CHAPTER 704 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERALLY

NAC 704.826 Measures for conservation: Determination of whether recommendation is appropriate. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. While inspecting a residential building or dwelling unit, the inspector shall determine whether it is appropriate to recommend a measure for conservation. 2. I…

NAC 704.828 Measures for conservation: Suggestion; evaluation upon customer’s request. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A utility may suggest measures for conserving energy but may select a measure to be evaluated only upon a customer’s request. Such an evaluation must be based upon: 1. Th…

NAC 704.830 Inspection if primary source of energy not sold by utility. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) If an inspector finds that a furnace, boiler or heat pump in a residential building or dwelling unit uses as its primary source of energy any fuel or source of energy other than a fuel …

NAC 704.832 Offer to supply certain equipment and to explain adjustment of thermostats to customer; restriction on supplying or installing material or equipment. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. While inspecting a residential building or dwelling unit for an eligible customer, the utili…

NAC 704.834 Results of inspection; duties of inspector. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. After performing an inspection, the inspector shall furnish the customer a written statement of the results of the inspection. The results must include the appropriate information as described in NA…

NAC 704.836 Retention of data and results. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Each utility shall retain a copy of the data collected during each inspection of a residential building or dwelling unit and a copy of the results furnished to the eligible customer. The copies must be retained …

NAC 704.838 Provision of information and assistance concerning bids, goods and services. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Each utility shall, upon the request of any customer whose residential building or dwelling unit has been inspected, provide information and assistance on the following…

NAC 704.856 Supply and installation of material or equipment by utility: General requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A utility may offer to arrange for the supply and installation of the material or equipment needed to carry out a measure for conservation of energy. If the el…

NAC 704.858 Supply and installation of material or equipment by utility: Duties of utility. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) In supplying or installing material or equipment for conservation of energy, a utility shall, except in supplying devices pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 o…

NAC 704.860 Prohibited discrimination. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A utility shall not unfairly discriminate: 1. Against any person in providing the announcement of its program for conserving energy in residential buildings or in the content of the announcement, including any advertis…

NAC 704.862 Determination of levels of R-values for insulation of ceilings and appropriateness of thermal windows. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. The levels of R-values for insulation of ceilings and the appropriateness of thermal windows must be determined in accordance with the Inte…

NAC 704.870 Annual reports. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Each utility shall submit to the Commission annually a report regarding actions undertaken by the utility pursuant to NAC 704.800 to 704.876, inclusive, during the 12-month period ending the preceding April 1. The report must: 1.…

NAC 704.872 Accounting for amounts received or expended. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Each utility shall account in the following manner for all amounts which the utility receives or expends in carrying out the provisions of NAC 704.800 to 704.876, inclusive: 1. All amounts which the u…

NAC 704.874 Crediting of amounts received as reimbursement for expenses. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Amounts received by a utility as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the utility in supplying or installing material to conserve energy must be credited to a separate subaccount wit…

NAC 704.876 Operating expenses of utility; recovery of expenses. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 3, all amounts incurred in carrying out the provisions of NAC 704.800 to 704.876, inclusive, must be treated as current operating expenses of the …

NAC 704.8771 “Small power production facility” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) As used in NAC 704.8771 to 704.8793, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “small power production facility” means a facility which complies with the provisions set forth in 18 C.F.R. § 292…

NAC 704.8773 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The provisions of NAC 704.8771 to 704.8793, inclusive, apply to all public utilities supplying electric service. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 32 § 1.2, eff. 8-21-81]—(NAC A 3-27-92)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 704.695)

NAC 704.8775 Adoption by reference of certain federal regulations. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. The provisions of 18 C.F.R. §§ 292.101 to 292.207, inclusive, are hereby adopted by reference in the form most recently published by the United States Government Printing Office. 2. The v…

NAC 704.8777 Proposed contract for purchase of capacity or energy: Contents; requirement for bond or other security; application for approval of contract. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.310) 1. Each proposed contract for the purchase of capacity or energy which is filed with the Comm…

NAC 704.8779 Proposed contract for purchase of capacity or energy: Consistency with plan to increase supply of or decrease demand for electricity. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.310) The Commission shall not approve a proposed contract for the purchase of capacity or power pursuant t…

NAC 704.8781 Submission of information. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The owner or operator of a qualifying facility or a facility which may become a qualifying facility shall submit the following information, without limitation, to the utility before negotiations relating to the contra…

