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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 574 - APPLICATIONS TO EXPAND TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION › Section 17.9.574.13 - ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

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A.
				Each public utility shall file an annual progress report of its progress in
				meeting the requirements and goals of its TEP. Public service company of New
				Mexico shall file its first annual progress report by June 1, 2024, and shall
				file annually thereafter by June 1st. El paso electric company shall file its
				first annual progress report by July 1, 2024, and shall file annually
				thereafter by July 1st. Southwestern public service company shall file its
				first annual progress report by April 1, 2025, and shall file annually
				thereafter by April 1st.
B. In
				addition to any service territory specific reporting requirements carried over
				from a public utility's previously approved transportation electrification
				plan, the annual progress report shall include for a utility's service
				territory:
(1) an estimate of EV adoption,
				including estimated changes in EV adoption since the utility's most recently
				approved TEP;
(2) an estimate of
				the number and type of TEP-funded EV charging stations and ports and an
				estimate of required maintenance, frequency of repairs, and station
				outages;
(3) the number of
				participants in TEP programs, including:
(a)
				estimated low-income customer participation; and
(b) participation by customer rate
				class.
(4) an estimate
				of usage or of the amount of energy sold to program participants during
				off-peak and on-peak hours, as well as the change in usage since the last
				annual progress report;
(5) TEP
				spending by measure;
(6) estimated
				electricity consumption by participating EV charging stations in kWh;
(7) estimated load from incentivized EV
				charging infrastructure in kW;
(8)
				geographical distribution of participants and infrastructure
				investments;
(9) descriptions of
				average load data and load profiles of TEP programs;
(10) a listing and summary of all customer
				outreach activities, the cost of those activities, an estimate of the number of
				customers reached, and an assessment of the effectiveness of each activity;
				and
(11) readily available data
				that may inform future measures to help better understand the impact of EV
				charging on the electric grid.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 574 - APPLICATIONS TO EXPAND TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION › Section 17.9.574.14 - BUDGET FLEXIBILITY

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A. A
				public utility shall be granted budget flexibility between programs in its TEP
				to shift up to twenty percent of a program's budget to another program.
(1) Inter-program budget flexibility may not
				be used to shift funding from a dedicated low-income program to:
(a) a program for standard customers;
				or
(b) any customer outreach and
				education program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 574 - APPLICATIONS TO EXPAND TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION › Section 17.9.574.15 - EXEMPTION AND VARIANCE

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A. The
				commission, upon its own motion, may issue, or any interested person, may file
				an application for, an exemption or a variance from the requirements of this
				rule.
B. An exemption or variance
				motion or application shall:
(1) identify the
				section of this rule for which the exemption or variance is
				requested;
(2) describe the
				situation that necessitates the exemption or variance;
(3) set out the effect of complying with this
				rule on the public utility and its customers if the exemption or variance is
				not granted;
(4) define the result
				the request will have if granted;
(5) state how the exemption or variance will
				be consistent with the purposes of this rule;
(6) state why no other reasonable alternative
				is preferable; and
(7) state why
				the proposed alternative is in the public interest.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.2 - SCOPE

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17.9.588 NMAC applies to all eligible entities applying for a grant from the grid modernization grant program.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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17.9.588 NMAC is authorized pursuant to Subsection B through E of Section  71-11-1, and Section  71-11-2 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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April 11, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Applicant"
means one or more representatives of an eligible entity making an application for a grid modernization grant.
B.
"Applicant category"
means, for the purposes of evaluating applications an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, a rural community served by a rural electric cooperative, a rural community served by an investor-owned public utility, an urban or semi-urban municipality or county, or an institution of higher education.
C.
"Department"
means the energy, minerals and natural resources department.
D.
"Division"
means the energy conservation and management division of the department.
E. "
Fund"
means the grid modernization grant fund established by the legislature in Section  71-11-2, NMSA 1978.
F.
"Eligible entity"
means an organization that may apply for a grid modernization grant and includes only the following: municipalities and county governments, state agencies, state universities, public schools, post-secondary educational institutions and Indian nations, tribes and pueblos.
G.
"In-kind"
means non-monetary contributions to a project made by an applicant and demonstrated in the applicant's budget justification.
H.
"Non-responsive"
means an application that does not meet all the application requirements for the specific project type.
I.
"Program"
means the grid modernization grant program of the department established by Section  71-11-1, NMSA 1978.
J.
"Project"
means an activity defined by the applicant that supports the goals of grid modernization and falls within the three specified types.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.8 - ELIGIBILITY

