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Nevada utility regulator reaffirms order on NV Energy cost recovery; commissioner signals partial dissent
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to grant petitions for reconsideration and clarification and reaffirmed its Aug. 28, 2024 order in docket 24-03006, NV Energy’s joint application to recover costs for a natural disaster protection plan; Commissioner Cordova said she will dissent on paragraphs 59–75.
Carson City — The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted during an agenda meeting to grant petitions for reconsideration and clarification and to reaffirm a commission order issued Aug. 28, 2024 in docket 24-03006, the joint application of Nevada Power Company (d/b/a NV Energy) and Sierra Pacific Power Company (d/b/a NV Energy) seeking cost recovery of regulatory assets tied to the development and implementation of a joint natural disaster protection plan.
Chair Hilly Williamson introduced the matter as agenda item 2A and described the draft order before the commission, saying it "recommends granting the petitions for reconsideration of BCP, NV Energy, Caesars, MGM, NRA, and SNGG, and the petitions for clarification of NV Energy and staff, and reaffirming the commission's order issued August 28, 2024." She also noted a clerical paragraph-numbering error in the draft order and proposed renumbering paragraphs so they read consecutively.
The proceeding drew short discussion among commissioners. Commissioner Brown offered no questions and thanked staff for the work on the complex docket. Commissioner Cordova said she had "no questions, Chair Williamson, but it will come as no surprise that I intend to dissent on paragraphs 59 to 75, but otherwise I support the remainder of the order." After the chair moved "to grant the petitions for reconsideration" and to reaffirm the order, a second was stated on the record (the transcript does not identify who seconded).
Chair Williamson called for the vote; two "aye" responses were recorded when she asked "All in favor please say aye." Commissioner Cordova then stated she "concurs to everything except paragraphs 59 to 75 to which I dissent." The chair declared the motion passed.
The agenda also provided two periods for public comment; no members of the public spoke in Carson City or Las Vegas during either period. The commission adjourned after completing the agenda.
The action affirms the commission's prior order and resolves petitions for reconsideration and clarification in docket 24-03006. Commissioner Cordova’s stated intention to file a dissent limited to paragraphs 59–75 was entered on the record; the transcript does not provide further detail about the substance of that dissent or identify who seconded the motion.
