1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, each provider of electric service shall submit to the Commission an annual report that provides information relating to the actions taken by the provider to comply with its portfolio standard.

2. Each provider shall submit the annual report to the Commission after the end of each calendar year and within the time prescribed by the Commission. The report must be submitted in a format approved by the Commission.

3. The Commission may adopt regulations that require providers to submit to the Commission additional reports during each calendar year.

4. Each annual report and each additional report must include clear and concise information that sets forth:

(a) The amount of electricity which the provider generated, acquired or saved from portfolio energy systems or efficiency measures during the reporting period and, if applicable, the amount of portfolio energy credits that the provider acquired, sold or traded during the reporting period to comply with its portfolio standard;

(b) The capacity of each renewable energy system owned, operated or controlled by the provider, the total amount of electricity generated by each such system during the reporting period and the percentage of that total amount which was generated directly from renewable energy;

(c) Whether, during the reporting period, the provider began construction on, acquired or placed into operation any renewable energy system and, if so, the date of any such event;

(d) Whether, during the reporting period, the provider participated in the acquisition or installation of any energy efficiency measures and, if so, the date of any such event; and

(e) Any other information that the Commission by regulation may deem relevant.

5. Based on the reports submitted by providers pursuant to this section, the Commission shall compile information that sets forth whether any provider has used energy efficiency measures to comply with its portfolio standard and, if so, the type of energy efficiency measures used and the amount of energy savings attributable to each such energy efficiency measure. The Commission shall report such information to:

(a) The Legislature, not later than the first day of each regular session; and

(b) The Legislative Commission, if requested by the Chair of the Commission.

6. The provisions of this section do not apply to:

(a) A provider of electric service that is subject to NRS 704.787; or

(b) A provider of electric service that is listed in subsection 9 of NRS 704.7821 during any calendar year in which the total amount of electricity sold by the provider to its retail customers in this State during that calendar year is less than 1,000,000 megawatt-hours.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 2529; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 85; 2019, 22)