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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.210 (2026)

Powers of Commission: Adoption of regulations; supervision and regulation of public utilities; exceptions

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NRS 704.210  Powers of Commission: Adoption of regulations; supervision and regulation of public utilities; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Commission may:

      (a) Adopt necessary and reasonable regulations governing the procedure, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, subject to the provisions of NRS 416.060.

      (b) Prescribe classifications of the service of all public utilities and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.075, fix and regulate the rates therefor.

      (c) Fix just and reasonable charges for transportation of all intrastate freight and passengers and the rates and tolls for the use of telephone lines within the State.

      (d) Adopt just and reasonable regulations for the apportionment of all joint rates and charges between public utilities.

      (e) Consider the need for the conservation of energy when acting pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.

      2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a competitive supplier.

      [17:109:1919; 1919 RL p. 3159; NCL § 6116]—(NRS A 1969, 1158; 1977, 552, 884; 1985, 1129; 1997, 1910; 2007, 702)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1961–2004 · leading case: Nevada Power Co. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of State of Nevada, 102 P.3d 578 (Nev. 2004).
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Nevada Power Co. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of State of Nevada, 102 P.3d 578 (Nev. 2004). “130 and NRS 704.210. We have described that power as being “plenary,” 17 meaning that it is “broadly construed.”
Consumers League of Nevada v. Sw. Gas Corp., 576 P.2d 737 (Nev. 1978). · cites it 2× “130, inclusive, and NRS 704.210, subject only to limited judicial review.”
Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Ely Light & Power Co., 393 P.2d 305 (Nev. 1964). “120 that “* * * the commission shall have the power-to fix and order substituted therefor such rate * * * schedules as shall be just and reasonable,” subsection 2 of NRS 704.”
Nevada Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 544 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1975). “170 and NRS 704.210(1), Commission on July 1, 1961, adopted its Rules of Practice and Procedure before the Public Service Commission of Nevada.”
S. Nevada Tel. Co. v. Christoffersen, 363 P.2d 96 (Nev. 1961). “The latter act, and particularly NRS 704.210 thereof, provides, inter alia, that the commission shall have “full power to prescribe classifications of the service of all public utilities, and fix and regulate the rates therefor.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.210(1) — 1 case
Nevada Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 544 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1975). “170 and NRS 704.210(1), Commission on July 1, 1961, adopted its Rules of Practice and Procedure before the Public Service Commission of Nevada.”
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