CHAPTER 704 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERALLY

NAC 704.79519 “Potentially competitive service” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) “Potentially competitive service” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.996. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R103-99, eff. 12-2-99)

NAC 704.79521 “Residential and small commercial customer” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) “Residential and small commercial customer” means any customer other than a generating, industrial or large commercial customer. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R…

NAC 704.79523 Application for license of certain alternative sellers of discretionary services. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) To obtain a license to provide discretionary service as an alternative seller to generating, industrial or large commercial customers, an appli…

NAC 704.79525 Applicability of provisions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) The provisions of NAC 704.79527 to 704.79545, inclusive, apply to alternative sellers of potentially competitive services. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R103-99, eff. 12-2-99)

NAC 704.79527 Application for license as alternative seller of potentially competitive service. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) A person who wishes to provide a potentially competitive service as an alternative seller must apply to the Commission for a license to be an a…

NAC 704.79529 Bond rating or security deposit requirement; amount of security deposit. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an alternative seller that provides gas supply or retail procurement service shall have and maintain a …

NAC 704.79531 Acceptable securities: Amounts; adjustments. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) 1. At least 10 business days before filing its first service request form with a local distribution company, a licensed alternative seller must: (a) Post a cash security deposit of…

NAC 704.79533 Documentation required before requesting payment or providing service. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) 1. At least 10 business days before requesting or accepting any fees, deposits or other payments of any kind from any residential or small commercial cust…

NAC 704.79535 Contract with customer conditioned on compliance with provisions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) Any contract entered into by an alternative seller with a customer must be conditioned on the compliance of the alternative seller with NAC 704.79501 to 704.79…

NAC 704.79537 Compliance with certain rules, procedures and obligations. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) An alternative seller shall comply with all: 1. Applicable rules and procedures of any governmental or private institution charged with ensuring the reliability of th…

NAC 704.79539 Compliance with generally accepted technical protocols and regulations. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) An alternative seller that applies to provide any potentially competitive service shall comply with generally accepted technical protocols and regulation…

NAC 704.79541 Certain changes in application information to be reported to Commission; prior authorization required for change of business name. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) 1. A licensed alternative seller shall inform the Commission of any change in the name, addres…

NAC 704.79543 Grounds for denial, revocation, suspension or limitation of license; notification; hearing; determination of Commission; summary suspension; reapplication for license. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) 1. After notice and opportunity for hearing, the Commissi…

NAC 704.79545 Application signed by authorized officer of applicant attesting to truth of information contained therein. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.997, 704.998) 1. An application for a license as an alternative seller must be signed by an officer of the applicant who has appropr…

NAC 704.796 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) As used in NAC 704.796 to 704.7985, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.7961 to 704.7971, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Pub. Ut…

NAC 704.7961 “Early-vintage plastic pipe” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. “Early-vintage plastic pipe” means any natural gas pipeline which is composed of a material that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportati…

NAC 704.7962 “Early-vintage steel pipe” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Early-vintage steel pipe” means any natural gas pipeline composed of steel which was installed in a natural gas system before January 1, 1971. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R020-13, eff. 2-26-201…

NAC 704.7963 “Gas infrastructure replacement” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement” means the proposed replacement of any nonrevenue-producing natural gas pipeline through a gas infrastructure replacement mechanism, including, without limitation, the re…

NAC 704.7964 “Gas infrastructure replacement advance application” and “advance application” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement advance application” or “advance application” means an application filed by a gas utility seeking a determination by the Com…

NAC 704.7965 “Gas infrastructure replacement mechanism” and “replacement mechanism” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement mechanism” or “replacement mechanism” means the accounting procedure through which a gas utility may, between general rate cases, re…

NAC 704.7966 “Gas infrastructure replacement project” and “replacement project” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement project” or “replacement project” means a project: 1. To engage in gas infrastructure replacement; and 2. That is incremental in nature …

NAC 704.7967 “Gas infrastructure replacement project revenue requirement” and “revenue requirement” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. “Gas infrastructure replacement project revenue requirement” or “revenue requirement” means an amount equal to depreciation expense plus carrying…

NAC 704.7968 “Gas infrastructure replacement rate” and “replacement rate” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement rate” or “replacement rate” means the rate established by the Commission for the purpose of recovering the following amounts: 1. The revenue r…

NAC 704.7969 “Gas infrastructure replacement rate application” and “rate application” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement rate application” or “rate application” means an application filed by a gas utility to establish or adjust a gas infrastr…

