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) 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;

b) 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;

c) A list of federal, state, regional and local agencies whose

approval may be required for the proposed utility facility; and

d) 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 12th day of April, 2023.

NV ENERGY

Pub Date: April 19, 2023 Ad # 32781