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Grid modernization grants shall only be awarded to eligible entities for projects that occur within the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.9 - PROJECT TYPES

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Grid modernization projects may be one of three project types.
A.
Type 1
. Original research that advances the state's understanding and appreciation of grid function, reliability, resilience, security and operation as it relates to the integration of renewable and zero-carbon resources, including impacts on customer behavior, operations and maintenance costs or the value of specific grid technologies.
B.
Type 2
. Pre-construction and design work to support grid modernization construction/installation projects.
C.
Type 3
. Construction, installation, operation and verification of a grid modernization technology at a project site.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.10 - APPLICATION SUBMISSION CYCLE

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The division will request applications on an annual cycle that aligns with the state's fiscal year if funds are available. The division may elect to review draft applications submitted voluntarily by March 1 and provide feedback within 30 days. Review is provided as a courtesy and does not guarantee a place in the funding queue. All final applications will be due by June 1 of every year the department requests applications to be considered for funding in the following fiscal year. Application packages will be accepted by e-mail or by mail.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.11 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE 1 PROJECTS

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Applications for type 1 research projects made for grid modernization grant program funding shall describe a scope of work that includes:
A. the proposed research question and methodology;
B. a deliverables-based summary of the overall plan for the research; and
C. results of any previous or preliminary research or expected results.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.12 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE 2 PROJECTS

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Applications for type 2 pre-construction design projects shall describe a scope of work that includes:
A. a deliverables-based summary of the plan for the design project, including proposed operational goals for the project;
B. the proposed site with maps, diagrams or images;
C. plans for achieving compliance with federal, state and local construction requirements; and
D. plan to obtaining funding to complete project construction and installation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.13 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE 3 PROJECTS

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Applications for type 3 construction projects shall describe a scope of work that includes
A. a deliverables-based summary of the plan for the grid modernization installation project;
B. a description of the grid modernization technology being deployed;
C. a completed engineering/design study; and
D. proof of compliance with applicable federal, state and local construction requirements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.14 - ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PROJECTS

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A.
Applicant contact information.
Applicants shall include the name, title, telephone number and e-mail address for the person or persons authorized to negotiate a contract on applicant's behalf in the application. Applicants shall also include the names, titles, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of persons to be contacted for clarification related to the contents of an application.
B.
Alignment with the state's goals.
Applicants shall describe in their application how the research will advance grid modernization in New Mexico by
(1) helping to improve electrical system efficiency, reliability, resilience and security; lowering operations and maintenance costs; and meeting energy demands through a flexible, diversified and distributed energy portfolio consistent with New Mexico's energy goals;
(2) incorporating a new technology or a new or innovative application of an existing technology that will provide useful information to the state, utilities, and the general public related to grid modernization
(3) having broad applicability to the state or other utility service territories within New Mexico;
(4) fostering the public's, students', industry's or a specific government or industry sector's overall understanding and appreciation of grid modernization;
(5) demonstrating the ability to stimulate in-state economic development, including the creation of jobs and apprenticeships and
(6) the extent to which the project complements or coordinates with the resource planning of a public utility as required by the Public Utility Act, Section  62-13-1, NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.15 - APPLICATION EVALUATION CRITERIA

