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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION

AND

PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On September 1, 2023, 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.

23-09003 (“Joint Application”), for acceptance of their Joint Energy

Supply Plan (“ESP”) Update for 2024.

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 NAC 704.9506 and

703.535. Pursuant to NRS 703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., NV

Energy requests that certain information in the Joint Application receive

confidential treatment.

In its Joint Application, NV Energy requests that the Commission find

that the updated load forecast used for this ESP Update is suitable for

making planning decisions during the ESP Update period (2024). NV

Energy additionally seeks that the Commission accept and approve

NV Energy’s proposed power procurement/sales plans, physical gas

procurement plan, gas transportation plan, gas hedging plan, coal

procurement plan, and risk management strategy.

NV Energy states that the Joint Application represents NV Energy’s

compliance with NAC 704.9239 and covers 2024, which is the

remaining year of the three-year action plan that NV Energy filed as part

of its IRP filed in Docket No. 21-06001.

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for

leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or

before WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 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 crossexamine

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:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

10:30 a.m.

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 https://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 WEDNESDAY,

OCTOBER 11, 2023, 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: 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

__/s/______________________

TRISHA OSBORNE

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

09/13/23

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Pub Date: September 27, 2023 Ad # 37116