NAC 704.797 “Gas infrastructure replacement regulatory asset account” and “regulatory asset account” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Gas infrastructure replacement regulatory asset account” or “regulatory asset account” means an account in which a gas utility records the gas inf…

NAC 704.7971 “Master meter system” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Master meter system” has the meaning ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R. § 191.3. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R020-13, eff. 2-26-2014)

NAC 704.7975 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The provisions set forth in NAC 704.796 to 704.7985, inclusive, apply to any public utility that operates a natural gas system. The Commission may, upon the request of a public utility that operates a liquid petroleum gas system …

NAC 704.7976 Advance application: Dates on which deemed filed or denied. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A gas infrastructure replacement advance application must be: 1. Filed on or before June 1 of each calendar year or as otherwise provided by the Commission. 2. Deemed denied if the Com…

NAC 704.7977 Advance application: Required provisions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A gas infrastructure replacement advance application must provide sufficient evidence and be supported by sworn testimony to estimate the revenue requirement associated with each replacement project …

NAC 704.7978 Advance application: Calculation of regulatory asset account. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.210) The calculation for the gas infrastructure replacement regulatory asset account for a replacement project that is approved as part of an advance application begins on the la…

NAC 704.7979 Advance application: Costs proposed must be accounted for and readily identifiable. (NRS 703.025, 704.185, 704.210) All costs of a replacement project proposed in an advance application submitted to the Commission must be accounted for in the books and records of a g…

NAC 704.798 Rate application: General provisions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. The gas infrastructure replacement rate application must: (a) Be filed: (1) On or before October 1 of the next subsequent calendar year after a decision of the Commission regarding a gas infrastructure re…

NAC 704.7981 Replacement rate: Effective date. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The replacement rate becomes effective on January 1 of the first calendar year after a rate application is filed and approved. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R020-13, eff. 2-26-2014)

NAC 704.7982 Rate application: Statement regarding deviations from replacement projects approved in advance application. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) After the Commission has acted upon an advance application, a gas utility may deviate from one or more replacement projects approved by …

NAC 704.7983 Request for waiver of requirement to file rate case. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A gas utility that has filed and received approval by the Commission for three gas infrastructure replacement rate applications is not eligible to file another gas infrastructure replaceme…

NAC 704.7984 Requirements for seeking determination of prudency. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A Commission order approving or denying an advance application or a rate application is not a determination of prudency with respect to any replacement project set forth in such an applicat…

NAC 704.7985 Collection of replacement rate from customers; transportation customers with contracts for special services; exemptions. (NRS 703.025, 704.050, 704.210) 1. With the exception of transportation customers with contracts for special services, the replacement rate must b…

NAC 704.79971 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) As used in NAC 704.79971 to 704.79991, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.79973 to 704.79979, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added t…

NAC 704.79973 “Applicant” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) “Applicant” means a person seeking to merge with, acquire through a subsidiary or affiliate, or otherwise directly or indirectly obtain control of an energy utility doing business in this State or of an entity tha…

NAC 704.79975 “Energy utility” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) “Energy utility” means a public utility that is engaged in the provision of electric service or natural gas service. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R128-98, eff. 12-3-99)

NAC 704.79977 “Parties to the proposed transaction” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) “Parties to the proposed transaction” means the persons that are the subjects of the proposed merger, acquisition or change in control of an energy utility, including the applicant, the e…

NAC 704.79979 “Transaction” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) “Transaction” means a merger, an acquisition or a change in control of an energy utility that requires authorization by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.329. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R128-98, …

NAC 704.79981 Requirement to submit application. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) 1. A person who seeks to merge with, acquire through a subsidiary or affiliate, or otherwise directly or indirectly obtain control of an energy utility doing business in this State or of an entity th…

NAC 704.79983 Application for authorization of proposed transaction: General contents. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) An application for authorization of a proposed transaction must include general information regarding the parties to the proposed transaction, including, without…

NAC 704.79985 Application for authorization of proposed transaction: Inclusion of information on effect on costs and rates. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) An application for the authorization of a proposed transaction must include information relating to the anticipated effect o…

NAC 704.79987 Application for authorization of proposed transaction: Inclusion of information on effect on competition. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) An application for the authorization of a proposed transaction must include information relating to the effect of the proposed t…

NAC 704.79989 Application for authorization of proposed transaction: Inclusion of information on facilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.329) An application for authorization of a proposed transaction must include information relating to the facilities of the parties to the propos…