Nev. Admin. Code § 704.9238

Current through August 29, 2024

Section 704.9238 - Deviation from and amendment of distributed resources plan

1. Notwithstanding the approval of the Commission of the distributed resources plan of a utility, the utility may deviate from the approved distributed resources plan to the extent necessary to respond adequately to any significant change in circumstances not contemplated by the distributed resources plan. A significant change in circumstances includes, without limitation:

(a) A material change in net system, feeder or nodal customer load or demand;

(b) A material difference between the estimated and actual locational net benefit results for any or all resources analyzed in the grid needs assessment;

(c) A material difference between estimated and actual in-service dates or performance of the distributed resources analyzed and selected pursuant to the distributed resources plan; and

(d) Any other circumstance that the utility demonstrates to the Commission warrants a deviation.

2. If the utility deviates from its approved distributed resources plan, the utility shall include in the rate proceeding in which costs associated with the deviation are first sought to be recovered a description and justification for the deviation.

3. The utility may seek authority from the Commission to deviate prospectively from the distributed resources plan in an update filed pursuant to NAC 704.9239, or by filing an amendment to the distributed resources plan in accordance with subsection 4.

4. An amendment to the distributed resources plan of a utility must contain:

(a) A section that identifies the specific approvals requested by the utility in the amendment;

(b) A section that specifies any changes in assumptions or data that have occurred since the utility's last resource plan was filed; and

(c) As applicable, information required by NAC 704.9237.

5. The Commission shall conduct its evaluation of the amendment of the distributed resources plan in accordance with subsection 5 of NAC 704.9494 and issue an order approving the amendment as filed, modifying the amendment or specifying any portions of the amendment that the Commission deems to be inadequate.

Nev. Admin. Code § 704.9238

Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R029-19, eff. 10-30-2019

NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741