The Legislature hereby declares that each natural person who is a resident of this State has the right to:
1. Generate, consume and export renewable energy and reduce his or her use of electricity that is obtained from the grid.
2. Use technology to store energy at his or her residence.
3. If the person generates renewable energy pursuant to subsection 1, or stores energy pursuant to subsection 2, or any combination thereof, be allowed to connect his or her system that generates renewable energy or stores energy, or any combination thereof, with the electricity meter on the customer’s side that is provided by an electric utility or any other person named and defined in chapters 704, 704A and 704B of NRS:
(a) In a timely manner;
(b) In accordance with requirements established by the electric utility to ensure the safety of utility workers; and
(c) After providing written notice to the electric utility providing service in the service territory and installing a nomenclature plate on the electrical meter panel indicating that a system that generates renewable energy or stores energy, or any combination thereof, is present if the system:
(1) Is not used for exporting renewable energy past the electric utility meter on the customer’s side; and
(2) Meets all applicable state and local safety and electrical code requirements.
4. Fair credit for any energy exported to the grid.
5. Consumer protections in contracts for renewable energy pursuant to NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive.
6. Have his or her generation of renewable energy given priority in planning and acquisition of energy resources by an electric utility.
7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.7725 or 704.7732, remain within the existing broad rate class to which the resident would belong in the absence of a net metering system or a system that generates renewable energy or stores energy, or any combination thereof, without any fees or charges that are different than the fees and charges assessed to customers of the same rate class, regardless of the technologies on the customer’s side of the electricity meter, including, without limitation, energy production, energy savings, energy consumption, energy storage or energy shifting technologies, provided that such technologies do not compromise the safety and reliability of the utility grid.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4277)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 701.010 - Legislative findings; state policy.
NRS 701.030 - "Biomass" defined.
NRS 701.040 - "Consumer’s Advocate" defined.
NRS 701.050 - "Director" defined.
NRS 701.055 - "Energy development project" defined.
NRS 701.060 - "Fuel cell" defined.
NRS 701.065 - "Net metering system" defined.
NRS 701.070 - "Renewable energy" defined.
NRS 701.080 - "Renewable energy generation project" defined.
NRS 701.090 - "Task Force" defined.
NRS 701.160 - Submission of reports; contents.
NRS 701.190 - Preparation of comprehensive state energy plan.
NRS 701.500 - Creation; membership.
NRS 701.505 - Chair; meetings; regulations; quorum; terms; members serve without compensation.
NRS 701.510 - Powers and duties.
NRS 701.515 - Support and assistance to be provided by Director.
NRS 701.550 - "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" defined.
NRS 701.555 - "Construction" defined.
NRS 701.557 - "Energy conservation project" defined.
NRS 701.558 - "Energy efficiency project" defined.
NRS 701.560 - "Federal grant" defined.
NRS 701.568 - "Qualified applicant" defined.
NRS 701.570 - "Renewable energy system" defined.
NRS 701.585 - Powers and duties of Director; limitations.
NRS 701.590 - Limitations on use of money; compliance with federal law.
NRS 701.620 - Compilation of information; preparation and publication of certain reports.
NRS 701.702 - "Air purifier" defined.
NRS 701.704 - "Cold only water cooler" defined.
NRS 701.706 - "Cold-temperature fluorescent lamp" defined.
NRS 701.708 - "Commercial dishwasher" defined.
NRS 701.710 - "Commercial fryer" defined.
NRS 701.712 - "Commercial hot-food holding cabinet" defined.
NRS 701.714 - "Commercial oven" defined.
NRS 701.716 - "Commercial steam cooker" defined.
NRS 701.718 - "Compensation" defined.
NRS 701.720 - "Computer" defined.
NRS 701.722 - "Computer monitor" defined.
NRS 701.724 - "Cook and cold water cooler" defined.
NRS 701.726 - "Decorative gas fireplace" defined.
NRS 701.728 - "Distributor" defined.
NRS 701.730 - "Electric vehicle supply equipment" defined.
NRS 701.732 - "Flexible demand" defined.
NRS 701.734 - "Gas fireplace" defined.
NRS 701.736 - "Heating gas fireplace" defined.
NRS 701.738 - "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" defined.
NRS 701.740 - "Hot and cold water cooler" defined.
NRS 701.742 - "Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp" defined.
NRS 701.744 - "Industrial air purifier" defined.
NRS 701.746 - "Installer" defined.
NRS 701.748 - "Manufacturer" defined.
NRS 701.752 - "On-demand" defined.
NRS 701.754 - "Portable electric spa" defined.
NRS 701.756 - "Regulated appliance" defined.
NRS 701.758 - "Residential ventilating fan" defined.
NRS 701.760 - "Retailer" defined.
NRS 701.762 - "Storage-type" defined.
NRS 701.764 - "Water cooler" defined.
NRS 701.766 - Inapplicability of provisions to certain appliances.
NRS 701.778 - Regulations: Authority to adopt; requirements for design.