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NV Rev Stat § 704.776 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.776 - Conditions and limitations on utilities and customer-generators in open, competitive retail electric energy market. [Effective with respect to electricity customers in a service territory on the date on which the Legislature provides for an open, competitive retail electric energy market for all electricity customers within that service territory.]

If the Legislature provides by law for an open, competitive retail electric energy market for all electricity customers within a service territory:  1. Each person providing electric service in that service territory shall be deemed to be a utility for the purposes of NRS 704.766 to 704.776, inclusive;  2. The Commission or any other agency designated by law to regulate electric service in this State shall prohibit any person providing electric service in the service territory from impeding or interrupting the operation or performance or otherwise restrict the output of an existing net metering system; and  3. A customer-generator must be required to pay any costs charged to other customers of the person providing electric service to the customer-generator in the rate class to which the customer-generator would belong if the customer-generator did not have a net metering system.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4281; A 2019, 1203, effective with respect to electricity customers in a service territory on the date on which the Legislature provides for an open, competitive retail electric energy market for all electricity customers within that service territory)
NV Rev Stat § 704.777 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.777 - Commission required to open investigatory docket to establish methods to determine impact of net metering on rates; biennial report to Legislature.

Repealed. (See chapter 215, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 1204.)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7801 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7801 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 704.7801 to 704.7828, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.7802 to 704.7819, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2526; A 2003, 806, 1874; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 82; 2009, 996; 2019, 15)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7802 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7802 - "Energy efficiency measure" defined.

  1. "Energy efficiency measure" means any measure designed, intended or used to improve energy efficiency:  (a) If:  (1) The measure is installed or implemented on or after January 1, 2005, at the service location of or for a retail customer of a provider of electric service in this State;  (2) The measure reduces the consumption of energy by one or more retail customers; and  (3) The costs of the acquisition, installation or implementation of the measure are directly reimbursed, in whole or in part, by the provider of electric service, or by a customer of a provider of new electric resources pursuant to chapter 704B of NRS; or  (b) Which is a geothermal energy system for the provision of heated water to one or more customers and which reduces the consumption of electricity or any fossil fuel, regardless of when constructed.  2. The term does not include any demand response measure or load limiting measure that shifts the consumption of energy by a retail customer from one period to another period.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 80; A 2007, 413, 2986; 2011, 230)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7803 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7803 - "Portfolio energy credit" defined.

Portfolio energy credit means any credit which a provider has earned from a portfolio energy system or efficiency measure and which the provider is entitled to use to comply with its portfolio standard, as determined by the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 80)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7804 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7804 - "Portfolio energy system or efficiency measure" defined.

Portfolio energy system or efficiency measure means:  1. Any renewable energy system:  (a) Placed into operation before July 1, 1997, if a provider of electric service used electricity generated or acquired from the renewable energy system to satisfy its portfolio standard before July 1, 2009;  (b) Placed into operation before July 1, 1997, that uses waterpower from a plant, facility, equipment or system to generate electricity, if the waterpower is acquired by the provider of electric service from another party pursuant to a contract for a term of not less than 10 years and the provider of electric service began acquiring the waterpower from the plant, facility, equipment or system before April 22, 2019; or  (c) Placed into operation on or after July 1, 1997.  2. Any energy efficiency measure installed on or before December 31, 2019.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 80; A 2013, 2318; 2019, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7805 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7805 - "Portfolio standard" defined.

Portfolio standard means the amount of electricity that a provider must generate, acquire or save from portfolio energy systems or efficiency measures, as established by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7821 and 704.78213.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2527; A 2003, 1875; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 82; 2009, 996)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7808 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7808 - "Provider of electric service" and "provider" defined.

