NRS 704.7809
“Qualified energy recovery process” defined.

1.

“Qualified energy recovery process” means a system with a nameplate capacity of not more than 15 megawatts that converts the otherwise lost energy from:

(a)

The heat from exhaust stacks or pipes used for engines or manufacturing or industrial processes; or

(b)

The reduction of high pressure in water or gas pipelines before the distribution of the water or gas,
Ê to generate electricity if the system does not use additional fossil fuel or require a combustion process to generate such electricity.

2.

The term does not include any system that uses energy, lost or otherwise, from a process whose primary purpose is the generation of electricity, including, without limitation, any process involving engine-driven generation or pumped hydrogeneration.

Source: Section 704.7809 — “Qualified energy recovery process” defined., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-704.­html#NRS704Sec7809 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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