David Noble
David Noble is a former member of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission.[1] Noble was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval effective August, 2011. He was reappointed to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada by Gov. Sandoval (R) in October, 2012.[2] Noble stepped down from the position effective October 3, 2016.[3]
Biography
Noble was with the commission from 1997 until 2016, working as an administrative attorney, assistant staff counsel, assistant general counsel, and hearings officer.[2]
Education
- B.A., in international relations and environmental studies - University of Pennsylvania
- J.D. - Loyola Law School (Los Angeles)[2]
Political career
Public Utilities Commissioner (2011-2016)
Noble was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval effective August 2011. He was reappointed commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada by Gov. Sandoval in May 2012.[2]
Solar rates controversy
In July 2016, UtilityDIVE announced that Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) would not reappoint Noble in 2017. The commissioner had overseen a series of contentious meetings in 2015 that resulted in new rates and services charges for solar energy customers in Nevada. Gov. Sandoval later expressed his disappointment with the commission: "The PUC did not reach the outcome I had hoped for. … Today's decision does not go far enough to protect their [solar energy owners'] interests."[4]
The commission's decision was challenged in a referendum that was being prepared to go before Nevada voters in November 2016. The Nevada Supreme Court removed it from the ballot on August 4, 2016, citing biased language in the signature petition's description. The measure would have repealed a section of the senate bill that allowed the Public Utilities Commission to set new net metering rates for consumers with installed solar panels. Net metering is a billing system where customers who generate their own electricity, usually using renewable sources, such as solar panels, are able to sell their excess electricity back to the grid. While many energy experts support net metering, there is debate over the price at which those generating excess power should be compensated.[4][5][6][7]
Appointments
2012
Noble was reappointed as a member of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission by Gov. Sandoval (R) in May 2012.[2]
2011
Noble was first appointed to the Nevada Public Utilities Commission by Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) on July 29, 2011. His appointment became effective August 15, 2011 following the resignation of Commissioner Luis Valera.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "David + Noble + Nevada"
See also
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- Nevada Public Utilities Commission
- Public Service Commissioner
- Governor of Nevada
- Nevada Secretary of State
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Public Utilities Commission, "Commissioner David Noble," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 State of Nevada, "Commissioner Noble" accessed Aug. 18, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ lasvegassun.com, "Sandoval shakes up PUC by appointing 2 new commissioners," September 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, "Sandoval statement on Public Utilities Commission," February 12, 2016
- ↑ UtilityDIVE, "Updated: Headed for the exits, Nevada PUC Commissioner David Noble lifts lid on net metering fight," July 27, 2016
- ↑ Review Journal, "3 new petitions approved for Nov. 8 ballot in Nevada," July 12, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrejected - ↑ Office of the Nevada Governor, "Sandoval Appoints David Noble, Reappoints Rebecca Wagner to PUC," July 29, 2011
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