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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

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Pub: September 15, 2021 Ad#16859