BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATIONAND PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On March 28, 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.
22-03028 (“Joint Application”), for approval to merge into a single corporate entity, to transfer
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPC”) 685 Sub 20, 688, and 688 Sub 6 from
SPPC to NPC, and to consolidate generation assets.
This Notice serves only to notify the public that the Commission has received the abovereferenced
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.
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
704.329, NAC 704.79971 through 704.79991, NRS 704.410, NRS 704.7565 through 704.7595,
and NAC 703.535. Pursuant to NRS 703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., NV Energy requests
that certain information in the Joint Application receive confidential treatment.
In the Joint Application, NV Energy seeks approval to merge SPPC into NPC, creating one
legal entity while maintaining separate rate jurisdictions. NV Energy also seeks authorization
to transfer SPPC’s electric CPC (No. 685 Sub 20), liquid petroleum gas CPC (No. 688), and
gas CPC (No. 688 Sub 6) to NPC, and to modify the transferred CPCs to reflect the name of
the surviving company: NPC. Additionally, NV Energy seeks authority to transfer all of SPPC’s
electric generation assets to NPC, where they will continue to be used to provide utility service to
customers of NV Energy.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene pursuant
to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the
Commission’s website or at either of the Commission’s offices on or before WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 27, 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, MAY 5, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Dial in by your location:
(775) 687-0999 (Northern Nevada)
(702) 486-5260 (Southern Nevada)
Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via
telephone. 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. During the date
and time noticed herein, the public may also view the prehearing conference in person at:
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
Parties in this matter must obtain an access code for this telephonic prehearing conference
by emailing Administrative Attorney Chad Morabito at cmorabito@puc.nv.gov no later than
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Parties should provide the title/role in associated
business or organization, and business address for each person who intends to participate in the
prehearing conference.
The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and simplify issues involved in this
proceeding and set a hearing and procedural schedule. At the prehearing conference, the
Commission may take any action authorized by NAC 703.655.
The Commission is not responsible for providing clerical or administrative assistance or
materials to parties during Commission proceedings. If such assistance is necessary, parties
must make other arrangements for this type of assistance.
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 to receive
any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission,
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TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
04/04/22
(SEAL)
Pub Date: April 13, 2022 Ad # 23233
