to maintain its power monopoly by stifling a program that lets customers with rooftop solar arrays sell surplus electricity to the utility.