Churchill County legal - 18829

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

AND

NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On October 28, 2021, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV

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

(“Commission”) an application, designated as Docket No. 21-10027

(“Application”), for authority to establish capital issuance authorizations

based on a debt ceiling of $1,900.0 million, a common stock ceiling of

$2,200.0 million, and a preferred stock ceiling of $500.0 million, and

enter into anticipatory financial hedging transactions.

SPPC filed the Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes

(“NRS”) and Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703

and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.322 through 704.328

and NAC 703.430 through 703.440, and 703.535.

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.

SPPC seeks the authorizations to ensure a reasonable amount

of flexibility to fund future operating and capital requirements for the

three-year period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024. If approved,

SPPC would be authorized to issue debt, common stock, and/

or preferred stock securities for refinancing and financing purposes so

long as the total amount of each type of capital security does not exceed

the approved ceiling amount at the end of each calendar quarter.

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for

leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 at either

of the Commission’s offices on or before WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

1, 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 in this

docket to be held as follows:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021

9:15 A.M.

VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS

Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing

conference remotely via Microsoft Teams. The participants should

provide the email address, title/role in associated business or organization,

and business address for each person who intends to participate

via Microsoft Teams to Commission Hearing Officer David Noble

at davidnoble@puc.nv.gov no later than WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

1, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.

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.

The public may also participate in person during the date and time

noticed herein at the following locations:

Hearing Room A

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

1150 East William Street

Carson City, Nevada 89701

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO

Hearing Room A

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250

Las Vegas, Nevada 89148

The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and

simplify 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 matter is available for public viewing on 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 in order to receive any further notices in this matter.

By the Commission,

/s/ TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

11/04/21 (SEAL)

Pub: November 17, 2021 Ad#18829