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The department will score all applications based on the following criteria.
A.
Application completeness.
The department will review the entire application to see that it satisfies all application requirements for the specific project type. The department will deny and deem non-responsive an incomplete application without further review.
B.
Capability to meet the scope of work described.
The department will consider the project timeline, appropriateness of deliverables, qualifications of project team members including subcontractors and the ability to complete the project financially if the total budget exceeds the grant amount requested.
C.
Alignment with state grid modernization goals
. The department will consider the extent to which a proposed project will advance grid reliability, resilience, security and cost effectiveness, and enable a flexible, diversified and distributed energy portfolio, through the adoption of a new technology or innovative application of an existing technology.
D.
Replicability and broader impact.
For type 1 projects, the department will consider the extent to which research findings are broadly applicable to statewide grid modernization or energy distribution or diversification goals. For type 2 and 3 projects, the department will consider the extent to which the project will lead to widespread adoption of a grid modernization technology.
E.
Economic impact.
The department will consider the extent to which the project will stimulate in-state economic development, workforce development or further development of a commercial market for grid modernization technology services.
F.
Educational value.
The department will consider the extent to which the project will foster the public's, students' or the industry's overall understanding of a new technology or an innovative application of an existing technology and will provide useful information to the state, utilities, and the general public related to grid modernization.
G.
Competitive awards.
(1)
Funding match.
The department will prioritize projects for which the applicant has committed non-state resources to the project, including in-kind contributions.
(2)
Priority applicant categories.
The department will seek to fund applicants in each of these categories in any given year to the extent there are available funds and project proposals:
(a) an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo;
(b) a rural community served by a rural electric cooperative;
(c) a rural community served by an investor-owned public utility;
(d) an urban or semi-urban municipality or county; and
(e) an institution of higher education.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.16 - FUNDING QUEUE

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After scoring the applications received for a given fiscal year based on the application criteria, the department will rank the applications from highest to lowest score in the funding queue. The department will then pursue agreements with the highest scoring applicants first until funding for the applicable fiscal year have been depleted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.17 - FUNDING SOURCES

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The department may apply, at its sole discretion and subject to applicable requirements, a mix of federal and state funding to support grid modernization projects depending on available balances in the fund. The department will notify applicants of the funding source or sources applied to their projects and the associated reporting and compliance requirements.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.18 - FUNDING USES AND LIMITATIONS

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A. Eligible project costs for reimbursement may include:
(1) project development,
(2) engineering design,
(3) environmental and regulatory assessments,
(4) equipment and supplies,
(5) construction, and
(6) inspection.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.19 - RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING

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Successful applicants receiving grid modernization grant funding shall submit progress and expenditure reports, including a final report, in accordance with the requirements of their respective agreement. The department reserves the right to structure reporting requirements on a project-specific basis.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.20 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES COMPLIANCE FOR PROJECTS ANTICIPATING GROUND DISTURBANCE

