CHAPTER 703 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NAC 703.162 Inclusion of certain information in application, tariff, complaint or petition. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A person who causes an application, tariff filing, complaint or petition described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 10 of NAC 703.160 to be filed with th…

NAC 703.163 Informal discovery meetings concerning applications for certain adjustments. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Not later than 14 days before a utility files: 1. An application for an adjustment to a general rate pursuant to NAC 703.2201 to 703.2481, inclusive, or 703.251 to 703.…

NAC 703.164 Consumer sessions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. In addition to the consumer sessions required by statute, the Commission may schedule one or more consumer sessions in any proceeding before the Commission, including, without limitation, any proceeding involving changes to…

NAC 703.170 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The provisions of NAC 703.170 to 703.205, inclusive, apply to an application by a public utility for a certificate to begin operations as a public utility or to construct or extend its plant or system in such a manner as to requir…

NAC 703.175 General requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) An applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity must, in addition to complying with the provisions of NAC 703.530 to 703.615, inclusive, submit the following data, either in the application or as exhibits…

NAC 703.180 Specific requirements for small-scale providers of last resort that are not competitive suppliers. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) In the case of a small-scale provider of last resort that is not a competitive supplier, in addition to all other applicable requirements of NAC 7…

NAC 703.185 Specific requirements for electric companies. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) In the case of an electric company, in addition to all other applicable requirements of NAC 703.175, an application must include: 1. Load and resource data setting forth recorded and estimated loads …

NAC 703.190 Specific requirements for water utilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.355) 1. In the case of a water utility, in addition to all applicable requirements of NAC 703.175, an application must include the following information regarding its technical, managerial and finan…

NAC 703.195 Specific requirements for wastewater utilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.355) 1. In the case of a wastewater utility, in addition to all other applicable requirements of NAC 703.175, an application must include the following information regarding its technical, mana…

NAC 703.197 Specific requirements for annexations by existing water and wastewater utilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) In the case of an annexation by an existing water or wastewater utility, in addition to all other applicable requirements of NAC 703.175, an application for a cert…

NAC 703.199 Annual requirements for water and wastewater utilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) After obtaining an initial certificate of public convenience and necessity to begin operations as a public utility, a water or wastewater utility shall submit, with its annual report filed …

NAC 703.200 Specific requirements for water and sewer companies that are no longer exempt. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) In the case of an application by a water or sewer company that is no longer exempt under NRS 704.021, in addition to the information required by NAC 703.175 and 703.1…

NAC 703.205 Specific requirements for gas companies. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) In the case of a utility which transmits or distributes natural gas or liquefied petroleum, in addition to the information required by NAC 703.175, an application must include: 1. The estimated number of …

NAC 703.2201 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) As used in NAC 703.2201 to 703.2481, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Uniform system of accounts” means uniform system of accounts prescribed for public utilities and licensees, classes A, B, C and D, which wer…

NAC 703.2205 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The provisions of NAC 703.2201 to 703.2481, inclusive, apply to all public utilities: 1. Which produce, deliver or furnish electricity or gas; and 2. Which furnish water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, and are no…

NAC 703.2206 Certain public utilities furnishing water for municipal, industrial or domestic purposes or services for disposal of sewage: Waiver of requirement to file general rate application. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.210) The Commission may, upon the request of a public utili…

NAC 703.22065 Certain public utilities furnishing water for municipal, industrial or domestic purposes or services for disposal of sewage: Inclusion in general rate application of actual expenses to prepare and present application. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.210) 1. A public util…

NAC 703.2207 Public utilities furnishing electricity, gas, or water or services for disposal of sewage: Notice of intent to file application for adjustments in rates. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A public utility that furnishes electricity, gas, or water or services for the disposal…

NAC 703.22073 Public utilities furnishing water or service for disposal of sewage: Meeting with Regulatory Operations Staff before filing notice of intent to file application for adjustments in rates. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 703.400, a public…

NAC 703.22075 Public utilities furnishing water or services for disposal of sewage: Use of certain factors in application; requests for certain rate increases and surcharges. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A public utility that furnishes water or services for the disposal of sewage, or b…

NAC 703.2208 Public utilities furnishing electricity, gas, or water or services for disposal of sewage: Submission of master document for request of data. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A public utility that furnishes electricity, gas, or water or services for the disposal of sewage, …

NAC 703.2209 Public utilities furnishing electricity, gas, or water or services for disposal of sewage: Meeting with Consumer’s Advocate and Regulatory Operations Staff before filing application. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A public utility that furnishes electricity, gas, or water…

NAC 703.2211 Information required in application. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) An application by a public utility for adjustments in rates or charges must include: 1. An exhibit in the format of a tariff showing in full the rates, fares or rules desired to be put into effect or the gen…

