Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally
GAS INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION RELATED TO PROGRAM OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Section 704.9753 - Gas infrastructure expansion application: Requirements and contents; written order by Commission
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 704.9753
Current through December 12, 2024
1. A gas infrastructure expansion application must be supported by sworn testimony and must include, without limitation:
(a) A
description of the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity.
(b) To the extent the proposed gas
infrastructure activity seeks to provide natural gas service to an unserved or
underserved area, a map generally depicting the unserved or underserved area
that the public utility proposes to serve, including the relationship with
existing natural gas infrastructure and customers.
(c) An estimate of costs which identifies:
(1) The costs associated with the gas
infrastructure expansion activity that are economically feasible pursuant to
the public utility's rule for the extension of facilities; and
(2) The costs that are not economically
feasible pursuant to the public utility's rule for the extension of facilities
and a description of the proposed alternative cost-recovery methodologies as
required in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (f).
(d) The estimated revenue requirement
associated with the gas infrastructure expansion activity which is proposed in
the application.
(e) An
explanation of how the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity is
consistent with a program of economic development, including, without
limitation:
(1) Identification of the
purposes of the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity pursuant to
subsection 3 of section 1 of Senate Bill No. 151, chapter 59, Statutes of
Nevada 2015, at page 251;
(2)
Projected demand and supporting materials, as required in subparagraphs (2) and
(5) of paragraph (f), for each purpose identified in subparagraph (1); and
(3) Identification of the
anticipated direct and indirect benefits, including the areas for each benefit,
and an explanation of how the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity is
consistent with the purposes identified in subparagraph (1).
(f) The analysis
conducted on the feasibility of the gas infrastructure expansion activity,
including, without limitation:
(1) A detailed
description of the proposed alternative cost-recovery methodologies, including,
without limitation:
(I) The estimated time
period for the recovery of such costs;
(II) The projected billing determinants to be
used to establish the gas infrastructure expansion rates;
(III) The process for determining when the
timely and complete recovery of the revenue requirement has been accomplished
by the public utility and the recovery of such costs will end; and
(IV) The treatment of rates for the customers
served by the gas infrastructure expansion activity when the recovery of such
costs has ended;
(2) A
projection of the number of customers, natural gas usage and revenues, by class
of customer and class of service, by month over the time period of the proposed
alternative cost-recovery methodologies;
(3) The efforts expended by the public
utility to identify potential customers in each gas infrastructure expansion
activity;
(4) The estimated gas
infrastructure expansion rates for each affected class of service;
(5) The economic and financial justification
for the gas infrastructure expansion activity; and
(6) The mechanism that the public utility
proposes to utilize to collect from customers the cost of natural gas purchased
for resale to those same customers:
(I) To
whom the natural gas is sold; and
(II) Who are receiving direct benefits as a
result of the gas infrastructure expansion activity.
2. The Commission will, not later than 210 days after the date on which a gas infrastructure expansion application is filed, issue a written order approving, disapproving or approving subject to modifications the gas infrastructure expansion application.
Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R116-15, eff. 4/4/2016
Section 1 of Senate Bill No. 151, chapter 59, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 251.
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