Storey County legal - 32781

 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA 

NOTICE OF APPLICATION 

Sierra Pacific Power Company, d/b/a as NV Energy (“NV Energy”), intends to submit an application for a permit to construct a utility facility, namely the new 345 kV Comstock Meadows to West Tracy Transmission Line Project located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, within jurisdictional unincorporated Storey County, Nevada. This request for a permit to construct will be filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“PUCN”) pursuant to the Utility Environmental Protection Act (“UEPA”) under Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 704, sections 820 to 900 and Nevada Administrative Code, chapter 703, sections 415 to 427. 

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF UEPA THE NEW 345 KV COMSTOCK MEADOWS TO WEST TRACY TRANSMISSION PROJECT. 

Notice is hereby given to persons residing in the municipalities in which the utility facility to be constructed will be located. NV Energy will request a permit to construct the following utility facilities: 

Approximately 10.1 miles of 345 kV, overhead transmission line 

between the Comstock Meadows Substation and the West Tracy 

Substation located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, within the 

jurisdictional boundary of unincorporated Storey County, Nevada. To 

accommodate the new line, the project will require associated 

substation, telecommunications, and protection upgrades at the 

Comstock Meadows Substation and the West Tracy Substation, as well 

as a relocation of 0.5 miles of an existing 345 kV line near the West 

Tracy Substation. The purpose of the project is to provide reliable 

electric transmission service and avoid overloads on existing electrical 

facilities in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park. 

The contents of the UEPA Application will include, among other things: 

A description of the proposed facilities requiring a permit to construct from the PUCN and its location, including a description of any associated equipment and diagrams of the location and layout of the proposed utility facility; 

An environmental statement that describes the environmental characteristics of the project area, the potential environmental impacts from the construction and specific mitigation measures to be implemented to reduce those impacts; 

A list of federal, state, regional and local agencies whose approval may be required for the proposed utility facility; and 

An explanation of the extent to which the proposed utility facility is needed to ensure reliable service to electric customers within this state. 

The UEPA application will be filed under and governed by the provisions of the UEPA. Protests and written comments about the granting of the UEPA application must be filed with the PUCN as provided by law. 

DATED this 12^th day of April, 2023. 

NV ENERGY 

Pub Date: April 15, 2023 Ad # 32781