BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On February 1, 2024, 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. 24-02001, 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 2024-2025 (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.130, 701B.485, and 701B.665; and sections 9 and 24 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 2024-2025, approve (1) the Annual Plan and the administrative budget as set forth in the Annual Plan; and (2) accept the results of the 2022-2023 program year and aggregated results for the 2023 calendar year as reported.
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 6, 2024.
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:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024
11:00 A.M.
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO:
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
1150 East William Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
and VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS
The parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference in-person and/or remotely via Microsoft Teams. As a courtesy, members of the public can access the prehearing at the time noticed herein via the Commission’s live stream link on its website at https://puc.nv.gov.
The parties should provide the email address, title/role in associated business or organization, and business address for each person who intends to participate in the prehearing conference in-person or via Microsoft Teams to Administrative Attorney Yusuf Parray at yparray@puc.nv.gov no later than WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
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.
By the Commission,
__/s/_____________
TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
02/12/2024
(SEAL)
Pub Date: February 21, 2024 Ad # 40860
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