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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA 

NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION 

AND 

PREHEARING CONFERENCE 

On April 26, 2021, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC”) (together, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No. 21-04036 (“Joint Application”), for approval of their Second Additional Joint Energy Supply Plan (“ESP”) Update period for 2021. 

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. 

On December 2, 2020, in Docket No. 20-09002, the Commission approved a stipulation between the Regulatory Operations Staff (“Staff”) of the Commission, the Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection (“BCP”), and NV Energy which resolved NV Energy’s second update to the ESP (filed on September 1, 2020) and recognized NV Energy’s option to file an additional update to that ESP to address the open positions for the summer of 2021 as a result of the investigation in Docket No. 20-08014 or based on other additional relevant information. This stipulation also increased NPC’s open position to 494 megawatt (“MW”) and reduced SPPC’s long position to 121 MW, for a combined open position of 373 MW in 2021. 

On February 24, 2021, in Docket No. 20-12020, the Commission approved a stipulation between Staff, BCP, and NV Energy for a 400 MW increase to the total modified open position for the Summer (July) 2021, resulting in a total open position for Summer (July) 2021 of 773 MW. NV Energy stated that its request stemmed from recent analysis of the circumstances that caused high demand on the electric system in the summer of 2020, an analysis that has been reported to the Commission in Docket No. 20-08014. 

NV Energy states that, in this Docket, it is requesting authority to procure an additional 250 MW in the term market for August 2021 because of recent actions of California Independent System Operators (“CAISO”) and Northwest Power Pool. NV Energy further states that due to CAISO’s and Northwest Power Pool’s recent changes it is expecting an increased likelihood of curtailments related to CAISO and will not be able to utilize the Northwest Power Pool in a similar fashion to the summer of 2020. NV Energy requests expedited treatment of this Application and requests Commission action on or before June 22, 2021. 

NV Energy filed the Joint Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703, and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.741, NAC 704.9506, and Section (2)(B) of the stipulation as approved in the Commission’s December 2, 2020, Order in Docket No. 20-09002. 

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to pursuant to NRS 704.746 or NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 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. 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to NAC 703.655, the Commission has scheduled a PREHEARING CONFERENCE to be held as follows: 

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 

3:00 p.m. 

VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in compliance with the Governor’s Emergency Directive #006, the Commission’s offices are currently closed to the public. The parties and potential intervenors will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via Microsoft Teams. Members of the public can access the prehearing conference at the time noticed herein via the Commission’s live stream link on its website at http://puc.nv.gov. 

Parties and petitioners seeking to intervene should provide the email address, company position, and business address for each member of their organization who intends to participate via Microsoft Teams to Commission Administrative Attorney Georgina Zielinski at gzielinski@puc.nv.gov no later than MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. 

The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and simplify the issues involved in this proceeding and set a hearing and procedural schedule. At the prehearing conference, the Commission may take any action authorized by NAC 703.655. 

The Commission is not responsible for providing clerical or administrative assistance or materials to parties during Commission proceedings. If such assistance is necessary, parties must make other arrangements for this type of assistance. 

The Joint Application is available for public viewing at the Commission’s website: http://puc.nv.gov. A person must request in writing to be placed on the service list for this proceeding in order to receive any further notices in this matter. 

By the Commission, 

/s/ TRISHA OSBORNE, 

Assistant Commission Secretary 

Dated: Carson City, Nevada 

04/29/21 

(SEAL) 

Pub: May 12, 2021 Ad#13105