Nev. Admin. Code § 701B.125

Current through October 11, 2024

Section 701B.125 - Annual plan of utility: Filing and contents

1. 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:

(1) Contractor costs;

(2) Marketing costs;

(3) Training costs; and

(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, including, without limitation, any applicable requirements described in NAC 701B.180; and

(l) A table demonstrating the effects of the Solar Program on the rates paid by customers.

2. The annual plan filed by the utility on or before February 1, 2014, must contain, in addition to items listed in subsection 1, the utility's plan for implementing the Lower Income Solar Energy Pilot Program established pursuant to NRS 704.786. In each subsequent annual plan filed pursuant to this section, the utility shall report on the activities undertaken by the utility and the achievements of the Lower Income Solar Energy Pilot Program during the immediately preceding calendar year, and shall additionally provide the information listed in subsection 1 that is relevant to the Lower Income Solar Energy Pilot Program.

3. The annual plan filed by the utility on or before February 1, 2018, must contain, in addition to items listed in subsection 1 and 2, the utility's plan to partner with the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to allocate incentives to benefit low-income residents in this State pursuant to NRS 701B.005.

Nev. Admin. Code § 701B.125

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

NRS 701B.005, 701B.200, 701B.220 and 703.025