Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 701 - Energy Policy
NRS 701.240 - Program to distribute money to acquire, install or improve net metering systems; regulations.

1. The Director shall develop a program to distribute money, within the limits of legislative appropriation, in the form of grants, incentives or rebates to persons to pay or defray, in whole or in part, the costs for those persons to acquire, install or improve net metering systems, if the Director determines that the distribution of money to a person for that purpose will encourage, promote or stimulate:
(a) The development or use of sources of renewable energy in the State or the development of industries or technologies that use sources of renewable energy in the State;
(b) The conservation of energy in the State, the diversification of the types of energy used in the State or any reduction in the dependence of the State on foreign sources of energy;
(c) The protection of the natural resources of the State or the improvement of the environment;
(d) The enhancement of existing utility facilities or any other infrastructure in the State or the development of new utility facilities or any other infrastructure in the State; or
(e) The investment of capital or the expansion of business opportunities in the State or any growth in the economy of the State.
2. The Director may adopt any regulations that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
3. The Director shall not distribute money to any person pursuant to this section unless:
(a) The person complies with any requirements that the Director adopts by regulation; and
(b) The distribution of the money is consistent with one or more of the public purposes set forth in paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, "person" includes, without limitation, any state or local governmental agency or entity.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1872; A 2009, 1376; 2011, 2060)

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