BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On August 22, 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.
23-08015 (“Joint Application”), for approval of the fifth amendment to its
2021 Joint Integrated Resource 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 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 704.741 et
seq. and NAC 704.9005 et seq. Pursuant to NRS 703.190 and NAC
703.527 et seq., NV Energy requests that certain information in the
Joint Application receive confidential treatment.
NV Energy states that the Joint Application provides a complete
solution to the timely retirement of coal combustion at the North Valmy
Generating Station and the need for voltage support and available
around-the-clock generation in the Carlin Trend load pocket. NV
Energy specifically seeks approval (1) to convert the existing coal fueled
plant at the North Valmy Generating Station to a cleaner natural gas
fueled plant; (2) to purchase, install, and operate a company-owned
400 megawatt (“MW”) solar plant along with a 400 MW, four-hour
battery storage system in Northern Nevada; (3) to continue operation
of Tracy units 4 and 5 to 2049; (4) to purchase development assets for
the 149 MW photovoltaic and 149 MW battery energy storage system
Crescent Valley Solar project; (5) to construct the Esmeralda and
Amargosa substations transformers; and (6) to construct the necessary
infrastructure in the Apex Area Master Plan.
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, SEPTEMBER 20, 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:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
10:00 a.m.
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 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 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 in order to receive any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission,
__/s/______________________
TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
08/29/2023
(SEAL)
Pub Date: September 6, 2023 Ad # 36525
