BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND
NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On March 1, 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. 22-03004 (“Joint Application”) for approval of the cost recovery for their 2021 Expanded
Solar Access Program (“ESAP”) Plan regulatory asset account. The Joint Application also
requests authorization to set an Expanded Solar Program Cost (“ESPC”) rate for NPC and
SPPC customers, calculate the Expanded Solar Discount Rate (“ESDR”) on a quarterly basis,
and include the Mojave community based solar resource in the Expanded Solar Energy Rate
(“ESER”) starting January 1, 2023.
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.
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 704.110 and 704.7865. Pursuant to NRS 703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., NV
Energy requests that certain material in the Joint Application receive confidential treatment.
NV Energy states that the Joint Application seeks approval by the Commission to set
an ESPC rate for NPC and SPPC customers at $0.00001 per kilowatt-hour (“kWh”). The Joint
Application also seeks approval to include the Mojave community based solar resource in the
ESER starting January 1, 2023, increasing the ESER for NPC customers by $0.00001 per kWh,
from $0.00787 to $0.00788 per kWh.
Interested and affected persons may file 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 6, 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 7, 2022
11:15 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 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 Commission Administrative Attorney Chad Morabito at cmorabito@puc.
nv.gov no later than WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 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 on 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,
___________________________
TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
03/11/22
(SEAL)
Pub Date: March 23, 2022
Ad# 22592
