BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND
PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On March 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. 24-03006 (“Joint Application”), for approval of the cost recovery of the regulatory assets relating to the development and implementation of their 2023 Joint Natural Disaster Protection Plan (“NDPP”).
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 704.061 to 704.068, 704.100, and 704.7983, NAC 703.115, 703.375 to 703.410, 703.530 to 703.577, 703.710, and 703.715, and the regulations approved by the Commission in Docket No. 19-06009 and filed with the Secretary of State by the Legislative Counsel Bureau on February 27, 2020, in LCB File No. R085-19. Pursuant to NRS 703.196 and NAC 703.5274(2), NV Energy requests confidential treatment of information submitted under seal with the Joint Application.
In its Joint Application, NV Energy is seeking Commission approval of the cost recovery for the implementation of the NDPP for 2023, recovery of costs deferred in the Commission’s October 19, 2023, Modified Final Order in Docket No. 23-03004, and the authority to reset the NDPP rate. NV Energy also seeks approval to continue the cost allocation methodology approved in Docket No. 23-03004, whereby the allocation of NV Energy’s capital investments are recovered from the service territory in which the capital investment is made, and the operations, maintenance, administrative, and general expenses costs are allocated to all NV Energy ratepayers.
NV Energy states that it created regulatory asset accounts as applicable for the 2023 NDPP expenditures. For the 2023 NDPP cost recovery, the collective balance NV Energy is seeking recovery of is $68,396,667, which includes the amounts in the regulatory asset, return on capital investments applicable carrying charges, as well as the costs from 2022 that were deferred for recovery in the Commission’s October 19, 2023, Modified Final Order in Docket No. 23-03004.
In this docket NV Energy is proposing to establish the following NDPP charge for all of NV Energy’s customers:
Current – per kWh | Proposed – per kWh | Increase | |
NDPP - NPC | $0.00061 | $0.00190 | $0.00129 |
NDPP - SPPC | $0.00074 | $0.00218 | $0.00144 |
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, APRIL 3, 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:
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via Microsoft Teams or 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 and/or phone number for this prehearing conference by emailing Commission Administrative Attorney Chad Morabito at cmorabito@puc.nv.gov no later than WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024, 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,
____________________________
TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
03/12/24
(SEAL)
Pub Date: March 20, 2024 Ad # 41656