NAC 704.8783 Requirements for reporting data: Short-term avoided costs; analyses and calculations for determining proposed rates. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Each utility shall file annually with the Commission, in the format for a tariff, the: (a) Short-term avoided costs for its …

NAC 704.8785 Requirements for reporting data: Information relating to design, operations and safety; efficiency of generation of power. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A utility shall file with the Commission, in the format for a tariff, the requirements for: 1. The design, operations and…

NAC 704.8787 Interconnection costs. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A qualifying facility must pay for all appropriate interconnection costs with an electric utility. 2. The interconnection costs of a facility which is already interconnected with a utility to sell electric energy are l…

NAC 704.8789 System emergency. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A qualifying facility is required to provide energy or capacity to an electric utility during a system emergency only to the extent: (a) Provided by agreement between the facility and the utility; or (b) Ordered by federal …

NAC 704.8791 Contracts and short-term rates for purchase of power; rates for sales. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Short-term rates for the purchase of power from qualifying facilities must: (a) Be just and reasonable to the customers of the utility and in the public interest; (b) Not…

NAC 704.8793 Resolution of disputes. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The Commission may resolve disputes between a qualifying facility and a utility which are germane to the utility’s compliance with NAC 704.8771 to 704.8793, inclusive. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 32 § 10.0, eff. 8-2…

NAC 704.880 Designation; request for revision. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The Commission designates as renewable energy zones those zones identified on the following map: 2. A person may petition the Commission to request a revision to the designated renewable energy zone…

NAC 704.8805 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) As used in this section and NAC 704.8806 and 704.8807, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Customer” means a person, association, corporation or other organization which receives or will receive electric energy from a public…

NAC 704.8806 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) The provisions of this section and NAC 704.8805 and 704.8807 apply to all public utilities supplying electric energy. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 29 § 1.2, eff. 8-21-81]—(Substituted in revision for NAC 704.555)

NAC 704.8807 Restricted use. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the use of a master meter for a new building is prohibited if: (a) The building has more than one unit; (b) The occupant of each unit controls a portion of the electric energy use…

NAC 704.881 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) As used in NAC 704.881 to 704.8825, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.8811 to 704.8819, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC b…

NAC 704.8811 “Customer-generator” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Customer-generator” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.768. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.8812 “Interconnection” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Interconnection” means the physical connection of a generating facility to the utility so that parallel operation with the utility system may occur. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-…

NAC 704.8813 “Metering” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Metering” means the measuring of the flow of electrical power in kilowatts or kilowatt-hours. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.8814 “Net metering” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Net metering” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.769. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.8815 “Net metering system” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Net metering system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.771. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.8816 “Solar Energy Program” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Solar Energy Program” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 701B.160. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.8817 “Third-party system owner or operator” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Third-party system owner or operator” means a person who for compensation owns or operates individual systems which use renewable energy to generate electricity and sell the electricity …

NAC 704.8818 “Waterpower Demonstration Program” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Waterpower Demonstration Program” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 701B.810. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.8819 “Wind Demonstration Program” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) “Wind Demonstration Program” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 701B.550. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R032-08, eff. 9-18-2008)

NAC 704.882 Net metering tariffs: Application for approval; contents. (NRS 701B.840, 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) A utility must file an application with the Commission to obtain approval of a net metering tariff. The net metering tariff must include, at a minimum, the following pr…

NAC 704.8821 Standard net metering contracts: Creation; provision to customers; negotiation of alternative arrangements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) 1. The utility shall create a standard net metering contract which must be provided to any customer upon request. The standard …

NAC 704.8822 Dissemination of certain information and forms to customers. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) 1. The utility shall: (a) Establish a point of contact between the utility and a customer so that the customer may inquire about net metering or request an application form f…

NAC 704.8823 Duties of utility upon receipt of application for net metering and upon installation of net metering system; provision of certain contact information. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) 1. The utility shall: (a) If an application for net metering is complete and complie…

NAC 704.8824 Designation by customer-generator of third-party system owner or operator to work with utility. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) A customer-generator may designate a third-party system owner or operator to work with the utility on behalf of the customer-generator on m…

NAC 704.8825 Limitation on relationship or agreement between customer-generator and third-party system owner or operator. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.773) Any relationship or agreement between a customer-generator and a third-party system owner or operator must not prohibit the cu…