A bill that seeks to restore Nevada’s rooftop solar industry passes a key hurdle with bipartisan support The Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor moved AB 405, to the full Assembly for a floor vote as soon as this week. The rooftop-solar installation industry largely disappeared from Nevada after rate adjustments by Nevada regulators cut the credits rooftop solar owners got, for putting energy onto the electrical grid, while increasing charges those owners paid for connecting to the grid. Also Friday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy unanimously passed AB 223, which would provide for new and extended energy-efficiency measures for small businesses, seniors and others on fixed incomes, and low-income homeowners and renters. Some consumers could reduce their power bills by half.