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Successful applicants receiving grid modernization grant funding shall provide a statement to demonstrate acknowledgement of compliance with all applicable federal, state and local environmental and cultural resources compliance laws.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 588 - GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17.9.588.21 - MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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All information obtained regarding the project, including pre-applications, applications for funding and reports are subject to disclosure, in response to requests received under provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act, Sections  14-2-1 to  14-2-12, NMSA 1978. Information that could reasonably be considered proprietary, privileged or confidential commercial or financial information must be identified as such. The department will maintain the confidentiality of that information only to the extent permitted by law.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This Rule is adopted under the authority vested in the
				  Commission pursuant to NMSA 1978, Sections
				  62-3-1,
				  62-6-1,
				  62-6-4,
				  62-8-6,
				  and 1989 N.M. Laws, ch. 5.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This Rule permits electric utilities to provide economic
				  development rates from excess capacity to qualified customers in their service
				  area. Providing utilities with the option of reducing rates to customers in
				  certain rate classes who qualify under the criteria set out in the Rule
				  would:
A. Encourage a greater
				utilization of utility resources which would result in increased system load
				and improved system efficiency;
B.
				Spread utilities' fixed costs over a larger base thus permitting lower average
				rates to all customers;
C. Permit
				utilities to market their excess capacity at reduced rates within their service
				area rather than to sell this excess capacity to industries in other states at
				reduced rates;
D. Encourage new
				industry to locate in the state;
E.
				Promote expansion and greater production by existing industry; and
F. Assure the protection of nonparticipating
				customers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Approved" or
				"Approval" includes, but is not limited to, affirmative action by the
				Commission and a filing with the Commission which becomes effective by
				operation of law.
B. "Commission"
				is the New Mexico Public Service Commission [New Mexico Public Regulation
				Commission].
C. "Economic
				development rate" is a rate set at a level lower than the corresponding service
				rate for which a participating customer would otherwise qualify.
D. "Excess capacity" is the amount of
				generating and purchased capacity available to the supplier or to the utility
				which is greater than its peak load plus some fixed percentage reserve margin.
				The reserve margin used to determine excess capacity will be filed on an
				individual basis for each supplier or utility. When the utility purchases its
				total requirements, its excess capacity shall be that of its supplier, unless
				the Commission determines otherwise.
E. "Incremental load" is the amount of load
				above some established base level for an individual customer. Incremental load
				shall include the total load for new customers or the additional firm load for
				existing customers.
F. "Investment
				unit" is a certain percentage increase in employment or a certain dollar
				increase in capital investment by a customer necessary to qualify for an
				economic development rate. Investment units will be filed on an individual
				basis for each utility and may differ between urban and rural areas. Utilities
				served by a common supplier may coordinate their programs and if the supplier's
				rates to those utilities are regulated by the Commission, investment units
				shall be determined in accordance with such requirements as may be established
				by the supplier and approved by the Commission.
G. "Non-participating customer" is a customer
				of a utility who is being charged the service rate approved by the
				Commission.
H. "Participating
				customer" is a customer of a utility who otherwise qualifies for one of the
				utility's service rates, but who also qualifies for and has signed an agreement
				for an economic development rate for his incremental load.
I. "Supplier", whether itself a utility or a
				person subject to the Commission's jurisdiction under NMSA 1978, Section
				62-6-4(B), or subject to the exclusive regulation of the Federal Energy
				Regulatory Commission, is the person supplying wholesale service to a utility
				to meet all or substantially all of its requirements.
J. "Utility" is every person defined as a
				public utility by NMSA 1978, Section 62-3-3(G).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.8 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A.
				Purpose: [17.9.590.6 NMAC]
B.
				Authority: [17.9.590.3 NMAC]
C.
				Definitions: [17.9.590.7 NMAC]
D.
				Availability: [17.9.590.9 NMAC]
E.
				Eligibility: [17.9.590.10 NMAC]
F.
				Rate Flexibility [17.9.590.11 NMAC]
G. Rate Schedule [17.9.590.12 NMAC]
H. Protection of Nonparticipating Customers
				[17.9.590.13 NMAC]
I. Applicability
				to Other Rates and Service [17.9.590.14 NMAC]
J. Exemptions or Variances [17.9.590.15
				NMAC]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.9 - AVAILABILITY

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A. The use of
				economic development rates is not mandatory for utilities. Utilities may use
				economic development rates as a part of their marketing program and as a
				management tool in dealing with excess capacity on a voluntary basis.
B. A utility may sign agreements with
				eligible customers for economic development rates only so long as the utility
				or its supplier reasonably projects in advance that it will possess excess
				capacity for the time period covered by the agreement, and pursuant to a tariff
				approved in accordance with the Public Utility Act.
C. A utility which chooses to use economic
				development rates as a marketing tool to deal with excess capacity shall first
				use excess capacity which is in rate base for said sales.
D. Agreements between a utility and a
				participating customer to provide service under economic development rates
				shall be limited to a maximum period of 5 years.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.10 - ELIGIBILITY

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A. Economic
				development rates shall apply only to a participating customer's incremental
				load.
B. A participating customer
				shall qualify for service under economic development rates only if the customer
				meets the minimum investment units established by the utility providing it
				service and approved by the Public Service Commission [Public Regulation
				Commission].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.11 - RATE FLEXIBILITY

