Douglas County legal - 44388

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AN ENERGY SUPPLY

AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On June 10, 2024, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV

Energy (“Sierra”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

(“Commission”) an application, designated as Docket No. 24-06011

(“Application”), for approval of an Energy Supply Agreement (“ESA”)

with Coeur Rochester, Inc. (“Coeur Rochester”).

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 Application, but which are

related to the subject matter of the filing and supported by substantial

evidence.

Sierra filed the Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes

(“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703

and 704, including, but not limited to, NAC 703.535. Pursuant to NRS

703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., Sierra requests that certain material

in the Application receive confidential treatment.

Sierra states that the Application requests Commission approval

of an ESA with Coeur Rochester for the purpose of providing electric

service to its facilities located in Pershing County, Nevada. The ESA

would provide a mechanism to allow Coeur Rochester’s facility to take

service under the Clean Transition Tariff (“CTT”), pending approval of

the CTT in Docket No. 24-05023.

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, JULY 10, 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 crossexamine

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:

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024

10:30 a.m.

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

AND VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS/ZOOM

The parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing

conference either in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams/Zoom.

Members of the public can access the prehearing conference at the

time noticed herein either in person or 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 via Microsoft Teams/Zoom to Administrative

Attorney James Newcomb at jnewcomb@puc.nv.gov no later than

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.

The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and

simplify the 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 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

06/17/2024

(SEAL)

Pub Date: June 26, 2024 Ad # 44388