CHAPTER 704 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERALLY

NAC 704.0055 “Basic service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Basic service” means the provision to a customer of telephone service that provides access to the public switched telephone network, which includes a single-party access line or trunk, dial tone, touch tone, local usag…

NAC 704.0056 “Business line service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Business line service” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.008. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, eff. 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.006 “Commission” defined. “(NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 1-11-91)

NAC 704.0065 “Competitive service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Competitive service” means a service which is provided by a small-scale provider of last resort and which has been classified as a competitive service pursuant to NAC 704.6806 to 704.68076, inclusive. (Added to N…

NAC 704.0066 “Competitive supplier” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Competitive supplier” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.011. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, eff. 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.0068 “Deregulated service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Deregulated service” means a service which is provided by a small-scale provider of last resort and which is: 1. Determined by the Commission to be fully exempt from regulation; or 2. Exempt as a matter of law. (…

NAC 704.007 “Deregulation” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Deregulation” means partial or total exemption from regulation by the Commission of a service that the Commission determines to be competitive and includes exemption from tariff. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff…

NAC 704.0075 “Discretionary service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Discretionary service” means a service which is provided by a small-scale provider of last resort and has been classified as a discretionary service pursuant to NAC 704.6806 to 704.68076, inclusive. (Added to N…

NAC 704.0076 “Energy efficiency contract” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Energy efficiency contract” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (a) of subsection 9 of NRS 704.7821. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R167-05, eff. 2-23-2006)

NAC 704.00765 “Energy efficiency measure” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Energy efficiency measure” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7802. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R167-05, eff. 2-23-2006)

NAC 704.0077 “Essential service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Essential service” means a service which is not classified as discretionary, competitive or deregulated. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95)

NAC 704.0079 “Exchange” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Exchange” means a geographic unit approved by the Commission for the administration and pricing of a telecommunication service in a specified area. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95)

NAC 704.008 “Exemption from tariff” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Exemption from tariff” means the partial or full exemption from the requirement of approval by the Commission of changes in the terms, conditions, and pricing decisions for a service that the Commission determin…

NAC 704.0085 “Flexibility of pricing” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Flexibility of pricing” means flexibility to establish and maintain a schedule of rates and charges which contains the minimum and maximum rates for each type of service provided and to change a rate within th…

NAC 704.00861 “Incumbent local exchange carrier” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Incumbent local exchange carrier” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.0135. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, eff. 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.00862 “Interexchange carrier” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Interexchange carrier” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.0137. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.00863 “Interruptible irrigation sales” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Interruptible irrigation sales” means the sale of electricity which is used for the sole purpose of pumping water to irrigate land for agricultural purposes and which is subject to the rate for interr…

NAC 704.00864 “Intraexchange carrier” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Intraexchange carrier” means a person providing intrastate service for a fee within an exchange. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95)

NAC 704.00868 “Local area of transport and access” and “LATA” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Local area of transport and access” or “LATA” means an area within which Nevada Bell may operate pursuant to the order in United States v. American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 552 F. S…

NAC 704.0087 “Operator service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Operator service” means live or automated long distance operator service accessible from a public telephone or semipublic telephone in this State and provided by a telecommunication provider which provides credit ca…

NAC 704.00872 “Other essential service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Other essential service” means an essential service other than service which is a basic service. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95)

NAC 704.008723 “Portfolio energy credit” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Portfolio energy credit” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7803. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R167-05, eff. 2-23-2006)

NAC 704.008727 “Portfolio energy system or efficiency measure” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Portfolio energy system or efficiency measure” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7804. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R167-05, eff. 2-23-2006)

NAC 704.00873 “Presiding officer” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Presiding officer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC 703.090. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R010-05, eff. 9-7-2005)

NAC 704.00876 “Provider of last resort” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Provider of last resort” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.018. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.0088 “Reseller” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Reseller” means a telecommunication provider who does not own any facilities for transmission, and whose primary business involves subscribing to services from another telecommunication provider and reselling those services…

