Carson City legal - 45757

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On August 1, 2024, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV

Energy (“Sierra”), filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

(“Commission”) an application, designated as Docket No. 24-08004

(“Application”), for authority to establish capital issuance authorizations

based on a debt ceiling of $4,000.0 million, a common stock ceiling of

$5,100.0 million, a preferred stock ceiling of $500.0 million, and to enter

into anticipatory financial hedging transactions.

Sierra filed the Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes

(“NRS”) and Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703 and

704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.322 through 704.328 and

NAC 703.430 through 703.440, and 703.535.

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 Application but which are

related to the subject matter of the filing and supported by substantial

evidence.

In its Application, Sierra seeks the authorization to ensure a

reasonable amount of flexibility to fund future operating and capital

requirements for the three-year period January 1, 2025, through

December 31, 2027. If approved, Sierra would be authorized to issue

debt, common stock, and/or preferred stock securities for refinancing

and financing purposes so long as the total amount of each type of

capital security does not exceed the ceiling amount at the end of each

calendar quarter.

Interested and affected persons may file comments or 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 4, 2024.

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:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

10:05 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. 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 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 Administrative Attorney

James Newcomb at jnewcomb@puc.nv.gov no later than FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.

The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and

simplify the 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 further notices in this matter.

By the Commission,

__/s/______________________

TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

08/07/2024

(SEAL)

Pub Date: August 21, 2024 Ad # 45757