Douglas County legal - 17148

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

AMENDED NOTICE OF ELECTRIC UTILITIES’ JOINT

INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN

AND

PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On June 1, 2021, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy

(“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC”)

(together, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of

Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No.

21-06001 (“Joint Application”), for approval of their 2022-2041 Triennial

Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”), 2022-2024 Action Plan, and 2022-

2024 Energy Supply Plan (“ESP”).

On September 1, 2021, NV Energy filed with the Commission

an amendment (“Amendment”) to the Joint Application to include the

Transmission Infrastructure for a Clean Energy Economy Plan (“TICEEP”).

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, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.741 and

NAC 704.9005 through 704.9525. NV Energy requests confidential

treatment of certain information contained within its Joint Application

pursuant to NRS 703.190.

In its Joint Application, NV Energy seeks approval of its 2022-

2041 IRP, its three-year Action Plan for 2022-2024, and its ESPs for

2022-2024. The Joint Application requests that the Commission find that

the cost of energy from two new company-owned renewable projects

with battery storage capacity are just and reasonable and approve the

network upgrades associated with the new renewable projects, in addition

to approval of requests included, but not limited to, grid-tied battery

storage energy systems, turbine upgrades at certain generating units,

the demand side plan for 2022-2024, and the distributed resource plan

for 2022-2024. Moreover, NV Energy requests expedited approval of

upgrades to some of its combustion turbine fleet and deviation from NAC

704.9237(2)(f) and 704.9237(3)(b).

Additionally, NV Energy, in its Amendment to the Joint Application,

is requesting that the Commission find that it has satisfied the

requirements of Senate Bill 448 (2021) and find that the TICEEP is adequate.

As part of the TICEEP, NV Energy is requesting that the Commission

authorize NV Energy to commence the development and construction

of the Fort Churchill to Robinson 525 kilovolt (“kV”) transmission line

project estimated to cost $901.0 million, split 70 percent to NPC and 30

percent to SPPC and the Harry Allen to Northwest 525 kV transmission

line project estimated to cost $143.1 million, split 70 percent NPC and 30

percent to SPPC. NV Energy is further requesting that the Commission

designate the Greenlink North line and the Harry Allen to Northwest 525

kV project as critical facilities pursuant to NAC 704.9484.

Pursuant to NAC 703.740 and the Commission’s order in

Docket No. 19-07005, NV Energy requests that the Commission consolidate

this Docket with the application of SPPC for approval of its 2021

Natural Gas Conservation and Energy Efficiency Plan Report.

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions

for leave to intervene, related to the Amendment and NV Energy’s

new requests, electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the

Commission’s website or at either of the Commission’s offices pursuant

to NRS 704.746 or NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 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 to be

held as follows:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021

10:00 a.m.

VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS

The parties and potential intervenors will appear and otherwise

participate in the prehearing conference remotely via Microsoft

Teams. 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 and petitioners seeking to intervene should provide the

email address, company position, and business address for each member

of their organization who intends to participate via Microsoft Teams

to Commission Administrative Attorney Georgina Zielinski at gzielinski@

puc.nv.gov no later than MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, by 2:00 p.m.

The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and

simplify the 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

in order to receive any further notices in this matter.

By the Commission,

/s/ TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

09/15/21 (SEAL)

Pub: September 23, 2021 Ad#17148