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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701A - Energy-Related Tax Incentives › RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT: REPAYMENT OF LOAN MADE TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE › Section 701A.720 - "Director" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Director" means the Director of the Office of Energy appointed pursuant to NRS 701.150.
Added to NAC by Office of Energy by R051-15, eff. 10/27/2015
NRS 701A.450, as amended by section 3 of Assembly Bill No. 466, chapter 342, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 1920
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701A - Energy-Related Tax Incentives › RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT: REPAYMENT OF LOAN MADE TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE › Section 701A.730 - "Participant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Participant" means an officer or employee of the State who receives a loan or other distribution of money from the Account and enters into an agreement with the Director pursuant to section 6 of this regulation to repay the loan or other distribution of money from the Account through payroll deductions from the paycheck of the officer or employee of the State.
Added to NAC by Office of Energy by R051-15, eff. 10/27/2015
NRS 701A.450, as amended by section 3 of Assembly Bill No. 466, chapter 342, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 1920
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701A - Energy-Related Tax Incentives › RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT: REPAYMENT OF LOAN MADE TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE › Section 701A.740 - Agreement with Director; provision of certain information for payroll deduction

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An officer or employee of the State who has received a loan or other distribution of money from the Account may submit to the Director, on a form approved by the Director, an application to enter into an agreement pursuant to which repayment of the loan or other distribution of money from the Account will be made through payroll deductions from the paycheck of the officer or employee.
2. If the Director approves an application submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the Director may enter into an agreement with the participant. An agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection must include:
(a) The amount of the loan or other distribution of money from the Account;
(b) The total amount to be repaid by the participant;
(c) The amount to be deducted from each paycheck of the participant;
(d) A description of each approved energy efficiency measure selected by the participant;
(e) Any waivers or consent requirements established by the Director;
(f) Provisions specifying that the participant may repay the loan or other distribution of money from the Account early without penalty; and
(g) Any other terms and conditions the Director determines necessary to ensure the repayment of the loan or other distribution of money from the Account.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701A - Energy-Related Tax Incentives › RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT: REPAYMENT OF LOAN MADE TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE › Section 701A.750 - Repayment; suspension of payments under certain circumstances; unpaid balance due upon separation from service

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Director may suspend repayment pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to section 6 of this regulation of a loan or other distribution of money from the Account during any period other than when the participant is in paid status as that term is defined in NAC 284.0742. If the Director does not suspend repayment during such period:
(a) The Director will bill the participant for the payment due;
(b) Payment is due on the 20th day of each month during the period;
(c) Payment must be made not later than 15 days after the date on which the payment is due; and
(d) If payment is not received by the date on which it is due:
(1) The Director may provide notice to the participant by mail that the payment is past due; and
(2) The loan or other distribution of money from the Account may be subject to collection proceedings in accordance with the provisions of chapter 353C of NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 701B.010 - Deviations from provisions of chapter

