Legal Opinion
New Mexico Attorney General v. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 2015No. Docket No. S-1-SC-34768PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Justice.
{1} The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) granted Southwestern Public Service Company’s (SPS) application to (1) include a prepaid pension asset in its rate base in order for SPS to earn a return on this asset, and (2) obtain a renewable energy cost rider to recover approximately $22 million of renewable energy procurement costs from those customers who do not have a legislatively imposed limit on their renewable energy costs (non-capped customers). The Attorney General appeals the PRC’s final order granting SPS’s application, arguing that the approved rates are unjust…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Citizens Utility Board v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by3 opinions
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