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
