BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION
AND
PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On March 14, 2025, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power
Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC” collectively, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission
of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No. 25-02032 (“Joint Application”),
for approval of the cost recovery of the regulatory assets relating to the development and implementation
of its 2024 joint Natural Disaster Protection Plan (“NDPP”).
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 704.7983,
and the regulations approved by the Commission in Docket No. 19-06009 and filed with the Secretary
of State by the Legislative Counsel Bureau (“LCB”) on February 27, 2020, in LCB File No. R085-19 and
November 15, 2024, in LCB File No. R181-24, specifically Section 12. Pursuant to NRS 703.196 and
NAC 703.5274(2), NV Energy requests confidential treatment of information submitted under seal with
the Joint Application.
In its Joint Application, NV Energy is seeking Commission approval of the cost recovery for the
implementation of the NDPP for 2024. NV Energy states that it created regulatory asset accounts as
applicable for the 2024 NDPP expenditures. For the 2024 NDPP cost recovery, the collective balance
NV Energy is seeking recovery of is $55,060,160.27, which includes the amounts in the regulatory asset
and return on capital investments applicable carrying charges.
In this docket NV Energy is proposing to establish the following NDPP charge for all of NV Energy’s
customers:
NDPP - NPC $0.00179 $0.00036 <$0.00143>
NDPP - SPPC $0.00207 $0.00395 $0.00188
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to
NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025.
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 r
ecord 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:
MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via
Microsoft Teams or telephone. 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.
Parties in this matter must obtain an access code for this prehearing conference by emailing
Commission Administrative Attorney Lindsay Rostron at lrostron@puc.nv.gov no later than
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025, at 5:00 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 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 in order to receive
any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission,
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TRISHA OSBORNE,
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
03/20/25
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Pub Date: April 2, 2025 Ad # 51352