Nevada regulators reject Switch bid to leave power grid

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas data storage company that uses lots of electricity can’t unplug from the main power supplier in the state, utility regulators decided Wednesday. The Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted 2-1 to reject a request by Switch to be allowed to leave NV Energy and go it alone to produce and buy the power that it needs. State consumer advocate Eric Witkoski said afterward that the key concern was that remaining NV Energy customers would be stuck with higher costs. “A lo