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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

On July 1, 2021, Southwest Gas Corporation (“Southwest Gas”)

filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”)

an application, designated as Docket No. 21-07004 (“Application”), for

approval to offer the Move2Zero Program (“Program”) to its northern and

southern Nevada sales customers and to establish a regulatory asset to

track costs associated with the Program.

This Notice serves only to notify the public that the Commission has

received the above-referenced filing. It is the responsibility of interested

persons to review the filing and monitor the proceedings to determine

their desired levels of involvement based on how this matter may affect

their unique situations. The details provided within this Notice are for

informational purposes only and are not meant to be an all-inclusive

overview of the filing. The Commission may consider and adopt

alternative proposals not contained within the filing but which are related

to the subject matter of the filing and supported by substantial evidence.

Southwest Gas filed the Application pursuant to the Nevada

Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”),

Chapters 703 and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.100, NAC

703.400, and NAC 703.535.

Southwest Gas seeks approval of the Program to provide

customers with additional options to reduce their respective greenhouse

gas (“GHG”) emissions. Southwest Gas provides that it proposes to

offer customers participating in the Program the ability to offset any

amount of GHG emissions they choose. Southwest Gas states that, for

customers that choose to participate in the Program, Southwest Gas

would purchase and retire certified carbon offsets to offset combustion

GHG emissions associated with participating customers’ natural gas

usage. Southwest Gas additionally seeks authorization to establish a

regulatory asset to account for Program-related costs.

Interested and affected persons may file 1) petitions for leave to

intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 or 2) protests

electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the Commission’s

website or at either of the Commission’s offices on or before

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021.

A person who wishes to participate as a commenter may file written

comments pursuant to NAC 703.491. A commenter is not a party of

record and shall not take any action that only a party of record may take.

Pursuant to NAC 703.500, only parties of record are entitled to enter an

appearance, introduce relevant evidence, examine and cross-examine

witnesses, make arguments, make and argue motions and generally

participate in the proceeding.

The Application is available for public viewing at the Commission’s

website: http://puc.nv.gov; and at the offices of the Commission: 1150

East William Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701 and 9075 West Diablo

Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148.

A person must request in writing to be placed on the service list for

this proceeding to receive any further notices in this matter.

By the Commission,

/s/ TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

07/07/21

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Pub: July 17, 2021 Ad#15045