Nevada Code § 701.010

1. The Legislature finds that:
(a) Energy is essential to the economy of the
State and to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State.
(b) The State has a responsibility to encourage
the maintenance of a reliable and economical supply of energy at a level which
is consistent with the protection of environmental quality.
(c) The State has a responsibility to encourage
the utilization of a wide range of measures which reduce wasteful uses of
energy resources.
(d) The State and the public have an interest in
encouraging public utilities to promote and take actions toward energy
conservation.
(e) Planning for energy conservation and future
energy requirements should include consideration of state, regional and local
plans for land use, urban expansion, transportation systems, environmental
protection and economic development.
(f) Government and private enterprise need to
accelerate research and development of sources of renewable energy and to
improve technology related to the research and development of existing sources
of energy.
(g) While government and private enterprise are
seeking to accelerate research and development of sources of renewable energy,
they must also prepare for and respond to the advent of competition within the
electrical energy industry and are, therefore, encouraged to maximize the use
of indigenous energy resources to the extent competitively and economically
feasible.
(h) Prevention of delays and interruptions in
providing energy, protecting environmental values and conserving energy require
expanded authority and capability within State Government.
2. It is the policy of this State to
encourage participation with all levels of government and private enterprise in
cooperative state, regional and national programs to assure adequate supplies
of energy resources and markets for such energy resources.
3. It is the policy of this State to
assign the responsibility for managing and conserving energy and its sources to
agencies whose other programs are similar, to avoid duplication of effort in
developing policies and programs for energy.

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