Nevada Code § 704.069

Commission required to conduct consumer session for certain rate cases; Commission required to conduct general consumer session annually in certain counties and to submit record from such session to Legislative Commission
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1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 9 and 11 of NRS 704.110 , the
Commission shall conduct a consumer session to solicit comments from the public
in any matter pending before the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.061 to 704.110 , inclusive, in which:
(a) A public utility has filed a general rate
application, an application to recover the increased cost of purchased fuel,
purchased power, or natural gas purchased for resale, an annual deferred energy
accounting adjustment application pursuant to NRS
704.187 or an annual rate adjustment application; and
(b) The changes proposed in the application will
result in an increase in annual gross operating revenue, as certified by the
applicant, in an amount that will exceed $50,000 or 10 percent of the
applicants annual gross operating revenue, whichever is less.
2. In addition to the case-specific
consumer sessions required by subsection 1, the Commission shall, during each
calendar year, conduct at least one general consumer session in the county with
the largest population in this State and at least one general consumer session
in the county with the second largest population in this State. At each general
consumer session, the Commission shall solicit comments from the public on
issues concerning public utilities. Not later than 60 days after each general
consumer session, the Commission shall submit the record from the general
consumer session to the Legislative Commission.

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