Title 58

NRS 704.774 Permits and approvals; standards; utility prohibited from requiring certain customer-generators to meet additional requirements. 1. A customer-generator must obtain all necessary permits and approvals required by any governmental entity for the installation of his or …

NRS 704.7745 Final inspection by utility; temporary disconnection and reconnection of electric service relating to installation. 1. If a customer-generator has received all the necessary inspections from any governmental entity required for the installation of a net metering syst…

NRS 704.775 Billing; calculation of net energy measurement; treatment of excess electricity; status of net metering system under portfolio standard. 1. The billing period for net metering must be a monthly period. 2. The net energy measurement must be calculated in the following …

NRS 704.776 Conditions and limitations on utilities and customer-generators in open, competitive retail electric energy market. [Effective with respect to electricity customers in a service territory on the date on which the Legislature provides for an open, competitive retail el…

NRS 704.7801 Definitions. As used in NRS 704.7801 to 704.7828, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.7802 to 704.7819, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2526; A 2003, 806, 187…

NRS 704.7802 “Energy efficiency measure” defined. 1. “Energy efficiency measure” means any measure designed, intended or used to improve energy efficiency: (a) If: (1) The measure is installed or implemented on or after January 1, 2005, at the service location of or for a retail …

NRS 704.7803 “Portfolio energy credit” defined. “Portfolio energy credit” means any credit which a provider has earned from a portfolio energy system or efficiency measure and which the provider is entitled to use to comply with its portfolio standard, as determined by the Commis…

NRS 704.7804 “Portfolio energy system or efficiency measure” defined. “Portfolio energy system or efficiency measure” means: 1. Any renewable energy system: (a) Placed into operation before July 1, 1997, if a provider of electric service used electricity generated or acquired fro…

NRS 704.7805 “Portfolio standard” defined. “Portfolio standard” means the amount of electricity that a provider must generate, acquire or save from portfolio energy systems or efficiency measures, as established by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7821 and 704.78213. (Added to …

NRS 704.7808 “Provider of electric service” and “provider” defined. 1. “Provider of electric service” and “provider” mean any person or entity that is in the business of selling electricity to retail customers for consumption in this State, regardless of whether the person or ent…

NRS 704.7809 “Qualified energy recovery process” defined. 1. “Qualified energy recovery process” means a system with a nameplate capacity of not more than 15 megawatts that converts the otherwise lost energy from: (a) The heat from exhaust stacks or pipes used for engines or manu…

NRS 704.7811 “Renewable energy” defined. 1. “Renewable energy” means: (a) Biomass; (b) Geothermal energy; (c) Solar energy; (d) Waterpower; and (e) Wind. 2. The term does not include coal, natural gas, oil, propane or any other fossil fuel, or nuclear energy. 3. As used in this s…

NRS 704.7815 “Renewable energy system” defined. “Renewable energy system” means: 1. A facility or energy system that uses renewable energy or energy from a qualified energy recovery process to generate electricity and: (a) Uses the electricity that it generates from renewable ene…

NRS 704.7818 “Retail customer” defined. 1. “Retail customer” means an end-use customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state. 2. The term includes, without limitation: (a) This state, a political subdivision of this state or an agency or instrumentality of this…

NRS 704.7819 “Utility provider” defined. “Utility provider” means a provider of electric service that is a public utility. (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 80)

NRS 704.7820 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of this State to: 1. Encourage and accelerate the development of new renewable energy projects for the economic, health and environmental benefits provided to the people o…

NRS 704.7821 Establishment of portfolio standard; requirements; treatment of certain solar energy systems; portfolio energy credits; renewable energy contracts and energy efficiency contracts; exemptions; regulations. 1. For each provider of electric service, the Commission shall…

NRS 704.78213 Establishment of portfolio standard for providers of new electric resources; requirements; treatment of certain solar energy systems. 1. If the Commission issues an order approving an application that is filed pursuant to NRS 704B.310 or a request that is filed purs…

NRS 704.78215 Calculation of portfolio energy credits. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by specific statute, a provider is entitled to one portfolio energy credit for each kilowatt-hour of electricity that the provider generates, acquires or saves from a portfol…

NRS 704.7822 Calculation of electricity generated or acquired from certain solar photovoltaic systems. For the purpose of complying with a portfolio standard established pursuant to NRS 704.7821 or 704.78213, a provider shall be deemed to have generated or acquired 2.4 kilowatt-h…

NRS 704.7823 System that draws or creates electricity from tires deemed not to be renewable energy system; exception; calculation of electricity generated or acquired from certain systems that utilize reverse polymerization process. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2…

NRS 704.7825 Reports; exceptions; regulations regarding additional reports. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, each provider of electric service shall submit to the Commission an annual report that provides information relating to the actions taken by the provider t…

