Current through December 31, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, pursuant to NRS 701B.230, a utility shall file with the Commission on or before February 1 of each year an annual plan which must include the following:
(a) A schedule describing major program milestones;
(b) A budget with the following categories:
(4) Utility administrative costs;
(c) A report on the activity of the Solar Program during the immediately preceding calendar year and the current calendar year which includes, without limitation, the most up-to-date versions of the following information for each calendar year:
(1) The number of applications filed in each Solar Program category;
(2) The number of participants enrolled in the Solar Program and the number who have dropped out of the Solar Program;
(3) The annual budget and expenditures;
(4) Any remaining financial obligations at the end of a calendar year;
(5) A list of completed installations;
(6) A summary of marketing efforts; and
(7) A description of training and educational activities;
(d) A description of the application process, including, without limitation:
(1) The procedures to be followed by the utility and the applicant, including, without limitation, the procedure by which a participant may claim an incentive upon the completion of a project;
(2) The criteria for the selection of applicants for the Solar Program;
(3) Copies of proposed applications and forms, including, without limitation, a copy of the form by which a participant may claim an incentive upon the completion of a project; and
(4) The proposed fee for the application;
(e) The average installed cost in Nevada of a solar energy system during the immediately preceding calendar year;
(f) The total of all incentives paid for the immediately preceding calendar year;
(g) The total of all incentives projected to be paid for the current calendar year, with subtotals for incentives paid for installed capacity, incentives projected to be paid for active reservations and incentives forecasted to be paid;
(h) A graph and table showing the cumulative committed capacity and incurred incentive liability, separated into installed capacity and active reservations, at the end of each year since the inception of the Solar Program;
(i) A detailed advertising plan;
(j) An education and training plan;
(k) An inspection and verification plan for solar energy systems which verifies all applicable requirements for applicants or participants; and
(l) A table demonstrating the effects of the Solar Program on the rates paid by customers.
2. After the effective date, a utility is no longer required to file an annual plan containing the information listed in subsection 1.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a utility shall file with the Commission on or before February 1 of each year a limited informational filing to report on outstanding incentives liabilities which must contain the following:
(a) The total of all incentives paid for the immediately preceding calendar year; and
(b) The total of all incentives projected to be paid for the current calendar year, with subtotals for incentives paid for installed capacity, incentives projected to be paid for active reservations and incentives forecasted to be paid.
4. If a limited informational filing filed by a utility pursuant to subsection 3 does not project or forecast any incentives to be paid for the current calendar year, the utility is not required to file a limited informational filing pursuant to subsection 3 for the next succeeding calendar year. So long as there are no further incentives to be paid, the utility is not required to file a limited informational filing pursuant to subsection 3 for any subsequent calendar year.
Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008; A by R184-09, 4-20-2010; R122-13, 2-26-2014; A by R124-15, eff. 4/4/2016; A by R022-18AP, eff. 6/26/2018; A by R187-24A, eff. 12/19/2024
NRS 701B.005, 701B.200, 701B.220, 703.025