Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Sandel v. New Mexico Public Utility Commission
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1999No. 25,523, 25,531, 25,532PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Chief Justice.
{1} On December 21, 1998, several members of the New Mexico Legislature, along with representatives from a labor union and a public utility shareholders group, petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus vacating two orders issued by the New Mexico Public Utility Commission (NMPUC). One of these orders (the REI Order) approved a request by Residential Electric, Inc. (REI) to charge retail consumers a market-based rate for electricity, required the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to open its transmission and distribution system to REI, and granted a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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