NRS 704.79886: Commission to require transmission providers to join regional transmission organization; waiver or delay of requirement.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Commission shall require every transmission provider in this State to join a regional transmission organization on or before January 1, 2030.

2. Upon application by a transmission provider, the Commission may waive or delay the requirement in subsection 1 if:

(a) The transmission provider files an application with the Commission on or before January 1, 2027, requesting the waiver or delay;

(b) The transmission provider demonstrates:

(1) That the transmission provider has made all reasonable efforts to comply with the requirement but is unable to find a viable and available regional transmission organization that the transmission provider can join on or before January 1, 2030; or

(2) That it would not be in the best interests of the transmission provider and its customers to join a regional transmission organization on or before January 1, 2030; and

(c) The Commission determines that it is in the public interest to grant the requested waiver or delay.