CHAPTER 704 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERALLY

NAC 704.937 Inclusion in supply plan of alternative plans and list of options for supply of capacity and electric energy; criteria for selection of options; comparison of and requirements for alternative plans; identification of preferred plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. …

NAC 704.9378 Supply plan: Time-line graphs for proposed resources for supply. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) The supply plan must contain time-line graphs for the utility’s proposed resources for supply that include major activities, milestones and points of decision. The follow…

NAC 704.9385 Supply plan: Contents; tables; transmission plan; information regarding purchase of power; maps; conceptual renewable energy zone transmission plan; list of assets. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The supply plan of the utility must develop and document the origin…

NAC 704.9395 Resource plan: Information on financial and economic characteristics of planned facilities. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) A utility’s resource plan must contain information on the financial and economic characteristics of planned facilities. The information must in…

NAC 704.9401 Financial information and assumptions used to develop financial plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The assumptions and methodologies for modeling used to develop the utility’s financial plan must be described in the resource plan of the utility. The following e…

NAC 704.944 Supply plan: Discussion of alternative strategies. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) A utility shall include in its supply plan a comprehensive discussion of the alternative strategies that the utility would pursue if any preferred resource or facility were not availabl…

NAC 704.945 Resource plan: Inclusion of certain tables and graphs. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. A utility shall include in its resource plan a table of loads and resources for each supply plan analyzed. The table must include the following data for each year of the resource…

NAC 704.9453 Inclusion of emissions reduction and capacity replacement plan in supply plan of electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties; contents. (NRS 704.7322, 704.741) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an electric utility that primaril…

NAC 704.9457 Acceptance or modification of emissions reduction and capacity replacement plan. (NRS 704.7322, 704.741) 1. After a hearing, the Commission may issue an order accepting or modifying an emissions reduction and capacity replacement plan of an electric utility that prim…

NAC 704.9465 Integrated analysis to establish priorities among options; consideration of results as basis for preferred plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The utility shall perform an analysis integrating: (a) Planning based on demand; (b) Planning based on supply; (c) Fina…

NAC 704.9475 Analysis of sensitivity for major assumptions and estimates used in resource plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. A utility shall conduct an analysis of sensitivity for all major assumptions and estimates used in its resource plan. The analysis must include the: …

NAC 704.948 Analysis of decisions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. A utility shall analyze its decisions, taking into account its assessment of risk and identifying particular risks with respect to: (a) Costs; (b) Reliability; (c) Finances; (d) The volatility of the price of p…

NAC 704.9482 Requirements for energy supply plan, purchased power procurement plan, fuel procurement plan and risk management strategy; consistency with action plan; annual filings. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The resource plan of a utility must contain an energy supply pl…

NAC 704.9484 Critical facility: Procedure and purpose for designation; financial incentives. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The Commission may, upon the request of a utility or an intervening party pursuant to subsection 2 or upon its own motion, make a determination as to wh…

NAC 704.9486 Performance-based methodology for recovery of costs for natural gas used as fuel for generation: Proposal for establishment; report of results. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. As part of its energy supply plan, a utility may propose the establishment of a performa…

NAC 704.9489 Requirements for action plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.7339, 704.734, 704.741) 1. Each resource plan of a utility must include a detailed action plan based on an integrated analysis of the demand side plan and supply plan of the utility. In its action plan, the uti…

NAC 704.94893 Requirements for emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan. (NRS 704.7322, 704.741) 1. In addition to the action plan required by NAC 704.9489, an electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties shall file with its resource plan an e…

NAC 704.94895 Renewable energy zone transmission action plan: Acceptance of action items. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) An action item contained in a renewable energy zone transmission action plan may be accepted by the Commission if the Commission determines that, with respect…

NAC 704.9492 Rates for long-term avoided cost: Inclusion of certain information in resource plan; estimation; specification of proposed limits concerning availability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. A utility shall file, as part of its resource plan, the methodology for estim…

NAC 704.9494 Approval or modification of action plan; determination that elements of energy supply plan and distributed resources plan are prudent; recovery of costs to carry out approved plans. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741, 704.751, 704.785) 1. The Commission will issue an ord…

NAC 704.9496 Estimated rates for long-term avoided cost: General requirements; action by Commission; solicitation of proposals; report. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. In conjunction with the issuance by the Commission of a final order approving or modifying the action plan, t…

NAC 704.9497 Approval or modification of emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan; consequences if utility provides untrue or false information. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.7322, 704.741) 1. The Commission will issue an order: (a) Approving the emissions reduction …

NAC 704.9498 Report on progress of action plan: Filing; service; contents; form; hearing. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. Not earlier than 15 months and not later than 21 months after the date on which the utility files its action plan, the utility shall file a report on the p…