NAC 704.00882 “Small-scale provider of last resort” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Small-scale provider of last resort” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.023. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.00883 “Telecommunication” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Telecommunication” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.025. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R136-07, eff. 1-30-2008)

NAC 704.008835 “Telecommunication provider” and “telephone company” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Telecommunication provider” or “telephone company” means any person required to obtain from the Commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to NRS 704.33…

NAC 704.00884 “Telecommunication service” and “telephone service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Telecommunication service” or “telephone service” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.028. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R…

NAC 704.009 “Uniform System of Accounts” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Uniform System of Accounts” means the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed for public utilities and licensees, classes A, B, C and D, published by the Federal Communications Commission and adopted by refer…

NAC 704.0097 Deviation from provisions of chapter. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The Commission or presiding officer may allow deviation from any provision of this chapter if: 1. Good cause for the deviation appears; 2. The person requesting the deviation provides a specific reference t…

NAC 704.023 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) As used in NAC 704.023 to 704.195, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.024 to 704.063, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. …

NAC 704.024 “Adjustment date” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Adjustment date” means the end of the calendar year for an electric utility for the purposes of a deferred energy application, or the end of the calendar month selected by a gas utility for …

NAC 704.030 “Amortization period” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Amortization period” means: 1. For an electric utility not making quarterly adjustments to its deferred energy accounting adjustment, such period, not to exceed 12 months, after the end …

NAC 704.031 “Annual rate adjustment application” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.210) “Annual rate adjustment application” means an application filed pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 704.110 by a gas utility making quarterly adjustments to its base tariff energy rate.…

NAC 704.032 “Base tariff energy rate” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Base tariff energy rate” means: 1. For an electric utility, the rate determined by dividing the cost of fuel for electric generation and purchased power, reduced by any revenue from …

NAC 704.035 “Deferred energy accounting” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Deferred energy accounting” means an accounting practice which provides for the monthly deferral of increased or decreased energy costs experienced during a specific period and the amortiz…

NAC 704.037 “Deferred energy accounting adjustment” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Deferred energy accounting adjustment” means the rate determined by dividing the deferred energy balance for the test period by the total Nevada jurisdictional kilowatt-hours, e…

NAC 704.039 “Deferred energy application” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Deferred energy application” means an application filed by: 1. An electric utility pursuant to subsection 11 of NRS 704.110 and NRS 704.187; or 2. A gas utility to clear its defe…

NAC 704.045 “Deferred energy balance” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210, 704.7881) “Deferred energy balance” means the amount contained in, for electric operations, FERC Account Nos. 182.3 and 254 and, for gas operations, FERC Account No. 191, and represen…

NAC 704.048 “Electric utility” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.187, 704.210) “Electric utility” means an electric utility that is required to use deferred energy accounting pursuant to NRS 704.187. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R100-01, eff. 12-17-2001)

NAC 704.050 “Energy costs” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Energy costs” means expenses associated with the acquisition of fuel for electric generation, purchased power and purchased gas as those expenses are defined in the Uniform System of Accounts of the Fed…

NAC 704.055 “FERC account” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “FERC account” means an account contained in the Uniform System of Accounts created by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 21 § 2.8, eff. 11-8-79]—(NAC A 11-3-87)

NAC 704.056 “Gas utility” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.210) “Gas utility” means a gas utility that elects to use deferred energy accounting pursuant to NRS 704.185, including a gas utility that is authorized to make quarterly adjustments to its base tariff energy …

NAC 704.058 “Off-system sales” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.110, 704.185, 704.187, 704.210) “Off-system sales” means the short-term sale of energy or the capacity to produce energy, or both, where there is no commitment of the continuous availability of the energy. The term include…

NAC 704.061 “Purchased gas” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.210) “Purchased gas” means natural gas purchased for resale. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R100-01, eff. 12-17-2001)