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A. The
				most recent rate schedule approved by the Commission for a customer class is
				the maximum rate a utility is permitted to charge that customer
				class.
B. A utility may provide an
				economic development rate lower than the rate schedule approved by the
				Commission for a customer class. The economic development rate shall be
				designed so as to recover at least the incremental cost of providing electric
				utility service to that customer. The utility shall file the variable cost of
				providing electric utility service to the customer classes for which economic
				development rates are being offered. The variable cost of the supplier's
				wholesale service for resale to that customer shall be used to determine the
				variable cost in circumstances where the utility purchases its
				requirements.
C. If the utility
				decides to provide economic development rates, it must provide the economic
				development rates to all participating customers pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section
				62-8-6.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.12 - RATE SCHEDULE

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A. A
				utility or a person subject to the Commission's regulation pursuant to NMSA
				1978, Section 62-6-4(B), shall not provide, and a customer or a utility which
				receives wholesale service the charges for which are regulated pursuant to NMSA
				1978, Section 62-6-4(B), shall not accept, service under an economic
				development rate until the utility or such person has filed an economic
				development rate schedule and the rate schedule shall have become effective in
				accordance with the Public Utility Act. Wholesale economic development rates
				which are subject to the Commission's regulation shall not make or grant any
				unreasonable preference or advantage to a purchasing utility within any
				classification, or subject any purchasing utility within any classification to
				any unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.
B. The rates charged under any service
				agreements involving economic development rates that are executed on or after
				the effective date of this Rule shall be as set forth in the economic
				development rate schedule on file with the Commission.
C. The fuel and purchased power adjustment
				charge in any economic development rate schedule shall be the same as those in
				the rate schedule that would be otherwise applicable to the participating
				customer.
D. Economic development
				rates shall be filed with the Commission for approval. In addition to an
				explanation of the operations of the tariff and the situations for which it
				applies, the applicant shall show that the tariff complies fully with the
				requirements of its filing for tariffs as described in this rule. Since
				economic development rates represent a decrease from tariffs currently on file
				with the Commission, the requirements of NMPSC Rule 530 [17.5.530 NMAC] shall
				not apply to economic development rate tariffs. The economic development tariff
				shall become effective after 30 days unless the Commission suspends the filing
				pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section
				62-8-7. In the
				event the Commission suspends the filing, the utility shall have the option
				within ten days of the suspension date to withdraw the suspended filing without
				prejudice.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.13 - PROTECTION OF NONPARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS

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The regulatory rate treatment of sales made under economic
				  development rates established by this Rule is designed to protect
				  nonparticipating customers because power sold by utilities to participating
				  customers under an economic development rate schedule is from excess capacity
				  and applies only to the incremental load of the participating customer. Excess
				  capacity is typically sold on the economy energy market. Revenues derived from
				  economy energy sales are used to offset or reduce the revenue requirement in
				  rate cases. Since the economic development rate will almost always be higher
				  than the economy energy rate, sales made under economic development rates will
				  result in a larger reduction in revenue requirements for utilities than would
				  otherwise be the case and thus will benefit all classes of
				  ratepayers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.14 - APPLICABILITY TO OTHER RATES AND SERVICE

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This Rule does not apply to rates for interruptible or
				  non-firm, peak and similar kinds of service. It does not prohibit rates which
				  otherwise comply with the Public Utility Act, but which become effective in
				  accordance with that Act and which are not the subject matter of this
				  Rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.15 - EXEMPTIONS OR VARIANCES

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Any interested person may file an application for a variance
				  or an exemption from the requirements of this Rule. Such application may
				  include a motion that the Commission stay the affected portion of this Rule for
				  the transaction specified in the motion. Such application shall:
A. describe the situation which necessitates
				the exemption or variance;
B. set
				out the effect of complying with this Rule on the person or utility and its
				customers if the exemption or variance is not granted;
C. identify the section(s) of this Rule for
				which the exemption or variance is requested;
D. define the result which the request will
				have if granted; and
E. state how
				the exemption or variance will promote the achievement of the purposes of this
				Rule.
F. The Commission may, at its
				discretion, require an informal conference or formal evidentiary hearing prior
				to making its determination.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 590 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES › Section 17.9.590.16 - HISTORY