NAC 704.9503 Monitoring and amendment of action plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741, 704.7881) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.871, a utility shall continually monitor its action plan and shall amend the plan before it submits its next action plan if any of the follow…

NAC 704.95035 Monitoring and amendment of emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan. (NRS 704.7322, 704.741) 1. An electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties shall continually monitor its emissions reduction and capacity replacement action pl…

NAC 704.9504 Deviation from and amendment of energy supply plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. Notwithstanding the approval by the Commission of the energy supply plan of a utility, the utility may deviate from the approved energy supply plan to the extent necessary to respo…

NAC 704.9506 Update of energy supply plan: Filing; requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. On or before September 1 of the first and second years after the action plan of a utility is filed, the utility shall file an update of the energy supply plan that will be applicab…

NAC 704.9508 Update of energy supply plan: Action by Commission. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The Commission will conduct a hearing within 60 days after a utility files an update of its energy supply plan pursuant to NAC 704.9506 and issue an order within 120 days after the…

NAC 704.9512 Submission to Commission of certain purchased power obligations; disclosure of certain affiliate relationships. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. The utility shall submit to the Commission a copy of: (a) Each long-term purchased power obligation; and (b) Any other p…

NAC 704.9514 Preapproval of certain fuel and purchased power agreements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) To the extent the Commission deems appropriate, the Commission may preapprove and deem prudent fuel and purchased power agreements by a utility that are less than 3 years in d…

NAC 704.9516 Contents of amendment to action plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. An amendment to an action plan submitted by a utility pursuant to NAC 704.9503 must contain: (a) A section that identifies the items for which the utility is requesting specific approval; (b) A …

NAC 704.9517 Contents of amendment of emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan. (NRS 704.7322, 704.741) 1. An amendment to an emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan submitted by an electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties…

NAC 704.9518 Approval or modification of amendment to action plan or energy supply plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. For amendments filed pursuant to NAC 704.9503 and in accordance with subsection 3 of NAC 704.9504, the Commission will issue an order approving the amendmen…

NAC 704.9519 Approval or modification of amendment to emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.7322, 704.741) 1. For an amendment to an emissions reduction and capacity replacement action plan filed pursuant to NAC 704.95035, the Commis…

NAC 704.952 Sessions for reviewing plans; procedure for resolving issues during sessions; summary of topics and conclusions; public meeting to provide overview of anticipated filing or amendment of resource plan. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741, 704.744) 1. A utility may schedule …

NAC 704.9522 Measurement and verification protocol for energy efficiency and conservation measures: Duties of utility provider. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) 1. A utility provider shall propose a measurement and verification protocol for all energy efficiency and conservation m…

NAC 704.95225 Recovery of certain amounts based on measurable and verifiable effects of implementation of programs for energy efficiency and conservation. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.785) 1. An electric utility may recover an amount based on the measurable and verifiable effects o…

NAC 704.9523 Accounting for and recovery of costs of implementing programs for energy efficiency and conservation. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.785) 1. All costs of implementing programs for energy efficiency and conservation calculated pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 and…

NAC 704.95245 Accounting for and recovery of costs of new utility facilities constructed or acquired and owned pursuant to emissions reduction and capacity replacement plan. (NRS 704.7322, 704.741) 1. For each new utility facility constructed or acquired and owned by an electric …

NAC 704.9525 Severability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741) If any provision of NAC 704.9005 to 704.9525, inclusive, is held invalid, the Commission intends that such invalidity not affect the remaining provisions to the extent that they can be given effect. (Added to NAC by Pub. …

NAC 704.953 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) As used in NAC 704.953 to 704.9718, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.9534 to 704.9605, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Pub. Se…

NAC 704.9534 “Base tariff general rate” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Base tariff general rate” means the rate determined by the Commission to collect all revenue other than revenue collected in the base tariff energy rate, as defined in NAC 704.032, the deferred energy accoun…

NAC 704.954 “Conservation” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Conservation” means improvements in efficiency in the production, distribution or use of energy which results in a reduction in the consumption of natural gas. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 4-18-90; A by Pub…

NAC 704.9541 “Conservation and energy efficiency plan” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Conservation and energy efficiency plan” means a portfolio of conservation and energy efficiency programs to reduce consumption or improve energy efficiency in a cost-effective manner. (Added …

NAC 704.9543 “Customer class” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Customer class” means the customer class categories in the rate schedules under the Nevada tariff of a gas utility. (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R067-09, eff. 11-25-2009)

NAC 704.9545 “Demand” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Demand” means the level at which natural gas is required by a system, a part of a system or a piece of equipment, expressed in therms or other suitable units, at a given instant or averaged over any designated period. (Added …

NAC 704.95455 “Energy efficiency” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) “Energy efficiency” means the use of products, services or practices aimed at the economic use of energy in end-use applications which results in a reduction in the consumption of natural gas. (Added to NAC by Pub.…