1. An electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties shall, on or before August 1, 2017, file with the Commission in a manner authorized by NRS 704.110 a request that the Commission establish an optional time-variant rate schedule for customers, including, without limitation, customer-generators who acquire an energy storage system. 2. An electric utility that primarily serves less densely populated counties shall, on or before January 16, 2018, file with the Commission in a manner authorized by NRS 704.100 a request that the Commission establish an optional time-variant rate schedule for customers, including, without limitation, customer-generators who acquire an energy storage system. 3. A request filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must be designed to expand and accelerate the development and use of energy storage systems in this State. 4. The Commission: (a) Shall review each request filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2; (b) May approve each request that the Commission finds to be in the public interest; and (c) Not later than March 15, 2018, shall issue a written order approving or denying each request filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2. 5. As used in this section: (a) Electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.110 . (b) Electric utility that primarily serves less densely populated counties has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.110 . (c) Energy storage system means any commercially available technology that is capable of retaining energy, storing the energy for a period of time and delivering the energy after storage, including, without limitation, by chemical, thermal or mechanical means. (d) Time-variant rate schedule means a rate schedule that incorporates different rates for different times of day during which electricity may be used by a customer or fed back to the utility by the customer.
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