  1. "Provider of electric service" and "provider" mean any person or entity that is in the business of selling electricity to retail customers for consumption in this State, regardless of whether the person or entity is otherwise subject to regulation by the Commission.  2. The term includes, without limitation, a provider of new electric resources that is selling electricity to an eligible customer for consumption in this State pursuant to the provisions of chapter 704B of NRS.  3. The term does not include:  (a) A landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town who is subject to any of the provisions of NRS 704.905 to 704.960, inclusive.  (b) A landlord who pays for electricity that is delivered through a master meter and who distributes or resells the electricity to one or more tenants for consumption in this State.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2527; A 2001, 3273; 2015, 227; 2019, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7809 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7809 - "Qualified energy recovery process" defined.

  1. "Qualified energy recovery process" means a system with a nameplate capacity of not more than 15 megawatts that converts the otherwise lost energy from:  (a) The heat from exhaust stacks or pipes used for engines or manufacturing or industrial processes; or  (b) The reduction of high pressure in water or gas pipelines before the distribution of the water or gas,  to generate electricity if the system does not use additional fossil fuel or require a combustion process to generate such electricity.  2. The term does not include any system that uses energy, lost or otherwise, from a process whose primary purpose is the generation of electricity, including, without limitation, any process involving engine-driven generation or pumped hydrogeneration.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 1874)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7811 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7811 - "Renewable energy" defined.

  1. "Renewable energy" means:  (a) Biomass;  (b) Geothermal energy;  (c) Solar energy;  (d) Waterpower; and  (e) Wind.  2. The term does not include coal, natural gas, oil, propane or any other fossil fuel, or nuclear energy.  3. As used in this section, "waterpower" means power derived from standing, running or falling water which is used for any plant, facility, equipment or system to generate electricity. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term includes, without limitation, power derived from water that has been pumped from a lower to a higher elevation if the generating capacity of the plant, facility, equipment or system for which the water is used is not more than 30 megawatts, and the plant, facility, equipment or system was in existence and used to derive power from pumped water before January 1, 2019. The term does not include power:  (a) That requires a new or increased appropriation or diversion of water for its creation;  (b) That requires the use of any fossil fuel for its creation, unless the primary purpose of the use of the fossil fuel is not the creation of the power; or  (c) That was produced before the effective date of this act from a renewable energy system with a generating capacity of more than 30 megawatts placed into operation before July 1, 1997.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2527; A 2003, 1875; 2019, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7815 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7815 - "Renewable energy system" defined.

Renewable energy system means:  1. A facility or energy system that uses renewable energy or energy from a qualified energy recovery process to generate electricity and:  (a) Uses the electricity that it generates from renewable energy or energy from a qualified recovery process in this State; or  (b) Transmits or distributes the electricity that it generates from renewable energy or energy from a qualified energy recovery process to a provider of electric service for delivery into and use in this State.  2. A solar energy system that reduces the consumption of electricity or any fossil fuel.  3. A net metering system used by a customer-generator pursuant to NRS 704.766 to 704.776, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2527; A 2001, 3274; 2003, 1866, 1875; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 82; 2009, 996, 1399; 2011, 1943; 2019, 1203)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7818 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7818 - "Retail customer" defined.

  1. "Retail customer" means an end-use customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state.  2. The term includes, without limitation:  (a) This state, a political subdivision of this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state or political subdivision of this state when it is an end-use customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state, including, without limitation, when it is an eligible customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state from a provider of new electric resources pursuant to the provisions of chapter 704B of NRS.  (b) A residential, commercial or industrial end-use customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state, including, without limitation, an eligible customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state from a provider of new electric resources pursuant to the provisions of chapter 704B of NRS.  (c) A landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town who is subject to any of the provisions of NRS 704.905 to 704.960, inclusive.  (d) A landlord who pays for electricity that is delivered through a master meter and who distributes or resells the electricity to one or more tenants for consumption in this state.  (e) An end-use member that purchases electricity for consumption in this state from a cooperative association, nonprofit corporation, nonprofit association or provider of electric service which is declared to be a public utility pursuant to NRS 704.675 and which provides service only to its members.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2527; A 2001, 3274; 2015, 227; 2019, 17)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7819 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7819 - "Utility provider" defined.

