BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND
PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On February 2, 2023, 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.
23-02001, for approval of annual plans for the Solar Energy Systems
Incentive Program and its Energy Storage component, the Lower Income
Solar Energy Program, the Wind Energy Systems Demonstration
Program, the Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration Program, and
the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program for Program
Year 2023-2024 (the “Annual Plan”).
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 will review and approve each
annual plan with such modifications and upon such terms and conditions
as the Commission finds necessary or appropriate to facilitate the
program(s).
NV Energy filed the Joint Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised
Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters
701B, 703, and 704, including, but not limited to NRS 701B.005,
701B.230, 701B.610, 701B.670, and 701B.850; NAC 701B.125,
701B.480, and 701B.660; and sections 9, 24, and 31 of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau File No. R022-18 regulation.
NV Energy states that the Joint Application seeks approval of the
Annual Plan which consists of a combined plan for the programs
referenced above. NV Energy specifically requests that the Commission,
for the Program Period 2023-2024, approve (1) the programs’ budget
and administrative budget as set forth in the Annual Plan; and (2) the
specific policy and procedural items requested in the Annual Plan,
including modifications to certain reporting requirements and NV
Energy’s plans to end each program.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for
leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or
before WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023.
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 in this
docket to be held as follows:
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023
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.
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 FRIDAY, MARCH
10, 2023, 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,
__/s/______________________
TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
02/09/23
(Seal)
Pub Date: February 18, 2023 Ad #31332
