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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Public utilities |
Founded | Reno, Nevada, United States (1928 ) |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Doug Cannon (President and CEO)[1] |
Products | Electricity, natural gas |
Revenue | US$ 3.016 billion (2017)[2] |
US$ 755 million (2017)[3] | |
US$ 344 million (2017)[4] | |
Total assets | US$ 00.billion (2013)[5] |
Owner | Berkshire Hathaway (92%) Walter Scott Jr. family (8%) |
Number of employees | c. 2,500[6] |
Parent | Berkshire Hathaway Energy |
Website | nvenergy |
NV Energy is a public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada, including the Las Vegas Valley, and provides natural gas service in the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area of northern Nevada. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, it serves about 1.3 million customers and over 40 million tourists annually.[7]
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (now Berkshire Hathaway Energy), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, acquired NV Energy in a transaction completed on December 19, 2013.[8] When the merger was announced, the companies stated that NV Energy would continue to be based in Las Vegas under its then-current name.[9] Prior to the acquisition by MidAmerican, the company's common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NVE.