NAC 703.2215 Information to be filed with application. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a meeting held pursuant to NAC 703.22073, the applicable statements and schedules prescribed under NAC 703.2265 to 703.2452, inclusive, and an index of these sta…

NAC 703.2221 Additional information. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The list contained in NAC 703.2265 to 703.2452, inclusive, is not exclusive. Any additional information necessary to determine the fairness and reasonableness of the proposed change must be supplied upon request of the C…

NAC 703.2225 Illustrative format. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Copies of illustrative statements and schedules will be available at the Commission’s offices during business hours for use by prospective applicants. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 3 Rule 16 § 5, eff. 10-14-82]

NAC 703.2231 Scope of presentation and preparation for hearing. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) An applicant must be prepared to go forward at a hearing on the data which have been submitted and to sustain the burden of proof of establishing that its proposed changes are just and reasonab…

NAC 703.2235 Format of statements and schedules. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statements and schedules must generally follow the illustrative examples mentioned in NAC 703.2225. Each item must be labeled, be mathematically correct, be properly cross-referenced and it must indicate the …

NAC 703.2241 Nonapplicable statements and schedules. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) All statements and schedules required to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to NAC 703.2265 to 703.2461, inclusive, must be in alphabetical sequence. If the applicant omits any required statement or …

NAC 703.2245 Recorded data and adjustments. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Amounts which purport to represent recorded data and are included in a statement or schedule must be reported in a separate column or columns. Adjustments to recorded data must also be reported in a separate co…

NAC 703.2247 Statements of effects of expected changes in circumstances: Submission by certain natural gas utilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) If a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale elects, pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 704.110, to submit with its general rate…

NAC 703.2251 Reliance on other data. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) If the applicant has relied on data other than that presented in the statements and schedules prescribed by NAC 703.2201 to 703.2481, inclusive, such other data must be submitted in addition to the prescribed statements …

NAC 703.2255 Supporting data. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. The data in support of the proposed change in rates must include the required recorded data, adjustments and other computations and information on which the applicant relies to justify the proposed rates. 2. Any data or summ…

NAC 703.2261 Filing of information relating to deferred energy accounting. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Any information submitted that relates to deferred energy accounting must be prepared and filed in accordance with NAC 704.023 to 704.195, inclusive. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order…

NAC 703.2265 Filing requirements for utilities with annual gross operating revenues of $250,000 or more. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 703.22073, in filing its application, an applicant whose annual operating revenues are $250,000 or more must include…

NAC 703.2271 Statement A. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statement A must consist of a statement of financial position based on the total company, in the order of accounts prescribed by the uniform system of accounts, as of the beginning and end of the period of testing. A statement of f…

NAC 703.2275 Statement B. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statement B must consist of a statement of income based on the total company, in the order of accounts prescribed by the uniform system of accounts for the period for testing. A statement of income on a consolidated basis must be i…

NAC 703.2281 Statement C. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statement C must consist of a statement that shows the balance at the beginning of the period of testing with debits and credits to retained earnings during such a period according to descriptive captions and the resultant balance …

NAC 703.2285 Statement D. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Statement D must consist of a statement satisfying the letter and spirit of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95 issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. 2. The Commission hereby adopts by reference …

NAC 703.2291 Statement E. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statement E must contain any report, opinion or footnote applicable to any portion of the period included in statements A, B, C and D or related footnotes which were made by any accountant or auditor. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Ord…

NAC 703.2295 Statement F. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statement F must contain a statement that shows the dollar amount of each component of the capital structure, its related cost percentage and the proportion of each component of the capital structure to the total capital structure.…

NAC 703.2301 Schedule F-1. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Schedule F-1 is a schedule that shows the weighted average cost of debt capital based upon the following data for each class and series of debt outstanding according to the balance sheet as of the end of the period of testing and …

NAC 703.2305 Schedule F-2. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Schedule F-2 is a schedule that shows the weighted average cost of preferred stock capital based upon the following data for each class and series of preferred stock outstanding according to the balance sheet as of the end of the …

NAC 703.2311 Schedule F-3. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Schedule F-3 is a schedule that shows the derivation and justification for the cost of common equity included in statement F. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 3 Rule 16 § 22, eff. 10-14-82]

NAC 703.2315 Schedule F-4. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Schedule F-4 is a schedule that shows for each issue of common stock during the 6 years preceding the balance sheet as of the end of the period of testing and the cost of new securities issued pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 704.1…

NAC 703.2321 Statement G. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Statement G is a summary of the overall rate base from the figures contained on the supporting schedules. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 3 Rule 16 § 24, eff. 10-14-82]

NAC 703.2325 Schedule G-1. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Schedule G-1 is a schedule summarizing the amounts of utility plant for Nevada classified by primary accounts as of the beginning of the period of testing, the book additions and reductions (in separate columns) during the 12 mont…