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Amended by NMPSC Case No. 2225 (Remand), order dated June
				  19, 1989, unless otherwise noted; Adopted in Case No. 2225, Order dated
				  November 21, 1988.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.2 - SCOPE

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This rule applies to all persons seeking to construct a large
				  capacity plant, whether or not owned or operated by a person that is a public
				  utility subject to regulation by the commission, or transmission lines in
				  connection with such a plant, on a location within New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  8-8-4 NMSA 1978 and Section
				  62-9-3 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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May 1, 2004, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of this rule is to specify the contents of an
				  application for approval of the location of a large capacity plant or
				  transmission line pursuant to Section
				  62-9-3 NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.7 - DEFINITIONS

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In addition to the definitions in Section
				  62-3-3 NMSA 1978, as used in this
				  rule:
A.
"large capacity
				plant"
means an electric generating plant in a location within New
				Mexico designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of 300 megawatts or
				more, for the generation of electricity for sale to the public within or
				without New Mexico;
B.
"NEPA"
means the National Environmental Policy Act,
				42 U.S.C. Section
				4321 et seq.; and
C.
"transmission line"
means any
				electric transmission line, including its interconnection facilities and
				associated facilities, designed for, or capable of, operations at a nominal
				voltage of 230 kilovolts or more, to be constructed in connection with, and to
				transmit electricity from, a large capacity plant constructed after June 18,
				1971.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.8 - PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED

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No person shall begin construction of a large capacity plant
				  or transmission line without obtaining prior approval from the
				  commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.9 - CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR LOCATION APPROVAL OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANT

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A person seeking to construct a large capacity plant shall
				  file with the commission an application for approval of location, supported by
				  written direct testimony and supporting exhibits, which shall contain:
A. a description of the large capacity plant,
				including, but not limited to:
(1) a legal
				description of the property upon which the large capacity plant will be
				located;
(2) the size of the large
				capacity plant;
(3) fuel
				specifications including, but not limited to, the type of fuel to be used, if
				applicable, and any secondary fuel capability, if applicable; and
(4) a map showing the location of the large
				capacity plant;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.10 - CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR LOCATION APPROVAL OF TRANSMISSION LINE

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A person seeking to construct a transmission line shall file
				  with the commission an application for approval of location, supported by
				  written direct testimony and supporting exhibits, which shall contain:
A. a description of the transmission line
				including, but not limited to:
(1) the
				location of the transmission line and a map depicting the location in
				electronic format and physical format with a scale not to exceed one inch
				equals five miles;
(2)
				identification of the ownership of the land (such as private, bureau of land
				management, U.S. forest service, state trust, etc.) the transmission line will
				cross, and the number of feet the transmission line will cross over each
				owner's land;
(3) the total length
				of each transmission line in feet;
(4) a description of interconnection
				facilities; and
(5) a schematic
				diagram showing the transmission line and the interconnection of the
				transmission line to the transmission grid;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.11 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Upon request from the commission or commission staff, a
				  person seeking approval from the commission of the location of a large capacity
				  plant or transmission line shall, within 13 days of the date that the request
				  is mailed, submit any additional information the commission or commission staff
				  believes is required to approve or deny the application. The commission and
				  commission staff's authority to request additional information does not
				  preclude or restrict interveners from exercising their discovery
				  rights.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.12 - INCOMPLETE FILINGS

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To be complete, an application shall meet all applicable
				  requirements of this rule. If the commission determines that an application is
				  incomplete, the commission shall advise the applicant of the deficiency in the
				  application within 30 days of its receipt. The commission shall commence its
				  review of an application, and the statutory deadline in Section
				  62-9-3 NMSA 1978 shall commence
				  once the commission receives all the information and supporting documentation
				  required by this rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.13 - AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION

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At a minimum, the applicant shall make its application
				  available in the county seat of each county in which the large capacity plant
				  or transmission line is located. If available, the applicant shall deposit the
				  application in a public library of a county seat. Additionally, the applicant
				  shall post its application on the applicant's web site.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.14 - VARIANCE

