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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION

AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On June 17, 2022, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific

Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC” and together with NPC, “NV Energy”) filed with the

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket

No. 22-06035 (“Joint Application”), for approval of the first amendment to their Joint Expanded

Solar Access Program (“ESAP”) 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, including, but not limited to,

NRS 704.7865.

In the Joint Application, NV Energy seeks approval of two Community Based Solar Resource

(“CBSR”) projects: Freedom Park Solar in the NPC service territory and Moana Solar in the

SPPC service territory. NV Energy also seeks approval of an updated timeline for the selection

of future CBSR projects. Additionally, NV Energy states that it implemented the first enrollment

period for the ESAP in 2021. As a result of that enrollment process, NV Energy seeks approval

to amend the applications for the ESAP and extend the time for a customer to update a deficient

application, which, NV Energy contends, will benefit customers applying for the program.

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene pursuant

to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 at either of the Commission’s offices on or before July 20,

2022.

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:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022

9:00 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

The parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference either in

person or remotely via Microsoft Teams. 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 to Hearing Officer Samuel S. Crano at scrano@puc.nv.gov no

later than FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.

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 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 to receive

any further notices in this matter.

By the Commission,

/s/

TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

06/28/22

(SEAL)

Pub Date: July 7, 2022

Ad # 25549