N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.561.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 17.9.561.10 - COMPLIANCE, MEASUREMENT, AND VERIFICATION

A. For each compliance period, the commission shall, upon the filing of the third annual report of the compliance period, measure and verify a qualifying utility's compliance with the CO2 emissions standards over the compliance period.

(1) Utility division staff shall evaluate the annual reports filed by the qualifying utility for the compliance period and file a recommendation for commission action within 30 days of filing of the third annual report.

(2) The qualifying utility and intervenors may file responses to staff's recommendation within 14 days.

B. In determining a qualifying utility's compliance with the CO2 emissions standards, the commission, qualifying utility, intervenors, and staff shall utilize the following formula to measure the qualifying utility's fleet CO2 emissions rate: fleet CO2 emissions rate equals total fleet CO2 emissions in pounds during the compliance period divided by total fleet energy in MWh during the compliance period.

C. The commission shall measure all energy and CO2 emissions associated with fleet on and off-system sales in the fleet CO2 emissions rate formula.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.561.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 22, November 19, 2024, eff. 11/19/2024