in 2015, the nevada legislature passed a law that required the commission to examine the electric rate structure and to look at cost shifting. krnv channel 4 (nbc) of reno, nevada, defined cost shifting as “when non-solar residential customers are said to be subsidizing those without solar for using nv energy’s grid.” (nv energy is the major utility company in the state of nevada, and it is owned by berkshire hathaway energy, a subsidiary of warren buffett’s berkshire hathaway.) specifically, the law requiring npuc's review was senate bill 374, passed during the legislature's 2015 session. the bill set a deadline of december 31, 2015 for the commission to decide on new electric rates.