NRS 704.78253 Reports by certain providers not subject to jurisdiction of Commission. A provider of electric service that is subject to NRS 704.787 shall, on or before July 1 of each year, submit to the Director of the Office of Energy appointed pursuant to NRS 701.150 a report t…

NRS 704.7826 Certain providers not subject to jurisdiction of Commission. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a provider of electric service that is subject to NRS 704.787 is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. (Added to NRS by 2019, 12)

NRS 704.7827 Temporary renewable energy development program; regulations. 1. The Commission may adopt regulations to establish a temporary renewable energy development program that is designed to assist with the completion of new renewable energy projects. 2. The Commission may r…

NRS 704.7828 Regulations; authority to carry forward or sell excess electricity; enforcement; administrative fines. 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out and enforce the provisions of NRS 704.7801 to 704.7828, inclusive. The regulations adopted by the Commission …

NRS 704.783 Definitions. As used in NRS 704.783 to 704.7836, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.7831 to 704.7834, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4291; A 2021, 3800)

NRS 704.7831 “Cost effective” defined. “Cost effective” means that an energy efficiency plan has a benefit-cost ratio of 1.0 or greater as measured by the cost-effectiveness test selected by the Commission, which test must account for the nonenergy benefits of the energy efficien…

NRS 704.7832 “Electric utility” defined. “Electric utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4292)

NRS 704.7833 “Energy efficiency program” defined. 1. “Energy efficiency program” means a program designed, intended or used to improve energy efficiency by reducing the energy consumption by a retail customer of an electric utility. 2. The term includes, without limitation, a dem…

NRS 704.7834 “Energy savings” defined. “Energy savings” means the gross energy savings resulting from energy efficiency measures adopted through the implementation of an energy efficiency program, but does not include net energy savings resulting from energy efficiency measures a…

NRS 704.78343 “Historically underserved community” defined. 1. “Historically underserved community” means: (a) A census tract: (1) Designated as a qualified census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 42(d)(5)(B)(ii); or (2) In which, in…

NRS 704.78347 “Low-income household” defined. “Low-income household” means a household, which may include one or more persons, with a median household income of not more than 80 percent of the area median household income, based on the guidelines published by the United States De…

NRS 704.7835 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Energy is essential to the economy of this State and to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of this State. 2. The State has a responsibility to encourage the mainten…

NRS 704.7836 Commission required to establish by regulation goals for energy savings for each utility; Commission authorized to modify goals under certain circumstances; inclusion and approval of energy efficiency plan as part of resource plan; allocation of percentage of total e…

NRS 704.785 Adoption of regulations authorizing electric utility to recover amount based on effects of implementing energy efficiency and conservation programs. 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations authorizing an electric utility to recover an amount based on the measurable …

NRS 704.7865 Certain electric utilities required to offer program to low-income eligible customers in service area; limitation on size of program; regulations establishing program standards; filing of plan to implement program; review and approval or denial of plan by Commission;…

NRS 704.7867 Plan to accelerate transportation electrification; stakeholder engagement meetings; filing of schedules; participation to be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis; regulations. 1. An electric utility in this State shall file with the Commission, as part of the distrib…

NRS 704.787 Authority to sell electricity and provide transmission service and distribution service to certain customers without being subject to jurisdiction of Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; tariff for distribution service; duties of certain electric utility; regulation…

NRS 704.7871 Definitions. [Effective through the date on which the last contract entered into pursuant to the Program terminates, whether termination is by expiration of the terms or otherwise.] As used in NRS 704.7871 to 704.7882, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires…

NRS 704.7872 “Electric utility” defined. [Effective through the date on which the last contract entered into pursuant to the Program terminates, whether termination is by expiration of the terms or otherwise.] “Electric utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187. (Add…

NRS 704.7873 “Participant” defined. [Effective through the date on which the last contract entered into pursuant to the Program terminates, whether termination is by expiration of the terms or otherwise.] “Participant” means an applicant who has received initial approval and a le…

NRS 704.7874 “Program” defined. [Effective through the date on which the last contract entered into pursuant to the Program terminates, whether termination is by expiration of the terms or otherwise.] “Program” means the Economic Development Electric Rate Rider Program establishe…

NRS 704.7875 Economic Development Electric Rate Rider Program: Establishment; purpose; administration by Commission; electric utility required to set aside capacity determined by Commission for allocation; limitation on total amount of capacity set aside. [Effective through the d…

NRS 704.7876 Participation in Program: Application; eligibility requirements; determination and initial approval by Office of Economic Development; notice and issuance of letter of eligibility to applicant; forwarding of application and letter to Commission. [Effective through th…

NRS 704.7877 Participation in Program: Additional requirements; contract terms and content; approval of contract by Commission; entry into contract; forwarding of contract to Office of Economic Development. [Effective through the date on which the last contract entered into pursu…