Nevada Revised Statutes Title 58. Energy; Public Utilities and Similar Entities § 704.997. Alternative plan of regulation for utility that supplies natural gas:  Requirements;  regulations;  applicability of statutory provisions;  use of name or logo by affiliate;  sale of service relating to supply of natural gas by unlicensed alternative seller unlawful

1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the receipt of a specific request for an exemption by a public utility that supplies natural gas, the Commission may, to the extent it deems necessary, exempt any service offered by the public utility from the strict application of one or more provisions of this chapter.  Such an exemption may be made only upon a determination by the Commission, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the service is competitive, discretionary or potentially competitive.

2. The Commission shall adopt regulations necessary to establish an alternative plan of regulation of a public utility that supplies natural gas and that is otherwise subject to regulation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  The alternative plan may include, but is not limited to, provisions that:

3. A public utility that elects to be regulated under the alternative plan established pursuant to this section:

4. In providing a potentially competitive service, an affiliate of a provider of a noncompetitive service may use the name or logo, or both, of the provider of noncompetitive service.

5. It is unlawful for an alternative seller to sell any service relating to the supply of natural gas to a customer for the customer’s consumption within this State without first having obtained a license from the Commission to do so.