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Commission
			 or the presiding officer may allow deviation from the provisions of this
			 chapter if:
(a) Good cause for the deviation
			 appears;
(b) The person requesting
			 the deviation provides a specific reference to each provision of this chapter
			 from which deviation is requested; and
(c) The Commission finds that the deviation
			 is in the public interest and is not contrary to statute.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 701B.020 - Adoption by reference of part of Uniform System of Accounts of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Current through June 11, 2024
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada hereby adopts by
				reference from the Uniform System of Accounts of the Federal Energy Regulatory
				Commission the account identified as Other Regulatory Assets, FERC Account No.
				182.3. This account is contained in 18 C.F.R. Parts 101 and 201, and the volume
				of the Code of Federal Regulations containing these parts may be purchased by
				mail from the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing
				Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, by toll-free telephone
				at (866) 512-1800 or on the Internet at
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
, for the
				price of $68. The volume may be accessed free of charge on the Internet at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Utilities Comm'n by R173-07, R174-07 & R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008; A by
				R051-09, 1-28-2010
NRS
				  703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.050 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 701B.050 to 701B.185, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 701B.055 to
				  701B.120, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
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
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.055 - "Applicant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Applicant" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.030.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.065 - "Commission" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Commission" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.050.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.067 - "Corporation for public benefit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Corporation for public benefit" means a corporation that is
				  organized for a public or charitable purpose and which upon dissolution must
				  distribute its assets to the United States, a state, or a person which is
				  recognized as exempt pursuant to
				  26 U.S.C.
				  §
										501(c)(3).
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.070 - "Host customer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Host customer" means either the utility customer of record
				  at the location where a solar energy system will be located or a person who has
				  been designated by the utility customer of record in a letter to the utility
				  explaining the relationship between that person and the utility customer of
				  record.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R184-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.073 - "Low-income and nonprofit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Low-income and nonprofit" means a category of host customer
				  that is:
1. An entity that owns
				publicly subsidized housing;
2. A
				nonprofit corporation or other organization that qualifies as a tax-exempt
				organization pursuant to
				26 U.S.C.
				§
										501(c)(3);
3. An entity eligible for low-income housing
				credits pursuant to
				26 U.S.C. §
										42;
4. A person whose income does not exceed 80
				percent of the median family income for the county in which the person resides,
				subject to an adjustment for any area with unusually high or low median incomes
				or housing costs; or
5. A Title I
				school.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.075 - "Participant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Participant" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.080.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.087 - "Public entity" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Public entity" means a category of host customer that
				  is:
1. A department or agency of a
				state or local government;
2. A
				public school district;
3. An
				institute of higher education that is part of the Nevada System of Higher
				Education;
4. An Indian tribe or
				tribal organization; or
5. A
				corporation for public benefit.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.100 - "Solar energy system" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solar energy system" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.150.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.105 - "Solar Program" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solar Program" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.160.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.110 - "Solar Program rate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solar Program rate" means the rate established pursuant to
				  NAC 701B.140.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.115 - "System owner" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"System owner" means the owner of the generating equipment at
				  the time an incentive is paid. If a solar energy system is owned by a third
				  party, the third party is the system owner.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R184-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.117 - "Title I school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Title I school" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS 385.3467.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › General Provisions › Section 701B.120 - "Utility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Utility" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.180.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008
NRS
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.125 - Annual plan of utility: Filing and contents

Current through June 11, 2024
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.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.130 - Annual plan of utility: Approval by Commission

Current through June 11, 2024
Not later than 150 days after the annual plan is filed
				  pursuant to NAC 701B.125, the Commission will issue an order approving the
				  annual plan with such modifications and upon such terms and conditions as the
				  Commission finds necessary or appropriate to facilitate the Solar
				  Program.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R175-07, eff. 4-17-2008; A by R122-13,
				  2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.135 - Accounting for costs and revenues of utility; recovery of utility's labor costs and overhead costs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. All reasonable
				and prudent costs associated with carrying out and administering the Solar
				Program must be accounted for in the books and records of a utility separately
				from amounts attributable to any other activity. The utility must account for
				the costs and revenues in the following manner:
(a) Calculate, on a monthly basis, the costs
				incurred and revenues received in the Solar Program since the end of the test
				period in its last proceeding to change the Solar Program rate;
(b) Record the cost of the Solar Program in a
				separate subaccount of FERC Account No. 182.3 and record an offset in the
				appropriate subaccount of other FERC accounts;
(c) Maintain subsidiary records of the
				subaccount of FERC Account No. 182.3 which must clearly delineate, without
				limitation, the incentives, contractor costs, marketing costs, training costs
				and utility administrative costs associated with the Solar Program;
(d) Record in the subaccount of FERC Account
				No. 182.3 the revenues attributable to the rate established pursuant to NAC
				701B.140 to recover the Solar Program cost; and
(e) Apply a carrying charge at the rate of
				1/12 of the authorized rate of return to the monthly ending balance in the
				subaccount of FERC Account No. 182.3.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.140 - Filing, calculation and adjustment of Solar Program rate; recovery of Solar Program costs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A utility shall
				include with its annual deferred energy accounting adjustment application filed
				pursuant to subsection 11 of
				NRS
				704.110 a revised Solar Program rate. The
				rate must be calculated by adding the following two components:
(a) A prospective rate determined by dividing
				not more than the total costs in the Solar Program annual plan by the projected
				kilowatt-hours for the calendar year; and
(b) A clearing rate determined by dividing
				the cumulative balance in the Solar Program subaccount of FERC Account No.
				182.3 at the end of the deferred energy test period as defined in NAC 704.063
				by the test period kilowatt-hour sales.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.145 - Periodic meeting of utility with industry stakeholders; informational filings by utility

