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Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in Nevada. Preliminary background report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5649682· OSTI ID:5649682
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The authority to regulate the operatons of public utilities in Nevada is vested generally in the Public Service Commission. The Commission is comprised of three members appointed by the governor to four year terms. One of the members is designated by the governor to act as chairman and serves in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. Commissioners must be free from employment or pecuniary interests which are incompatible with the duties of the Commission. Within the purview of its powers, the authority of the Commission supercedes that of local governments. Local governments play a role in regulating public utilities only through the exercise of their zoning and franchising powers. In addition, municipally-owned utilities are totally exempt from Commission control. No specific procedure is provided by which the decisions of local governments regarding utilities may be reviewed by the Commission. Public utility regulatory statutes, energy facility siting programs, and municipal franchising authority are examined to identify how they may impact on the ability of an organization, whether or not it be a regulated utility, to construct and operate an ICES.
Research Organization:
Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock and Parsons, Chicago, IL (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Division of Buildings and Community Systems
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-78CS20289
OSTI ID:
5649682
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/20289--29
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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