Trisha A. Osborne

This document explains the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process in Nevada, which outlines how utility companies plan to meet demand over 20-year and 3-year periods. It details the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada's role in determining planning prudence, the required submission frequencies for electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas utilities, and the comprehensive hearing and amendment procedures, including provisions for consumer input. The overall aim is to ensure that future utility plans are efficient, reliable, sustainable, and delivered at the lowest possible cost to consumers.

Nevada's Climate Innovation Plan seeks to balance environmental mitigation with economic realities and national security, focusing on collaboration between government, businesses, and communities. It prioritizes sustainable energy sources, energy efficiency, and the modernization of energy infrastructure. The plan aims to harness economic and educational opportunities by promoting job growth in various sectors, including critical mineral mining and resilient technologies. It also emphasizes regulatory reform to promote innovation and investment, community engagement, agricultural innovation, and rangeland management. Additionally, the plan highlights various initiatives and programs across different Nevada departments and agencies to address climate change and promote sustainability.

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada's Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 integrates input from all personnel levels of the PUCN and is guided by the statutory duties of the PUCN. The PUCN ensures that investor-owned utilities comply with Nevada law by providing fair and impartial regulation of public utilities and the safe, economic, efficient, prudent, and reliable operation and service of public utilities. The PUCN balances the interests of customers and shareholders of public utilities by providing public utilities with the opportunity to earn a fair return on their investments while providing customers with just and reasonable rates.

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada's (PUCN) Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 focuses on fair and impartial regulation of public utilities, ensuring safe, economic, efficient, prudent, and reliable operation and service. Key goals include supporting climate change initiatives, processing dockets efficiently, engaging in the legislative process, ensuring sound Commission decisions, and resolving consumer complaints effectively. The plan also aims to promote public understanding of the PUCN, enhance energy efficiency and conservation, and ensure the safety and reliability of water, wastewater, and railroad facilities.