BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND
NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On February 14, 2025, Southwest Gas Corporation (“Southwest
Gas”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
(“Commission”) an application, designated as Docket No. 25-02017
(“Application”), for approval to continue to offer its Move2Zero Carbon
Offset Program (“M2Z Program”) to its northern and southern Nevada
sales customers and to continue the currently authorized regulatory
asset treatment to track costs associated with the M2Z Program.
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.
Southwest Gas 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 704.100 and
NAC 703.535, and the Order in Docket No. 21-07004.
Southwest Gas states that the M2Z Program is a voluntary program
whereby customers may purchase carbon offset credits to offset their
respective combustion-related greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions,
which was established for a 36-month trial period in Docket No. 21-
07004. Southwest Gas states the Application requests: approval of
the continuation of its M2Z Program; authorization to continue the
same regulatory accounting treatment to track M2Z Program related
expenses, and approval of the use of a block of carbon offset credits
that represents the equivalent of 20 therms of combustion related GHG
emissions from natural gas usage for sales to customers in the M2Z
Program, as opposed to the currently employed 10 therm emission
equivalent block.
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 19, 2025.
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:
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025
9:00 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
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 remotely via Microsoft Teams to Commission
Hearing Officer Samuel S. Crano at scrano@puc.nv.gov no later than
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025, 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 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 to receive any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission,
__/s/_____________
TRISHA OSBORNE
Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
2/21/25
(SEAL)
Pub Date: March 5, 2025 Ad # 50498
