Nevada Revised Statutes Section 701.230 - Energy - Public Utilities

Prohibition against inclusion in buildings of system using electric resistance for heating spaces; applicability; exceptions.

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a building whose construction began on or after October 1, 1983, must not contain a system using electric resistance for heating spaces unless:

(a) The system is merely supplementary to another means of heating;

(b) Under the particular circumstances no other primary means of heating the spaces is a feasible or economical alternative to heating by electric resistance; or

(c) The Office of Energy determines that the present or future availability of other sources of energy is so limited as to justify the use of such a system.

2. This section does not prohibit the use of incandescent or fluorescent lighting.

Last modified: February 26, 2006