BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH GAS INFRASTRUCTURE
REPLACEMENT RATES AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On September 27, 2022, Southwest Gas Corporation (“SWG”) filed with the Public Utilities
Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) an application, designated as Docket No. 22-09024
(“Application”), for authority to recover costs of gas infrastructure replacement (“GIR”) projects
through the GIR mechanism.
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, NAC 704.796 to
704.7985.
In the Application SWG states that the proposed GIR rates are based on the cumulative deferrals
through August 31, 2022, which consist of the revenue requirement associated with the GIR
projects approved by the Commission in the 2017 and 2018 the GIR Advance Applications in
Docket Nos. 17-05027 and 18-06004. SWG states that the Application is requesting authority to
establish GIR Rates for SWG’s Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada rate jurisdictions in the
amount of $0.00038 per therm and $(0.00018) per therm, respectively. SWG states that these GIR
rates would be applicable to all customers and rate classes except for transportation customers
with a contract for special service with SWG. SWG’s GIR Rate Application seeks authorization for
the GIR Rates to be effective on January 1, 2023.
This Notice serves only to notify the public that the Commission has received the abovereferenced
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.
Interested and affected persons may file petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578
through 703.600 electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the Commission’s website
or at either of the Commission’s offices on or before WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 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:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 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 TELECONFERENCE
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 either in person or
remotely via telephone. 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.
Parties in this matter must obtain an access code for this telephonic prehearing conference
by emailing Commission Hearing Officer Samuel S. Crano at scrano@puc.nv.gov no later than
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022, 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 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
10/06/22
(SEAL)
Pub Date: October 20, 2022 Ad # 28472