BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
On July 1, 2021, Southwest Gas Corporation (“Southwest Gas”)
filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”)
an application, designated as Docket No. 21-07004 (“Application”), for
approval to offer the Move2Zero Program (“Program”) to its northern and
southern Nevada sales customers and to establish a regulatory asset to
track costs associated with the Program.
This Notice serves only to notify the public that the Commission has
received the above-referenced filing. It is the responsibility of interested
persons to review the filing and monitor the proceedings to determine
their desired levels of involvement based on how this matter may affect
their unique situations. The details provided within this Notice are for
informational purposes only and are not meant to be an all-inclusive
overview of the filing. The Commission may consider and adopt
alternative proposals not contained within the filing but which are related
to the subject matter of the filing and supported by substantial evidence.
Southwest Gas filed the Application pursuant to the Nevada
Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”),
Chapters 703 and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.100, NAC
703.400, and NAC 703.535.
Southwest Gas seeks approval of the Program to provide
customers with additional options to reduce their respective greenhouse
gas (“GHG”) emissions. Southwest Gas provides that it proposes to
offer customers participating in the Program the ability to offset any
amount of GHG emissions they choose. Southwest Gas states that, for
customers that choose to participate in the Program, Southwest Gas
would purchase and retire certified carbon offsets to offset combustion
GHG emissions associated with participating customers’ natural gas
usage. Southwest Gas additionally seeks authorization to establish a
regulatory asset to account for Program-related costs.
Interested and affected persons may file 1) petitions for leave to
intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 or 2) protests
electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the Commission’s
website or at either of the Commission’s offices on or before
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021.
A person who wishes to participate as a commenter may file written
comments pursuant to NAC 703.491. A commenter is not a party of
record and shall not take any action that only a party of record may take.
Pursuant to NAC 703.500, only parties of record are entitled to enter an
appearance, introduce relevant evidence, examine and cross-examine
witnesses, make arguments, make and argue motions and generally
participate in the proceeding.
The Application is available for public viewing at the Commission’s
website: http://puc.nv.gov; and at the offices of the Commission: 1150
East William Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701 and 9075 West Diablo
Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148.
A person must request in writing to be placed on the service list for
this proceeding to receive any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission,
/s/ TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
07/07/21
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Pub: July 15, 2021 Ad#15044
