Douglas County legal - 41292

 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA 

 NOTICE OF JOINT PETITION SET FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS 

AND 

NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE 

On December 27, 2023, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC”) and Coeur Rochester, Inc. (“Coeur Rochester”) (together, the “Joint Petitioners”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint petition, designated as Docket No. 23-12022, (“Joint Petition”), requesting a waiver of the eligibility requirement of SPPC’s Large Customer Market Price Energy (“LCMPE”) Tariff for Coeur Rochester. 

The Joint Petitioners filed the Joint Petition pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703 and 704, including, but not limited to, NAC 704.0097 and NAC 703.540. 

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. 

The Joint Petitioners state that Coeur Rochester has expressed an interest in entering into a future Energy Supply Agreement (“ESA”) with SPPC. The Joint Petitioners seek approval of a waiver of eligibility requirement of the LCMPE Tariff requiring that Coeur Rochester not be considered a fully bundled retail customer of SPPC prior to taking future service under the LCMPE. The Joint Petitioners state that the future ESA would be for purposes of providing short-term and long-term electric service to Coeur Rochester’s facilities that are currently under construction in Pershing County, Nevada, which Coeur Rochester intends to reach commercial operation in the first half of 2024. 

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 20, 2024. 

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, MARCH 20, 2024 

10:00 a.m. 

Hearing Room A 

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 

9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO 

Hearing Room A 

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 

1150 East William Street 

Carson City, Nevada 89701 

And VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS 

The parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference either in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams. The parties should provide the email address, title/role in associated business or organization, and business address for each person who intends to participate via Microsoft Teams to Administrative Attorney Yusuf Parray at yparray@puc.nv.gov no later than WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. 

Members of the public can access the prehearing conference at the time noticed herein either in person or via the Commission’s live stream link on its website at https://puc.nv.gov. 

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 filing is available for public viewing at the Commission’s website at: 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 to receive any further notices in this matter. 

By the Commission, 

____________________________ 

TRISHA OSBORNE, 

Assistant Commission Secretary 

Dated: Carson City, Nevada 

02/22/24 

(SEAL) 

Pub Date: March 6, 2024 Ad # 41292