New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 7 - ENERGY CONSERVATION
Part 430 - COSTS OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR COVERED UTILITIES
Section 17.7.430.7 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 17 NM Admin Code 17.7.430.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

When used in NMPSC Rule 430 [17.7.430 NMAC] unless otherwise specified the following definitions will apply:

A. "Utility Program" or "Program" means a program meeting the requirements of Section 215 of NECPA.

B. "Eligible Customer" means a person who:

(1) owns or occupies a residential building and

(2) receives a fuel bill from a covered utility or participating home heating supplier for fuel used in such residential building.

C. "Covered Utility" means in any calendar year a public utility which during the second preceding calendar year had either:

(1) sales of natural gas for purposes other than resale which exceeded 10 billion cubic feet or

(2) sales of electric energy for purposes other than resale which exceeded 750 million kilowatt hours.

D. "Program Audit" means an energy audit in which the estimates of costs and savings are based on an on-site inspection of an eligible customer's residence by an auditor qualified according to the New Mexico Residential Conservation Service Plan promulgated by the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.

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