Section 704.925 - Resource plan: Inclusion, contents and evaluation of forecasts of energy consumption and peak demand; consideration of certain impacts; identification of change in methodology of forecasting1. A utility's resource plan must include forecasts of energy consumption and the peak demand for summer and winter for the system, disaggregated by rate schedule, for the 20-year period beginning with the year following the year in which the resource plan is filed. The utility may combine rate schedules if necessary to protect the confidentiality of individual customers.2. The utility shall identify components of residential and commercial energy and demand for which initiatives for energy efficiency and conservation are applicable. The utility shall include in its forecast an assessment of the impacts of such initiatives on the identified components and on overall levels of energy consumption and demand by residential and commercial customers.3. The utility's forecast must include: (a) Estimated annual losses of energy on the system for the 20-year period of the resource plan; and(b) Estimated annual energy to be used by the utility for the 20-year period of the resource plan.4. The utility shall consider the impact of applicable new technologies and the impact of applicable new governmental programs or regulations.5. The utility shall consider the impact of distributed generation and customers who acquire energy pursuant to NRS 704.787 or chapter 704B of NRS.6. The utility shall provide a reasonable estimate of the demand from interruptible loads and the total demand of each type of interruptible load.7. The utility shall identify all standby loads and the total demand of each type of standby load and include an analysis of the likelihood and effect of incurring such demands at the time of the system peak of the utility.8. All forecast values for the entire system of the utility must be reported. The utility shall separately estimate the contribution to peak demand and energy consumption for the components of the system located within the State of Nevada and for the components of the system located outside the State of Nevada.9. A resource plan must contain a graphical representation of projected load duration curves for the year following the year in which the resource plan was filed and every fifth year thereafter for the remainder of the period covered by the resource plan.10. To verify and complete the final forecasts, the utility may evaluate the forecasts with the results of alternative forecasting methods.11. Any change in the methodology of forecasting used by the utility from that used in the utility's previous resource plan must be identified in the current resource plan of the utility.Nev. Admin. Code § 704.925
Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm'n, eff. 6-7-84; A 2-18-88; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R004-04, 5-25-2004; R042-10, 7-22-2010NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.741