As used in this chapter, “public utility” means any person who furnishes electricity to other persons. The term includes municipal utilities but does not include persons who furnish electricity only in emergencies or persons described in subsection 4 of NRS 704.021. (Added to NRS by 1989, 737; A 1997, 2005)
1. Any portable generator of electricity capable of being connected temporarily to an electrical system that is normally furnished electricity by a public utility may be connected only after the main switch of the system has been opened to isolate that electrical system from the public utility’s system for distribution of electricity. 2. Any generator […]
1. Every manufacturer of a generator of electricity capable of being connected either permanently or temporarily to an electrical system must: (a) Include a statement in the instruction manual for the generator; and (b) Attach to the generator a legible label, explaining the requirements for installation of the generator and warning of the hazard of […]
Each public utility shall notify all of its customers of the hazard of electrical backfeed caused by a generator of electricity. (Added to NRS by 1989, 738)
Any person who violates a provision of NRS 459A.020 or 459A.030 is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1989, 738)