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The utility
				shall meet with industry stakeholders, including the Regulatory Operations
				Staff of the Commission, twice a year to evaluate the effectiveness of the
				Solar Program and its progress toward meeting its goals.
2. Within 30 days after each such meeting,
				the utility shall file an informational filing with the Commission, including,
				without limitation:
(a) A status update
				regarding the Solar Program, including the current number of applicants,
				completed installations and progress toward meeting the current incentive step
				level goal; and
(b) A summary of
				the discussion from the meeting, including concerns and recommendations of the
				stakeholders.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.150 - Application for incentives; categories of host customers; determination of amount of incentive; payment of incentives; proposal of incentive levels; assignment of portfolio energy credits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The utility
				shall offer to a host customer an incentive pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.
				Any customer of a utility that receives retail electric service from the
				utility may apply for an incentive. A host customer or, pursuant to subsection
				1 of NAC 701B.175, a system owner may apply for the incentive. The project site
				must be located in the service territory of the utility.
2. A host customer must, based upon the
				nature of the host customer, be designated as one of the following categories:
(a) Public entity;
(b) Low-income and nonprofit;
(c) Residential and small commercial;
				or
(d) Large commercial and
				industrial.
A host customer designated as low-income and nonprofit is not
				  eligible to participate in the Lower Income Solar Energy Pilot Program
				  established pursuant to
				  NRS 704.786 with the
				  same solar energy system that is the subject of a reservation of capacity
				  issued pursuant to NAC 701B.155.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.152 - Utility to publish quarterly report of average installed cost for certain systems; report to serve as basis for calculating cap on individual incentive amounts

Current through June 11, 2024
A utility shall publish on a quarterly basis and make
				  available to prospective applicants a report of the average installed cost of a
				  solar energy system installed in each quarter of the immediately preceding
				  12-month period. The utility shall provide such costs for systems with a
				  capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts and for systems with a capacity of more
				  than 25 kilowatts but less than 500 kilowatts. The average cost during each
				  quarter will serve as the basis for calculating the cap on the individual
				  incentive amounts issued during the next subsequent quarter pursuant to
				  subsections 3 and 4 of NAC 701B.150.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 701B.210,
					 701B.220,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.154 - Provision to Commission of applications

Current through June 11, 2024
A utility shall provide to the Commission each application,
				  including related materials, submitted by a host customer designated pursuant
				  to NAC 701B.150 as a public entity, other than a corporation for public benefit
				  or an Indian tribe or tribal organization. The application must be submitted to
				  the Commission not later than 30 days after the application is approved and the
				  issuance of a reservation notice. Confidential information, including, without
				  limitation, personal identifying information, must be provided to the
				  Commission pursuant to NAC 703.527 to 703.5282, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 701B.210,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.155 - Application for reservation; cancellation and resubmission of application; duties of utility and applicant; limits on reservation of capacity; submission and contents of claim; effect of failure to install system

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A host customer may submit an application
				for the reservation of an incentive to the utility using forms approved by the
				Commission once the host customer has executed a contract with a third party
				for, or has received a purchase order demonstrating proof of purchase of, solar
				generating equipment. The application for the reservation of an incentive must
				include, without limitation:
(a) Original or
				electronic signatures of the applicant, the host customer and the system owner,
				if different from the host customer;
(b) A copy of the executed agreement to
				purchase and install the solar energy system;
(c) If the system owner is not the host
				customer, a copy of the executed agreement between the host customer and the
				system owner;
(d) Any documentation
				required by the utility which substantiates ownership of the
				equipment;
(e) If the host customer
				is designated pursuant to NAC 701B.150 as a public entity, other than a
				corporation for public benefit or an Indian tribe or tribal organization, an
				attestation that the host customer has complied with all applicable provisions
				of chapters 338 and 701B of NRS;
(f) An attestation executed by the contractor
				involved in the installation of the solar energy system stating that the
				installation will meet siting requirements as determined by the utility;
				and
(g) A nonrefundable application
				fee, payable to the utility, in the amount that the utility has indicated in
				its most recent plan filed pursuant to NAC 701B.125 and which has been approved
				by the Commission.
Each fee must be used by the utility to fund the costs of the
				  Lower Income Solar Energy Pilot Program established pursuant to
				  NRS 704.786 or to
				  offset the administrative budget of the Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program
				  created by
				  NRS
				  701B.240.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.157 - Commission docket to include applications as public records

