BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND
PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On April 26, 2021, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy
(“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC”)
(together, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of
Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No.
21-04036 (“Joint Application”), for approval of their Second Additional
Joint Energy Supply Plan (“ESP”) Update period for 2021.
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.
On December 2, 2020, in Docket No. 20-09002, the Commission
approved a stipulation between the Regulatory Operations Staff (“Staff”)
of the Commission, the Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection
(“BCP”), and NV Energy which resolved NV Energy’s second update
to the ESP (filed on September 1, 2020) and recognized NV Energy’s
option to file an additional update to that ESP to address the open
positions for the summer of 2021 as a result of the investigation in
Docket No. 20-08014 or based on other additional relevant information.
This stipulation also increased NPC’s open position to 494 megawatt
(“MW”) and reduced SPPC’s long position to 121 MW, for a combined
open position of 373 MW in 2021.
On February 24, 2021, in Docket No. 20-12020, the Commission
approved a stipulation between Staff, BCP, and NV Energy for a 400
MW increase to the total modified open position for the Summer (July)
2021, resulting in a total open position for Summer (July) 2021 of 773
MW. NV Energy stated that its request stemmed from recent analysis
of the circumstances that caused high demand on the electric system
in the summer of 2020, an analysis that has been reported to the
Commission in Docket No. 20-08014.
NV Energy states that, in this Docket, it is requesting authority
to procure an additional 250 MW in the term market for August 2021
because of recent actions of California Independent System Operators
(“CAISO”) and Northwest Power Pool. NV Energy further states that
due to CAISO’s and Northwest Power Pool’s recent changes it is
expecting an increased likelihood of curtailments related to CAISO and
will not be able to utilize the Northwest Power Pool in a similar fashion
to the summer of 2020. NV Energy requests expedited treatment of
this Application and requests Commission action on or before June 22,
2021.
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,
NAC 704.9506, and Section (2)(B) of the stipulation as approved in the
Commission’s December 2, 2020, Order in Docket No. 20-09002.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions
for leave to intervene pursuant to pursuant to NRS 704.746 or NAC
703.578 through 703.600 on or before WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021.
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 to be held
as follows:
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
3:00 p.m.
VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in compliance with the
Governor’s Emergency Directive #006, the Commission’s offices are
currently closed to the public. The parties and potential intervenors will
appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely
via Microsoft Teams. 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 http://puc.nv.gov.
Parties and petitioners seeking to intervene should provide the
email address, company position, and business address for each
member of their organization who intends to participate via Microsoft
Teams to Commission Administrative Attorney Georgina Zielinski at
gzielinski@puc.nv.gov no later than MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021, 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 Joint Application is available for public viewing at the
Commission’s website: http://puc.nv.gov. 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
04/29/21
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Pub: May 15, 2021 Ad#13159