NAC701B.660. Annual plan of utility: Filing and contents.

Pursuant to NRS 701B.850, a utility shall file with the Commission an annual plan which must include the following:

     1. A schedule describing major program milestones;

     2. A budget with the following categories:

     (a) Contractor costs;

     (b) Marketing costs;

     (c) Training costs; and

     (d) Utility administrative costs;

     3. A report on the activity of the Program during the immediately preceding calendar year and the current calendar year which includes, without limitation, the most up-to-date versions of the following information for each calendar year:

     (a) The number of applications filed;

     (b) The number of participants enrolled in the Waterpower Demonstration Program and the number who have dropped out of the Waterpower Demonstration Program;

     (c) The annual budget and expenditures;

     (d) Any remaining financial obligations at the end of a calendar year;

     (e) A list of completed installations;

     (f) A summary of marketing efforts;

     (g) A description of training and educational activities; and

     (h) The results of participant surveys;

     4. A description of the application process, including, without limitation:

     (a) The procedures to be followed by the utility and the applicant;

     (b) The criteria for selection of applicants for the Waterpower Demonstration Program;

     (c) Copies of proposed applications and forms; and

     (d) The procedures for a participant to claim the incentive at completion of the project and a copy of the required claim form, which must include, at a minimum, the following data and attachments:

          (1) The name and address of the participant;

          (2) The address at which the waterpower energy system is located;

          (3) The technical description of the main components of the waterpower energy system, if different from the application;

          (4) An assignment of the incentive payment, if applicable;

          (5) A building permit approved and signed by the applicable governing jurisdiction to ensure that the waterpower energy system complies with all local codes;

          (6) A voltage verification form to ensure that the meter socket is ready for meter set; and

          (7) An invoice for the waterpower energy system to ensure that a properly licensed contractor performed the required work and that the waterpower energy system equipment is new and has not been previously installed;

     5. The total of all incentives paid for the immediately preceding calendar year;

     6. The total of all incentives projected to be paid for the calendar year, with subtotals for incentives paid for installed capacity, incentives projected to be paid for active reservations and incentives forecasted to be paid;

     7. A detailed advertising plan;

     8. An education and training plan;

     9. An inspection and verification plan for waterpower energy systems which verifies that an applicant or participant meets all applicable requirements;

     10. The average installed cost in Nevada of a waterpower energy system during the immediately preceding calendar year;

     11. A graph and table showing the cumulative committed capacity and incurred incentive liability, separated into installed capacity and active reservations, at the end of each calendar year since the commencement of the Program;

     12. A table demonstrating the effects of the Program on the rates paid by customers; and

     13. A survey for participants which includes, without limitation, questions on:

     (a) The operational effectiveness of the participant’s waterpower energy system, including, without limitation, the total kilowatt-hours of electricity generated per calendar year; and

     (b) Any other information regarding the effectiveness of the Waterpower Demonstration Program.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R173-07, eff. 4-17-2008; A by R186-09, 4-20-2010; R122-13, 2-26-2014)