BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION AND PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On March 18, 2022, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC”) (collectively, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No. 22-03024 (“Joint Application”), for approval of the first amendment (“First Amendment”) to its 2021 Joint Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”).
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. The Commission will accept or modify the Joint Application or specify any portions of the Joint Application it deems inadequate.
NV Energy filed the Joint Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703 and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.741 and 704.751 and NAC 704.9005 through 704.9525. Pursuant to NRS 703.190, NV Energy requests confidential treatment of information submitted under seal with the Joint Application.
In its Joint Application, NV Energy states that it is seeking approval of the First Amendment to the 2021 Joint IRP to address supply constraints in the Western United States energy market. NV Energy further states that it is seeking to modify the approved Joint IRP to add a utility-scale battery energy storage system, capacity upgrades at the existing generating facilities, and a geothermal resource via an approved power purchase agreement. Additionally, NV Energy states that the First Amendment includes a request to further evaluate and study a pumped storage hydroelectric project with an estimated capacity of 1,000 megawatts in White Pine County, Nevada and seeks approval of a new fuel and purchase power price forecast.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the Commission’s website or at either of the Commission’s offices pursuant to NRS 704.746 or NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022.
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.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to NAC 703.655, the Commission has scheduled a PREHEARING CONFERENCE to be held as follows:
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
1150 East William Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO:
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148
VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS
Participants may appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via Microsoft Teams. Participants should provide the email addresses for each member of their organization who intends to participate via Microsoft Teams to Commission Administrative Attorney Georgina Zielinski at gzielinski@puc.nv.gov no later than April 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
Members of the public can access the prehearing conference at the time noticed herein via the Commission’s live stream link on its website at https://puc.nv.gov, members of the public may attend in person at either of the Commission’s offices noted above.
The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and simplify the issues involved in this proceeding, set a hearing, and procedural schedule. At the prehearing conference, the Commission may take any action authorized by NAC 703.655.
The Joint Application is available for public viewing at the Commission’s website: https://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 in order to receive any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission,_
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TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
03/24/22
(SEAL)
Pub Date: April 6, 2022
Ad # 23050
