N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.3.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 17.7.3.16 - EXEMPTIONS

A. Motion for exemption from rule: Upon motion by a utility and for good cause shown, the commission may exempt public utilities with fewer than five thousand customers and distribution-only public utilities from the requirements of this rule.

B. Filing of a notice of exemption from rule: Upon the filing of a notice of exemption in the utility's most recent IRP docket, a utility shall be exempted from the requirements of 17.7.3.12 and 17.7.3.14 NMAC for the following procurements:

(1) emergency procurements; and

(2) capacity or energy from the generation facilities of other utilities or from non-utility generators pursuant to agreements for a two year term or less (including renewal terms) or for 20 megawatts of capacity or less;

C. Multi-state resource planning: The commission shall take into account a public utility's resource planning requirements in other states and shall authorize utilities that operate in multiple states to implement plans that coordinate the applicable state resource planning requirements.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.3.16

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 20, October 25, 2022, eff. 10/27/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 22, November 29, 2022, eff. 11/29/2022