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission will, for each calendar year, open a docket in
				  which to file applications received by a utility under the Solar Program for
				  the purpose of including such applications in the public records of the
				  Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R122-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 701B.210,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.165 - Prerequisites to payment of incentive; action on claim; rejection of project; reapplication for reservation of incentive

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Once a project
				to install a solar energy system with a capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts
				is completed, the applicant may request payment of the one-time incentive
				amount, which must be based on the nameplate capacity of the installed solar
				energy system and which must not exceed the incentive listed on the confirmed
				reservation.
2. After the
				completion of a project to install a solar energy system with a capacity of
				more than 25 kilowatts but less than 500 kilowatts, the applicant may request
				the commencement of the payment of the performance-based incentive described by
				the confirmed reservation and in the contract with the utility.
3. A project is considered completed when it
				is completely installed, interconnected, permitted and capable of producing
				electricity in the manner and in the amounts for which it was
				designed.
4. To receive the
				one-time incentive payment or to initiate the payment of the performance-based
				incentive:
(a) All requirements of the Solar
				Program must be met;
(b) A complete
				claim form must be submitted , in hard copy or electronically, by the
				expiration date listed for the project on its confirmed reservation, including,
				without limitation, any documentation verifying the installed cost of the
				project pursuant to subsection 4 of
				NRS
				701B.255; and
(c) The host customer must enter into a net
				metering agreement with the utility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.170 - Withdrawal of host customer or system owner; rescission of host customer with system owner

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The host
				customer or system owner may withdraw from the Solar Program for any reason by
				providing written notice of withdrawal to the utility.
2. If the host customer rescinds its
				affiliation with the system owner or contractor for any reason, the host
				customer shall provide written notice of the rescission to the
				utility.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R184-09, eff. 4-20-2010; A by R122-13,
				  2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 701B.210,
					 701B.220,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.175 - Rights of host customer; required party to agreement or contract with utility

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The host
				customer may act as the applicant or system owner, may designate the applicant
				or system owner to act on his or her behalf and may change or cancel these
				designations at any time with prior written notice to the utility and, if
				applicable, to the system owner.
2.
				The host customer is the holder of the reservation of an incentive, must be a
				party to any agreement or contract with the utility and retains sole rights to
				the reservation.
3. If the host
				customer is not the system owner, the system owner must be a party to any
				agreement or contract with the utility.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R184-09, eff. 4-20-2010; A by R122-13,
				  2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 701B.210,
					 701B.220,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.180 - Solar energy systems: Requirements for eligibility

Current through June 11, 2024
For all Solar Program categories:
1. A solar energy system must be located on
				the premises within the Nevada service territory of a participating
				utility.
2. A solar energy system
				with a capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts must have:
(a) A 2-year workmanship warranty for the
				installation of the solar energy system, including labor and
				materials;
(b) A 7-year product
				warranty for the inverters, limited to material; and
(c) A 20-year product or production warranty
				for the solar panels, limited to material.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.185 - Verification of licensing of contractors involved in installation of solar energy system; suspension of contractor's license during application process

