Legal Opinion
El Paso Electric Co. v. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 2010No. 32,183PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} This opinion resolves a direct appeal by El Paso Electric Company (EPE) of a Final Order issued by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (Commission 1 ). In re An Investigation into El Paso Elec. Co. ’s Recovery of Cnty. Franchise Fees from, Its Ratepayers, No. 09-00421-UT (PRC Jan. 26, 2010). The Final Order required EPE to stop including franchise fee charges on the bills of customers in Doña Ana and Otero counties and to refund over five million dollars to customers in those counties. We hold that franchise fee charges fall outside the Commission’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Morningstar Water Users Ass'n v. New Mexico Public Utility CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
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- Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- Chavez v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
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