BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On May 3, 2022, Southwest Gas Corporation (“SWG”) filed with the
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) an application,
designated as Docket No. 22-05004 (“Application”), for approval of its
2021 Conservation and Energy Efficiency Plan Annual Report (“Report”).
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.
SWG filed the Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes
(“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703
and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.992, NAC 704.9702 et
seq., and NAC 703.535.
SWG seeks approval of the Report. SWG states that the Report
discusses each of the substantive conservation and energy efficiency
programs in SWG’s portfolio. SWG further states that if its application
is approved and accepted, it may recover, through a future application
for a change in rates, all just and reasonable costs incurred in implementing
the conservation and energy efficiency programs.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for
leave to intervene electronically through the Electronic Filing System
on the Commission’s website or at either of the Commission’s offices
pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 8, 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 matter
to be held as follows:
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022
11:30 a.m.
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO:
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
1150 East William Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS
The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and simplify
the issues involved in this proceeding, set a hearing, and procedural
schedule. At the prehearing conference, the Commission may take
any action authorized by NAC 703.655.
Participants may appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing
conference remotely via Microsoft Teams. Participants should provide
the email addresses 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
Thursday, June 2, 2022.
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.
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. Additionally, members of the public may
attend in person at either of the Commission’s offices noted above.
The 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
05/16/22
(SEAL)
Pub Date: May 26, 2022
Ad # 24452