Section 704.Sec. 10.1 - NEW1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or section 13, pursuant to NRS 704.796, the Commission establishes the following biennial targets for the procurement of energy storage systems by the affiliated utilities: (a) 100 megawatts by December 31, 2020;(b) 200 megawatts by December 31, 2022;(c) 400 megawatts by December 31, 2024;(d) 600 megawatts by December 31, 2026;(e) 800 megawatts by December 31, 2028; and(f) 1,000 megawatts by December 31, 2030.2. To meet the biennial energy storage targets: (a) Affiliated utilities may procure energy storage systems that are either centralized or distributed and either owned by the affiliated utilities or by any other person.(b) An energy storage system must satisfy the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 704.797 and may be connected to and used as a component of the transmission and distribution system of an affiliated utility.(c) When units of storage for a particular energy storage system and technology need to be converted, equivalent megawatts and megawatt hours will be reported.3. The biennial energy storage targets are cumulative and include energy storage system resources approved by the Commission and procured by the affiliated utilities via contract before and after the effective date.4. The biennial energy storage targets do not limit the amount of energy storage system resources that may be procured by an electric utility.5. When reviewing the resource plan submitted by the affiliated utilities, the Commission will also review the biennial energy storage targets and determine whether the biennial energy storage targets should be altered. The Commission may establish new biennial energy storage targets in an order denying, approving or modifying the resource plan.Nev. Admin. Code § 704.Sec. 10.1
Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R106-19A, eff. 5/21/2020NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.796, 704.797