BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND
PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On September 1, 2021, 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. 21-09004 (“Joint Application”), for approval of an economic
recovery transportation electrification plan to accelerate transportation
electrification in Nevada for the period beginning January 1, 2022, and
ending on December 31, 2024 (“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 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 and Senate Bill (“SB”) 448, including, but not
limited to NAC 703.530 et seq. and Section 49 of SB 448. Pursuant to
NRS 703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., NV Energy requests that certain
material in the Joint Application receive confidential treatment.
NV Energy states that the Joint Application seeks acceptance of
the Plan which consists of a combined plan for the following charging
infrastructure programs: Interstate Corridor Charging Depot Program;
Urban Charging Depot Program; Public Agency Electric Vehicle Charging
Program; Transit, School Bus, and Transportation Electrification Custom
Program; and Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Program. NV Energy
specifically requests that the Commission: (1) accept the Plan; (2) find
that the Plan satisfies the requirements of SB 448; and (3) approve the
proposed schedules to implement the Plan.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions
for leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or
before TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 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 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:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021
10:00 a.m.
Dial in by your location:
(775) 687-0999 (Northern Nevada)
(702) 486-5260 (Southern Nevada)
Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing
conference remotely via 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 http://puc.nv.gov.
Parties in this matter must obtain an access code for this
telephonic prehearing conference by emailing Commission
Administrative Attorney Chad Morabito at cmorabito@puc.nv.gov no later
than TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021, 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: http://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
09/08/21
(SEAL)
Pub: September 15, 2021 Ad#16859