Titus, Lee, Horsford Side With Radical Left, Vote Against Reliable Power Act

Nevada Democrats Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford once again chose radical climate politics over common sense, voting against the Reliable Power Act, legislation aimed at protecting the nation’s electric grid and keeping energy affordable for working families.

The Reliable Power Act is straightforward. It directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the organization responsible for monitoring the nation’s bulk-power system, to conduct annual long-term assessments of grid reliability. If those assessments find the system is at risk of not having enough electric generation to keep the lights on, the bill requires action.

Under the legislation, a finding of generation inadequacy would trigger notification to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which would then alert federal agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Any new federal regulations affecting power generation would have to be reviewed to ensure they do not undermine grid reliability. Agencies would be barred from finalizing rules that significantly threaten the ability to supply sufficient electricity.

In plain English, the bill puts reliability first and ensures Washington bureaucrats cannot push sweeping regulations that raise costs and destabilize the grid without accountability.

Yet Titus, Lee, and Horsford voted no.

Their opposition wasn’t about protecting consumers or safeguarding Nevada’s energy future. It was about caving to the radical left’s climate agenda, even when that agenda risks higher utility bills, rolling blackouts, and less reliable power for families and small businesses across the state.

Nevadans already know what happens when ideology replaces practicality. Across the country, aggressive climate mandates have forced reliable power plants offline faster than replacements can come online. The result has been higher energy prices, strained grids, and warnings from regulators about looming shortages.

The Reliable Power Act was designed to prevent exactly that scenario. It does not block innovation or new energy sources. It simply ensures that reliability is not sacrificed in the rush to satisfy environmental activists and progressive interest groups.

By voting against it, Titus, Lee, and Horsford made clear where their priorities lie.

Instead of standing up for seniors on fixed incomes, families trying to pay their utility bills, or businesses struggling with rising costs, Nevada’s Democrats sided with extreme policies that make everyday life more expensive. Heating homes, running air conditioners during scorching Nevada summers, and keeping lights on should not be partisan issues. For Titus, Lee, and Horsford, they apparently are.

“Out of touch Democrat Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford just caved to the radical left,” said NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez. “They voted against commonsense legislation that lowers energy costs for working families by preventing radical climate policies from impacting energy grid reliability.”

Martinez didn’t mince words about the consequences.

“By putting extreme climate politics ahead of reliability, Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford risk even higher utility bills and make it harder for Nevadans to afford the basics, like heating their homes and keeping the lights on,” he said. “While House Republicans are fighting to lower the cost of living, out of touch Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford are busy doing the bidding of the radical left, even when it means higher bills for Nevadans. Titus, Lee, and Horsford are showing once again that Nevadans cannot trust them.”

At a time when families are already stretched thin, Nevadans deserve leaders focused on affordability and reliability, not ideological experiments with the power grid. With their vote against the Reliable Power Act, Titus, Lee, and Horsford made it clear they’re willing to gamble with Nevada’s energy future.

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