Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 704.Sec. 13.2 - NEW

1. A low-income eligible customer, disadvantaged business, nonprofit organization or eligible premises customer located within the service territory of an electric utility may apply to participate in the expanded solar access program of the electric utility.

2. An electric utility may cooperate with the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services or any other state, county or local governmental entity, or any nonprofit organization, to develop eligibility criteria and verification processes for a low-income eligible customer.

3. A disadvantaged business must include in its application to participate in an expanded solar access program:

4. A nonprofit organization must include in its application to participate in an expanded solar access program an affirmation or determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that the organization is exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).

5. An eligible premises customer must include in his or her application to participate in an expanded solar access program a written statement certifying that the customer cannot install solar resources on his or her premises due to physical or ownership constraints on the premises. For the purpose of determining whether an eligible premises customer is eligible to participate in an expanded solar access program, a financial constraint preventing the customer from installing solar resources on his or her premises does not constitute a physical constraint on such an installation. An eligible premises customer may include in his or her application building or property schematics or pictures demonstrating that the eligible premises customer cannot install solar resources on his or her premises due to physical or ownership constraints on the installation of solar resources on his or her premises.

6. The expanded solar access program plan year runs from January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year.

7. Applicants for participation in an expanded solar access program must be selected on the basis of a lottery system which each electric utility shall set forth in its expanded solar access program plan. Each electric utility shall also include in its expanded solar access program plan a description of any interim enrollment process that the electric utility intends to use.

8. Participants in an expanded solar access program must be enrolled in the program for 1 year but may withdraw from participation at any time. At the end of the expanded solar access program term, a participant may renew participation in the program without participating in the selection lottery if the participant notifies the electric utility of the participant's intention to remain in the program and resubmits any documents that meet the requirements contained in subsection 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

9. A customer's participation in the program may be terminated by the electric utility as provided in an expanded solar access program plan that has been approved by the Commission.