Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally
ELECTRIC SERVICE
Resource Planning
Section 704.9504 - Deviation from and amendment of energy supply plan
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 704.9504
Current through December 12, 2024
1. Notwithstanding the approval by the Commission of the energy supply plan of a utility, the utility may deviate from the approved energy supply plan to the extent necessary to respond adequately to any significant change in circumstances not contemplated by the energy supply plan. A significant change in circumstances includes, without limitation:
(a) A material change in the
market price of fuel or purchased power;
(b) An extended forced outage of a major
generating unit of the utility;
(c)
A material change in customer demand; and
(d) Any other circumstance that the utility
demonstrates to the Commission warrants a deviation.
2. If a utility deviates from its approved energy supply plan:
(a) The utility shall, as
soon as practicable, inform the staff of the deviation from the energy supply
plan.
(b) The utility shall include
in the deferred energy application filed pursuant to NAC
704.023 to
704.195, inclusive, in which
costs associated with the deviation are first sought to be recovered, a
description of and justification for the deviation.
(c) The Commission will determine on a
retrospective factual basis the prudence of the deviation from the energy
supply plan in the appropriate proceeding held on the deferred energy
application.
(d) If the deviation
from the energy supply plan is of a continuing nature, the utility shall seek
authority from the Commission to deviate prospectively from the energy supply
plan in an update of the energy supply plan filed pursuant to NAC
704.9506, or by filing an
amendment to the energy supply plan in accordance with subsection 3.
3. An amendment to the energy supply plan of a utility must contain:
(a) A
section that identifies the specific approvals requested by the utility in the
amendment;
(b) A section that
specifies any changes in assumptions or data that have occurred since the
utility's last resource plan was filed; and
(c) As applicable, information required in
subsections 1 to 5, inclusive, and 7 of NAC
704.9482.
Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R004-04, eff. 5-25-2004
NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741
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