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A. An applicant may
				request a variance from any of the requirements of this rule.
B. A petition for variance shall be supported
				by an affidavit signed by an officer of the applicant or someone with authority
				to sign for the applicant.
C. The
				commission may, at its discretion, require an informal conference or formal
				evidentiary hearing prior to making its determination.
D. A petition for variance shall:
(1) identify the section of this rule for
				which the variance is requested;
(2) describe the situation that necessitates
				the variance;
(3) describe the
				effect of complying with this rule on the applicant if the variance is not
				granted; and
(4) describe the
				result the variance will have if granted.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 592 - LOCATION OF LARGE CAPACITY PLANTS AND TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 17.9.592.15 - SAFE HARBOR

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A. The
				following shall be considered additions to, or modifications of, an existing
				plant or transmission line for which, under Subsection D of Section
				62-9-3 NMSA 1978, no location
				approval is required. The "existing right-of-way" shall relate to the existing
				plant's or existing transmission line's existing right-of-way and shall be in
				place at the time that the safe harbor claim is made.
(1) Maintenance, repairs, and rebuilding,
				such as phase raising, installation of clearance improvements, replacement or
				reframing of structures, or line reconductoring entirely within the existing
				right-of-way.
(2) Addition of
				circuits or placement of additional structures; for transmission lines these
				shall be entirely within the existing right-of-way or entirely within 1,200
				feet of the existing right-of-way not adjacent to a developed residential,
				commercial, or industrial area.
(3)
				Voltage upgrades to a transmission line for which location approval at the
				upgraded voltage level has already been granted, or voltage upgrades to a
				transmission line for which the commission by written order has determined that
				location approval is not required.
(4) Emergency construction due to facilities
				being out of service or where a failure of a facility is imminent, so long as
				construction remains entirely within the existing right-of-way or entirely
				within 1,200 feet of the existing right-of-way not adjacent to a developed
				residential, commercial, or industrial area.
(5) Construction of a tap line to a new
				terminus, both of which are entirely within the existing right-of-way or
				entirely within 1,200 feet of the existing right-of-way not adjacent to a
				developed residential, commercial, or industrial area.
(6) Replacements to transmission-related
				electrical stations located entirely within the existing right-of-way or
				entirely within 1,200 feet of such electrical stations not adjacent to a
				developed residential, commercial, or industrial area.
(7) Erection of temporary facilities for 12
				months or less entirely within the existing right-of-way or entirely within
				1,200 feet of the existing right-of-way not adjacent to a developed
				residential, commercial, or industrial area.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 10 - GAS SERVICES › Part 2 - PROPANE CUSTOMER PROTECTION › Section 17.10.2.2 - SCOPE

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A. This rule
				applies to propane dealers operating within New Mexico subject to the
				jurisdiction of the New Mexico public regulation commission.
B. Nothing in this rule shall supersede a
				federal or New Mexico law, rule, code or regulation designed to protect
				customer safety or public safety with respect to propane. If there is a
				conflict with this rule, such law, rule, code or regulation shall take
				precedence to the extent of that conflict.
C. All proceedings conducted by the
				commission under this rule shall be governed by the commission's rules of
				procedure, 1.2.2.2 NMAC through 1.2.2.40 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 10 - GAS SERVICES › Part 2 - PROPANE CUSTOMER PROTECTION › Section 17.10.2.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  8-8-4,
				  8-8-4.1
				  and
				  8-8-15
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 10 - GAS SERVICES › Part 2 - PROPANE CUSTOMER PROTECTION › Section 17.10.2.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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December 15, 2010; unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 10 - GAS SERVICES › Part 2 - PROPANE CUSTOMER PROTECTION › Section 17.10.2.6 - OBJECTIVE

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The purpose of this rule is to establish a uniform set of
				  standards defining the rights and responsibilities of propane customers and
				  dealers. The purpose of this rule is also to ensure that dealers provide
				  customers with transparent, accurate and timely information. This rule
				  establishes a process within the commission for the resolution of customers'
				  complaints.