Google has launched a new partnership with Nevada investor-owned utility NV Energy that includes a new clean transition rate, also referred to as a “Clean Transition Tariff.”
The proposed structure is currently pending review and approval by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
A June 7 filing made with the Nevada PUC seeks approval of an energy supply agreement between Sierra Power Co., a unit of NV Energy, and Google for purposes of providing electric services to Google data center facilities in the state.
The filing notes that the ESA will provide a mechanism that allows Google’s facilities to take service under the Clean Transition Tariff pending approval in a separate docket at the PUC (Docket No. 24-05023).
The June 7 filing noted that the applicants are seeking approval of a long-term energy supply period within the ESA to meet Google’s corporate goals related to carbon-free energy supply on an hourly load-matching basis, which requires access to dedicated clean generation sources to supply its facilities “in a manner that complies with the CTT requirements and does not result in any increased costs or forgone benefits for non-participating customers.”
The term of the ESA is expected to start once the dedicated renewable energy resource, a geothermal energy project being developed by Fervo Energy reaches commercial operation.