Utility provider means a provider of electric service that is a public utility.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 80)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7820 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7820 - Legislative findings and declarations.

The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of this State to:  1. Encourage and accelerate the development of new renewable energy projects for the economic, health and environmental benefits provided to the people of this State;   2. Become a leading producer and consumer of clean and renewable energy, with a goal of achieving by 2050 an amount of energy production from zero carbon dioxide emission resources equal to the total amount of electricity sold by providers of electric service in this State; and  3. Ensure that the benefits of the increased use of portfolio energy systems and energy efficiency measures are received by the residents of this State. Such benefits include, without limitation, improved air quality, reduced water use, a more diverse portfolio of resources for generating electricity, reduced fossil fuel consumption and more stable rates for retail customers of electric service.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 11)
NV Rev Stat § 704.78213 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.78213 - Establishment of portfolio standard for providers of new electric resources; requirements; treatment of certain solar energy systems.

  1. If the Commission issues an order approving an application that is filed pursuant to NRS 704B.310 or a request that is filed pursuant to NRS 704B.325 regarding a provider of new electric resources and an eligible customer, the Commission must establish in the order a portfolio standard applicable to the electricity sold by the provider of new electric resources to the eligible customer in accordance with the order. The portfolio standard must require the provider of new electric resources to generate, acquire or save electricity from portfolio energy systems or efficiency measures in the amounts described in the portfolio standard set forth in NRS 704.7821.  2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, of the total amount of electricity that a provider of new electric resources is required to generate, acquire or save from portfolio energy systems or efficiency measures during each calendar year, not more than 25 percent of that amount may be based on energy efficiency measures. The provisions of this subsection apply to an order of the Commission approving an application that is filed pursuant to NRS 704B.310 or a request filed pursuant to NRS 704B.325 regarding a provider of new electric resources and an eligible customer only:  (a) If the order was issued by the Commission before January 1, 2019; and  (b) For calendar years before 2025.  3. If, for the benefit of one or more eligible customers, the eligible customer of a provider of new electric resources has paid for or directly reimbursed, in whole or in part, the costs of the acquisition or installation of a solar energy system which qualifies as a renewable energy system and which reduces the consumption of electricity, the total reduction in the consumption of electricity during each calendar year that results from the solar energy system shall be deemed to be electricity that the provider of new electric resources generated or acquired from a renewable energy system for the purposes of complying with its portfolio standard.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Eligible customer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704B.080.  (b) "Provider of new electric resources" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704B.130.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 992; A 2019, 21)
NV Rev Stat § 704.78215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.78215 - Calculation of portfolio energy credits.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by specific statute, a provider is entitled to one portfolio energy credit for each kilowatt-hour of electricity that the provider generates, acquires or saves from a portfolio energy system or efficiency measure.  2. The Commission may adopt regulations that give a provider more than one portfolio energy credit for each kilowatt-hour of electricity saved by the provider during its peak load period from energy efficiency measures.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for portfolio energy systems placed into operation on or after January 1, 2016, the amount of electricity generated or acquired from a portfolio energy system does not include the amount of any electricity used by the portfolio energy system for its basic operations that reduce the amount of renewable energy delivered to the transmission grid for distribution and sale to customers of the provider. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a portfolio energy system placed into operation on or after January 1, 2016, if a provider entered into a contract for the purchase of electricity generated by the portfolio energy system on or before December 31, 2012. For the purposes of this subsection, the amount of any electricity used by a portfolio energy system for its basic operations:  (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), includes electricity used for the heating, lighting, air-conditioning and equipment of a building located on the site of the portfolio energy system, and for operating any other equipment located on such site.  (b) Does not include the electricity used by a portfolio energy system that generates electricity from geothermal energy for the extraction and transportation of geothermal brine or used to pump or compress geothermal brine.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 80; A 2013, 2320, 3503)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7822 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7822 - Calculation of electricity generated or acquired from certain solar photovoltaic systems.

