Churchill County legal - 31993

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF ANNUAL DEFERRED ENERGY

ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION

AND

NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On March 1, 2023, 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.

23-03006 (“Application”), for approval of fuel and purchased power expenses for the 12-month

period ending December 31, 2022. The Application also requests authorization to reset the Temporary

Renewable Energy Development (“TRED”) charge, reset the Renewable Energy Program

Rate (“REPR”), reset the Base Energy Efficiency Program Rates (“Base EEPR”), reset the Base

Energy Efficiency Implementation Rates (“Base EEIR”), reset the Energy Efficiency Program

Amortization Rate (“Amortization EEPR”), reset the Energy Efficiency Implementation Amortization

Rates (“Amortization EEIR”), and reset the Expanded Solar Program Costs (“ESPC”) rates.

The effect of granting this application will be to increase overall revenue by $6,486,705 or 0.63

percent overall, across all rate classes.

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.

SPPC 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 704.110

and 704.187. Pursuant to NRS 703.190(2) and NAC 703.527 et seq., SPPC requests that certain

material in the Application receive confidential treatment.

SPPC requests the following rates to be applied per kilowatt-hour (“kWh”):

Rate ($/kWh) 2022 2023

TRED (all residential and non-residential schedules) $0.00069 $0.00072

REPR (all residential and non-residential schedules) $0.00088 $0.00177

Amortization EEPR credit $(0.00060) $(0.00071)

Amortization EEIR credit $(0.00004) $(0.00006)

Base EEIR (residential single-family class (“D-1 class”)) $0.00018 $0.00019

Base EEPR (D-1) $0.00223 $0.00226

ESPC $0.00001 $0.00001

Pursuant to NAC 701B.010, SPPC requests a deviation from 701B.140(a), 701B.495(a), and

701B.675(a).

Interested and affected persons may file petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578

through 703.600 at either of the Commission’s offices on or before WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023.

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:

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023

10:15 a.m.

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

VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS

Participants may appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via

Microsoft Teams. Participants should provide the email addresses for each member of their organization

who intends to participate via Microsoft Teams to Commission Administrative Attorney

Sierra Waechter at sfwaechter@puc.nv.gov no later than March 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

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 Application is available for public viewing at the Commission’s website: https://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,

____________________________________

TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

03/13/23

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Pub Date: March 23, 2023 Ad# 31993