BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION AND
NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On August 19, 2022, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC” and collectively with NPC “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a Joint Application, designated as Docket No. 22- 08018 (“Joint Application”), for approval of Amendments to their Undergrounding Management Plan for 2023 - 2025.
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, NAC 703.535.
NV Energy states that the Joint Application sets out with particularity NV Energy’s proposal to amend and continue the existing Underground Management Plan which includes a process by which NV Energy addresses requests by local governments that the Companies underground certain existing overhead distribution facilities whose relocation is not governed by an existing local ordinance or franchise agreement. Specifically, NV Energy states that the amended Plan: 1) Establishes criteria for proposed underground projects to qualify for participation; 2) Allocates up to $15 million by NPC and up to $5 million by SPPC for investment over the period 2023 to 2025 in underground projects; 3) Establishes a methodology for allocating available project funding between local governments; and 4) Requires the local government to fund 50 percent of the incremental cost of underground candidate distribution lines, with the other 50 percent funded as a utility capital project.
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, SEPTEMBER 21, 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, SEPTEMBER 29, 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/or Telephonically
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 who wish to appear telephonically must obtain an access code for this telephonic hearing by emailing Commission Hearing Officer Samuel S. Crano at scrano@puc. nv.gov no later than THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 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 hearing.
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
08/24/22
(SEAL)
Pub Date: September 7, 2022 Ad # 27408