For the purpose of complying with a portfolio standard established pursuant to NRS 704.7821 or 704.78213, a provider shall be deemed to have generated or acquired 2.4 kilowatt-hours of electricity from a renewable energy system for each 1.0 kilowatt-hour of actual electricity generated or acquired from a solar photovoltaic system, if:  1. The system is installed on the premises of a retail customer;  2. The system was placed into operation on or before December 31, 2015; and  3. On an annual basis, at least 50 percent of the electricity generated by the system is utilized by the retail customer on that premises.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 805; A 2009, 999; 2013, 2321)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7823 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7823 - System that draws or creates electricity from tires deemed not to be renewable energy system; exception; calculation of electricity generated or acquired from certain systems that utilize reverse polymerization process.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any electricity generated by a provider using any system that involves drawing or creating electricity from tires must be deemed to have not come from a renewable energy system for the purpose of complying with a portfolio standard established pursuant to NRS 704.7821 or 704.78213.  2. For the purpose of complying with a portfolio standard established pursuant to NRS 704.7821 or 704.78213, a provider shall be deemed to have generated or acquired 0.7 kilowatt-hours of electricity from a renewable energy system for each 1.0 kilowatt-hour of actual electricity generated or acquired from a system that utilizes a reverse polymerization process, if:  (a) The system is installed on the premises of a retail customer; and  (b) On an annual basis, at least 50 percent of the electricity generated by the system is utilized by the retail customer on that premises.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Reverse polymerization process" means a process that generates electricity from a tire that:  (1) Uses microwave reduction; and  (2) Does not involve combustion of the tire.  (b) "Tire" includes any tire for any vehicle or device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon land.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 805; A 2009, 999)
NV Rev Stat § 704.7825 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.7825 - Reports; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, each provider of electric service shall submit to the Commission an annual report that provides information relating to the actions taken by the provider to comply with its portfolio standard.  2. Each provider shall submit the annual report to the Commission after the end of each calendar year and within the time prescribed by the Commission. The report must be submitted in a format approved by the Commission.  3. The Commission may adopt regulations that require providers to submit to the Commission additional reports during each calendar year.  4. Each annual report and each additional report must include clear and concise information that sets forth:  (a) The amount of electricity which the provider generated, acquired or saved from portfolio energy systems or efficiency measures during the reporting period and, if applicable, the amount of portfolio energy credits that the provider acquired, sold or traded during the reporting period to comply with its portfolio standard;  (b) The capacity of each renewable energy system owned, operated or controlled by the provider, the total amount of electricity generated by each such system during the reporting period and the percentage of that total amount which was generated directly from renewable energy;  (c) Whether, during the reporting period, the provider began construction on, acquired or placed into operation any renewable energy system and, if so, the date of any such event;  (d) Whether, during the reporting period, the provider participated in the acquisition or installation of any energy efficiency measures and, if so, the date of any such event; and  (e) Any other information that the Commission by regulation may deem relevant.  5. Based on the reports submitted by providers pursuant to this section, the Commission shall compile information that sets forth whether any provider has used energy efficiency measures to comply with its portfolio standard and, if so, the type of energy efficiency measures used and the amount of energy savings attributable to each such energy efficiency measure. The Commission shall report such information to:  (a) The Legislature, not later than the first day of each regular session; and  (b) The Legislative Commission, if requested by the Chair of the Commission.  6. The provisions of this section do not apply to:  (a) A provider of electric service that is subject to NRS 704.787; or  (b) A provider of electric service that is listed in subsection 9 of NRS 704.7821 during any calendar year in which the total amount of electricity sold by the provider to its retail customers in this State during that calendar year is less than 1,000,000 megawatt-hours.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2529; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 85; 2019, 22)
NV Rev Stat § 704.78253 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.78253 - Reports by certain providers not subject to jurisdiction of Commission.

A provider of electric service that is subject to NRS 704.787 shall, on or before July 1 of each year, submit to the Director of the Office of Energy appointed pursuant to NRS 701.150 a report that contains the information described in subsection 4 of NRS 704.7825.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 12)