Section 701B.255 - Allocation of number of solar thermal systems to be installed; rebate payment levels1. To reach the goal of at least 3,000 solar thermal installations by 2019, the allocation of the number of solar thermal systems to be installed for each utility must be based on the approximate number of customers of the utility on September 30, 2009.2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:(a) For a utility that has more than 600,000 customers:(1) The total number of solar thermal systems to be installed is 2,430.(2) The number of solar thermal systems to be installed in each of the first and second rebate steps is 486.(3) The number of solar thermal systems to be installed in the third rebate step is 1,458.(b) For any other utility: (1) The total number of solar thermal systems to be installed is 570.(2) The number of solar thermal systems to be installed in each of the first and second rebate steps is 114.(3) The number of solar thermal systems to be installed in the third rebate step is 342.3. The utility may file with the Commission a request to adjust the number of solar thermal systems required to be installed pursuant to subsection 2 to maximize participation in the Program.4. The utility shall calculate its progress in meeting the number of solar thermal systems to be installed that are required pursuant to this section for each rebate step by using the number of projects that have been determined eligible and have been issued notices that incentive reservations have been confirmed for those projects. An unused reservation from a previous rebate step or current rebate step that becomes available as the result of applicants withdrawing or being withdrawn from the Program must be added to the number of solar thermal systems in the current step. When the total number of solar thermal systems in any rebate step has been issued, any subsequent reservations must be issued at the next rebate step.5. The rebate payment levels must automatically be reduced over the duration of the Solar Thermal Program in three steps, based on the volume of confirmed reservations. The duration of each step must be dependent on when the utility reaches its goal. The amount of the rebate for each step of the Solar Thermal Program is as follows: (a) For the first rebate step: | Category | Category Incentives | Rebate Level | Maximum Rebates |
| School Property | 27 | $19.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 50 percent of system cost or $30,000 |
| Public and Other Property | 27 | $19.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 50 percent of system cost or $30,000 |
| Private Residential Property | 420 | $14.50 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 30 percent of system cost or $3,000 |
| Small Business Property | 126 | $14.50 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 30 percent of system cost or $7,500 |
(b) For the second rebate step: | Category | Category Incentives | Rebate Level | Maximum Rebates |
| School Property | 27 | $17.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 50 percent of system cost or $30,000 |
| Public and Other Property | 27 | $17.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 50 percent of system cost or $30,000 |
| Private Residential Property | 420 | $13.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 30 percent of system cost or $3,000 |
| Small Business Property | 126 | $13.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 30 percent of system cost or $7,500 |
(c) For the third rebate step: | Category | Category Incentives | Rebate Level | Maximum Rebates |
| School Property | 81 | $14.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 50 percent of system cost or $30,000 |
| Public and Other Property | 81 | $14.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 50 percent of system cost or $30,000 |
| Private Residential Property | 1,260 | $11.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 30 percent of system cost or $3,000 |
| Small Business Property | 378 | $11.00 times therms per year rating of the system | The lesser of 30 percent of system cost or $7,500 |
6. For the first 120 days after a rebate step is opened to applications, a utility shall not approve an applicant for more than 25 percent of the projects available in each category within the service territory of the utility. After the expiration of the 120-day period, an applicant may receive approval for any amount of the remaining capacity, regardless of the total number of approved applications held by the applicant.7. If the rebates specified in this section change between the time an application for reservation of an incentive is approved and the time the solar thermal system is complete, the applicant must receive the rebate which was in effect at the time that the application was approved.Nev. Admin. Code § 701B.255
Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R210-09, eff. 4-20-2010NRS 701B.336, 701B.342, 703.025