Current through June 11, 2024
In reviewing an application, a utility shall verify that any
				  contractor involved in the installation of a solar energy system has an active
				  license with the State Contractors' Board. If the utility determines that a
				  contractor's license was suspended during the application process:
1. Reservations associated with the
				contractor will not be confirmed;
2. Applications associated with the
				contractor will be suspended;
3. No
				incentive payments will be made for solar energy systems associated with the
				contractor, except for solar energy systems which were interconnected before
				the suspension of the contractor's license or unless the suspension is lifted
				not later than 30 days after the suspension;
4. The utility shall notify each party
				identified on the application of the suspension; and
5. If the solar energy system has not been
				installed, the host customer may hire a new contractor without losing the
				current reservation of an incentive.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R184-09, eff. 4-20-2010; A by R122-13,
				  2-26-2014
NRS
					 701B.005,
					 701B.200,
					 701B.210,
					 701B.220,
					 701B.240,
					 703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 701B.200 to 701B.290, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 701B.205 to
				  701B.225, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS 701B.336, 701B.342,
				  703.025
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Applicant" means:
1. A customer of a utility who applies to
				participate in the Storage Program;
2. A licensed contractor who applies on
				behalf of a customer of a utility to participate in the Storage Program;
				or
3. Any other person who applies
				on behalf of a customer of a utility to participate in the Storage Program if:
(a) The person is designated and authorized
				by the customer to apply on behalf of the customer to participate in the
				Storage Program; and
(b) The
				designation and authorization are set forth in a letter from the customer to
				the utility which sets forth the relationships between the customer and the
				person.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Participant" means a person who has been selected by a
				  utility to participate in the Storage Program.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  703.025 and sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate
				  Bill No. 145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS
				  701B.223 and 701B.226, respectively)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Storage Program" means the Energy Storage Program
				  established by section 8 of this regulation.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  703.025 and sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate
				  Bill No. 145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS
				  701B.223 and 701B.226, respectively)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Storage Program rate" means the rate established pursuant to
				  section 12 of this regulation.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  703.025 and sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate
				  Bill No. 145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS
				  701B.223 and 701B.226, respectively)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 7 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Utility has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  701B.180.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  703.025 and sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate
				  Bill No. 145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS
				  701B.223 and 701B.226, respectively)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 8 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				In accordance with the requirements of sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate Bill No.
				145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS 701B.223 and
				701B.226, respectively), the Commission hereby establishes the Energy Storage
				Program for use by utilities that supply electric energy in this
				State.
2. The Energy Storage
				Program consists of the following categories of participants:
(a) Residential and small
				commercial;
(b) New
				construction;
(c) Public entities;
				and
(d) Large commercial and
				industrial customers of utilities who install energy storage systems that have
				a nameplate capacity of at least 100 kilowatts but not more than 1,000
				kilowatts.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Not later than February 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, a utility shall
				include in the annual plan filed with the Commission pursuant to NAC
				701B.125 an annual plan for the
				Storage Program which must contain the following:
(a) A schedule describing major milestones of
				the Storage Program.
(b) A budget
				which includes information relating to:
(1)
				Incentives, including, without limitation, proposed incentive levels or
				payments;
(2) Contractor
				costs;
(3) Marketing
				costs;
(4) Training costs;
				and
(5) Utility administrative
				costs.
(c) Following the
				first plan year, a report on the productivity of the Storage Program for the
				previous year and a status report on the current year, including, without
				limitation:
(1) The number of applications
				received by the utility in each category of the Storage Program;
(2) The number of participants in the Storage
				Program and the number of participants who have withdrawn from the Storage
				Program;
(3) The annual budget and
				expenditures of the Storage Program;
(4) A list of completed
				installations;
(5) A summary of
				marketing efforts; and
(6) A
				description of training for inspectors, certifiers and contractors and
				educational activities.
(d) A description of the application process,
				including, without limitation:
(1) The
				procedures to be followed by the applicant and the utility; and
(2) Copies of proposed applications and
				forms.
(e) A customer
				outreach and engagement plan.
(f)
				An education and training plan, including, without limitation, a tentative
				schedule of training to be offered by the utility.
(g) An inspection and verification
				plan.
(h) A proposed schedule of
				incentives that limits the incentives received by residential, small
				commercial, new construction and public entity participants to not more than 50
				percent of the installed cost of the energy storage system.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 10 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				All reasonable and prudent costs associated with carrying out and administering
				the Storage Program must be accounted for in books and records of a utility
				separately from amounts attributable to any other activity. The utility must
				account for such costs and revenues pursuant to section 11 of this
				regulation.
2. The costs that may
				be recoverable include, without limitation, costs for labor, materials,
				rebates, contractors, training, advertising, marketing, measurement,
				verification, evaluation and overhead, and utility administrative
				costs.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  703.025 and sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate
				  Bill No. 145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS
