New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES
Part 540 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RATES PROPOSED BY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
Section 17.9.540.2 - SCOPE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Except as provided in Subsection B all rural electric cooperatives organized under the Rural Electric Cooperative Act, hereinafter referred to sometimes as "coops," shall comply with the provisions of NMPSC Rule 540 [17.9.540 NMAC] when proposing a new rate or rates. NMPSC Rules 110.39 through 110.41 [17.1.2.53 NMAC] relating to applications for change of rates shall not be applicable.
B. The provisions of NMPSC Rules 540.1 through 540.10 [17.9.540.1 through 17.9.540.15 NMAC] shall not affect the Commission's regulation of the sale, furnishing, or delivery by wholesale suppliers of electricity to coops under NMSA 1978, Section 62-6-4 B et seq. NMPSC Rule 540.11 [17.9.540.16 NMAC] shall apply to each rural electric cooperative regardless of the law under which it is organized or whether or not it is a wholesale supplier of electricity.
C. The provisions of NMPSC Rule 540 [17.9.540 NMAC] do not apply to new coop rules as the term "rules" is used in NMPSC Rule 210 [17.1.210 NMAC].