Nev. Admin. Code § 704.9753 - Gas infrastructure expansion application: Requirements and contents; written order by Commission

1. A gas infrastructure expansion application must be supported by sworn testimony and must include, without limitation:

(a) A description of the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity.

(b) To the extent the proposed gas infrastructure activity seeks to provide natural gas service to an unserved or underserved area, a map generally depicting the unserved or underserved area that the public utility proposes to serve, including the relationship with existing natural gas infrastructure and customers.

(c) An estimate of costs which identifies:

(1) The costs associated with the gas infrastructure expansion activity that are economically feasible pursuant to the public utility's rule for the extension of facilities; and

(2) The costs that are not economically feasible pursuant to the public utility's rule for the extension of facilities and a description of the proposed alternative cost-recovery methodologies as required in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (f).

(d) The estimated revenue requirement associated with the gas infrastructure expansion activity which is proposed in the application.

(e) An explanation of how the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity is consistent with a program of economic development, including, without limitation:

(1) Identification of the purposes of the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity pursuant to subsection 3 of section 1 of Senate Bill No. 151, chapter 59, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 251;

(2) Projected demand and supporting materials, as required in subparagraphs (2) and (5) of paragraph (f), for each purpose identified in subparagraph (1); and

(3) Identification of the anticipated direct and indirect benefits, including the areas for each benefit, and an explanation of how the proposed gas infrastructure expansion activity is consistent with the purposes identified in subparagraph (1).

(f) The analysis conducted on the feasibility of the gas infrastructure expansion activity, including, without limitation:

(1) A detailed description of the proposed alternative cost-recovery methodologies, including, without limitation:

(I) The estimated time period for the recovery of such costs;

(II) The projected billing determinants to be used to establish the gas infrastructure expansion rates;

(III) The process for determining when the timely and complete recovery of the revenue requirement has been accomplished by the public utility and the recovery of such costs will end; and

(IV) The treatment of rates for the customers served by the gas infrastructure expansion activity when the recovery of such costs has ended;

(2) A projection of the number of customers, natural gas usage and revenues, by class of customer and class of service, by month over the time period of the proposed alternative cost-recovery methodologies;

(3) The efforts expended by the public utility to identify potential customers in each gas infrastructure expansion activity;

(4) The estimated gas infrastructure expansion rates for each affected class of service;

(5) The economic and financial justification for the gas infrastructure expansion activity; and

(6) The mechanism that the public utility proposes to utilize to collect from customers the cost of natural gas purchased for resale to those same customers:

(I) To whom the natural gas is sold; and

(II) Who are receiving direct benefits as a result of the gas infrastructure expansion activity.

2. The Commission will, not later than 210 days after the date on which a gas infrastructure expansion application is filed, issue a written order approving, disapproving or approving subject to modifications the gas infrastructure expansion application.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 704.9753

Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R116-15, eff. 4/4/2016

Section 1 of Senate Bill No. 151, chapter 59, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 251.