				  701B.223 and 701B.226, respectively)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 11 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
A utility shall account for costs and revenues in the
				  following manner:
1. Calculate, on a
				monthly basis, the costs incurred and revenues received in the Storage Program
				since the end of the test period in its last proceeding to change the Storage
				Program rate;
2. Record the cost of
				the Storage Program in a separate subaccount of FERC Account No. 182.3 and make
				an appropriate offset to other subaccounts;
3. Maintain subsidiary records of the
				subaccount of FERC Account 182.3 which must clearly delineate, without
				limitation, the incentives, contractor costs, marketing costs, training costs
				and utility administrative costs associated with the Storage Program;
4. Record in the subaccount of FERC Account
				No. 182.3 the revenues attributable to the Storage Program rate to recover the
				costs of the Storage Program; and
5. Apply a carrying charge at the rate of
				one-twelfth of the authorized rate of return to the monthly ending balance in
				the subaccount of FERC Account No. 182.3.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  703.025 and sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Senate
				  Bill No. 145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at pages 1265-66 (NRS
				  701B.223 and 701B.226, respectively)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 12 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				A utility shall include with its annual deferred energy accounting adjustment
				application filed pursuant to subsection 11 of
				NRS
				704.110 a revised Storage Program rate. The
				rate must be calculated by adding the following two components:
(a) A prospective rate determined by dividing
				not more than the total costs in the Storage Program annual plan by the
				projected kilowatt-hours for the calendar year; and
(b) A clearing rate determined by dividing
				the cumulative balance in the Storage Program subaccount of FERC Account No.
				182.3 at the end of the deferred energy test period as defined in NAC
				704.063 by the test period
				kilowatt-hour sales.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 13 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				An applicant must submit an application for reservation of an incentive to the
				utility using forms provided by the utility and approved by the
				Commission.
2. If the application
				is determined by the utility to be incomplete or to require clarification, the
				utility shall request additional information from the applicant. If the
				applicant fails to submit the requested information within 20 calendar days
				after receipt of the request, the utility shall cancel the application. If an
				application is cancelled by the utility, the applicant may resubmit an
				application for the project to the utility. All resubmitted applications must
				be treated as new applications and be processed in sequence with other new
				applications. An incentive must not be reserved until the utility receives all
				required information and documentation and approves the project.
3. The utility shall, within 30 days after
				receipt of a complete application, review the application and determine
				eligibility for an incentive. If the utility approves the project, the utility
				shall issue a confirmed reservation notice for the project. The confirmed
				notice must specify:
(a) The dollar amount of
				the incentive reserved for the project;
(b) An expiration date for the reservation of
				the incentive, which must be 12 months after the date of issuance of the notice
				if the project is categorized as residential and small commercial, new
				construction or a public entity or 18 months after the date of issuance of the
				notice if the project is categorized as large commercial and
				industrial;
(c) That each
				contractor involved in the installation of an energy storage system must hold
				an active license issued by the State Contractors' Board; and
(d) That the energy storage system must be
				purchased, installed and put into operation not later than the expiration date
				specified in the confirmed reservation notice or the date of any extension
				approved pursuant to subsection 5.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 14 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
To qualify for the Storage Program, an energy storage system
				  must:
1. Be located on property within
				the Nevada service territory of a participating utility;
2. Be installed at a location where the
				energy storage system can be connected to an existing distribution system of
				the utility;
3. Consist of
				components that are new and unused; and
4. Provide one or more of the following
				benefits to customers of the utility:
(a)
				Reduce the participant's peak demand for electricity.
(b) Provide backup or emergency power to the
				grid.
(c) Any other benefits that
				support critical infrastructure needs.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 15 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				The Commission will establish a working group consisting of the following
				members:
(a) Representatives of a utility
				participating in the Storage Program;
(b) Representatives of the Bureau of Consumer
				Protection in the Office of the Attorney General;
(c) Representatives of the Regulatory
				Operations Staff of the Commission; and
(d) Two members appointed by the Commission
				who are not public officers or employees and who serve at the pleasure of the
				Commission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 16 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in sections 16 to 30, inclusive, of this regulation,
				  unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections
				  17 to 23, inclusive, of this regulation have the meanings ascribed to them in
				  those sections.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018;	R
				  by
				  R005-22A,
				  eff. 1/1/2027
NRS 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 17

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018;	R
				  by
				  R005-22A,
				  eff. 7/1/2023
NRS 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 18

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018;	R
				  by
				  R005-22A,
				  eff. 7/1/2023
NRS 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 19 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Electric Vehicle Program" means the Electric Vehicle
				  Infrastructure Demonstration Program created by section 1.4 of Senate Bill No.
				  145, chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1267 (NRS 701B.670
				  ).
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018;	R
				  by
				  R005-22A,
				  eff. 1/1/2027
NRS 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 701B - Renewable Energy Programs › SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Administration of Program › Section 701B.Sec. 20 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Electric Vehicle Program rate" means the rate established
				  pursuant to section 27 of this regulation.
Added to
				  NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R022-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018;	R
				  by
				  R005-22A,
				  eff. 1/1/2027
NRS 703.025,
					 704.210