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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA 

NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION 

AND 

PREHEARING CONFERENCE 

On September 1, 2021, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC”) (collectively, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No. 21-09004 (“Joint Application”), for approval of an economic recovery transportation electrification plan to accelerate transportation electrification in Nevada for the period beginning January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2024 (“Plan”). 

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. 

NV Energy filed the Joint Application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703 and 704 and Senate Bill (“SB”) 448, including, but not limited to NAC 703.530 et seq. and Section 49 of SB 448. Pursuant to NRS 703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., NV Energy requests that certain material in the Joint Application receive confidential treatment. 

NV Energy states that the Joint Application seeks acceptance of the Plan which consists of a combined plan for the following charging infrastructure programs: Interstate Corridor Charging Depot Program; Urban Charging Depot Program; Public Agency Electric Vehicle Charging Program; Transit, School Bus, and Transportation Electrification Custom Program; and Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Program. NV Energy specifically requests that the Commission: (1) accept the Plan; (2) find that the Plan satisfies the requirements of SB 448; and (3) approve the proposed schedules to implement the Plan. 

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 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: 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021 

10:00 a.m. 

Dial in by your location: 

(775) 687-0999 (Northern Nevada) 

(702) 486-5260 (Southern Nevada) 

Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference remotely via telephone. 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 in this matter must obtain an access code for this telephonic prehearing conference by emailing Commission Administrative Attorney Chad Morabito at cmorabito@puc.nv.gov no later than TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Parties should provide the title/role in associated business or organization, and business address for each person who intends to participate in the prehearing conference. 

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 Joint Application is available for public viewing at 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 to receive any further notices in this matter. 

By the Commission, 

/s/ TRISHA OSBORNE, 

Assistant Commission Secretary 

Dated: Carson City, Nevada 

09/08/21 

(SEAL) 

Pub: September 16, 2021 Ad#16863