Tough Bill To Swallow: Electric, Gas Rate Hike Next Year In Las Vegas

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Here's some news that'll make you feel dreary and fright. NV Energy and Southwest Gas are giving the warning to customers that energy bills are going to jump on January 1st. Were you expecting something different in your stocking?

Let's start with NV Energy. The electric power provider announced in a filing late last month that rates will be rising from 11 percent to over 18 percent. Single family residential service finds it's hike right in the middle at $23.43 - a 14.06% increase. If you have a single family house and an electric car that gains you access to special time of use plan rates, your base rate will be going up anywhere from 16.5% to 18.21%, up to $30.80 and $43.41 respectively, depending on which plan you have.

It's all about the Benjamins... but don't blame them(?)

NV Energy is throwing up its hands and making it known it's not them. They won't make a profit on the hike. It all comes down to the cost of natural gas. The price of natural gas has increased 65 percent since January 2021, which does check out (although it pales in comparison to what we used to pay for natural gas in 2015 - more than double today's prices).

Natural gas is the main source of electricity in Nevada (61%) although that's the smallest share in the past 16 years according to the EIA.

Nevada is one of the leading states in the country when it comes to renewables. Unfortunately there is not enough to go around. Not yet at least. If you have the means, maybe it's time to look into solar? Nice little tax break and a much lower electric bill await you.

Considering natural gas is the culprit, you'd be correct: Southwest Gas is intending on increasing rates at the first of the year too. The increase is expected to amount to a 4.8% increase to your average home bill... just shy of $3 a month.

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Aimee’s Football Picks – Week 13

Being born and raised in New York I have been a New York Giants fan my whole life but I didn't know anything about any other teams until I became an adult.

When I met my husband every Sunday was a football day... all day. I decided if I wanted to hang out with him and actually enjoy it I had to know more about all of the teams and not just the Giants.

I was a bartender at the time and would ask all of the big betters that I would take care of who their #1 pick of the week was, then I would put them all together and bet a 6pt 5-team parlay. (I didn't know what it was at first either) I did really well and learned so much about betting and football. It was a win-win (most weeks) I got to hang out with my husband during the football days and won a few bucks here and there.

Betting doesn't have to be scary and you don't have to put a ton of money down to win or just to get into games that you wouldn't otherwise get into.

They even make betting so easy now you can do it from your phone and you don't have to go to the sportsbook and get embarrassed when you have no idea what you're doing! I am not a degenerate I just love football and getting into all things football!

I bring to you Aimee's picks for week 11 of the NFL!

Week 1 * 8 - 7 - 1
Week 2 * 5 - 11
Week 3 * 6 - 10
Week 4 * 8 - 6 - 2
Week 5 * 8 - 7
Week 6 * 8 - 5 (bye weeks started but best week yet)
Week 7 * I Won! I just took the Giants and the Raiders!
Week 8 * 5 - 10 (ouch)
Week 9 * I took a week off. My pick of the week was wrong too 00f
Week 10 * 3 - 10 The worst week ever!!!
Week 11 * 7-2-4
Week 12 * BYE WEEK!

DISCLAIMER: I think I'm pretty good (my record doesn't show my skills) at betting on football but please don't put your children's college fund on these picks.

Washington Commanders at New York Giants

Giants +2.5

Tennessee Titans at Philadelphia Eagles

Eagles -4.5

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

Packers -3.5

Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions

Lions +1

Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans

Texans +7

New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings

Jets +3

Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons

Falcons +1

Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens

Broncos +9

Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers

49ers -4

Seattle Seahawks at LA Rams

Rams +7

Kansas City Chiefs Cincinnati Bengals

Chiefs -2

Indionapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys

Colts -10.5

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bucs -3.5

See The Hottest Looks From ‘GQ Men Of The Year’ Awards

GQ's annual Men of the Year Awards took place in London, England last night (November 16) and a slew of some of the hottest stars in the world showed up to celebrate. Men of the Year celebrates the year's cultural high points featuring the actors, athletes, musicians, politicians, designers and more whose work the publication can't get enough of. Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae, Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney and Tick, Tick... Boom!'s Andrew Garfield were among the honourees on Wednesday.

See the hottest looks of the night below: