{"data":{"id":"us-nm/62-17-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"62-17-6","heading":"Cost recovery.","body":"A. A public utility that undertakes cost-effective energy efficiency and load management programs shall have the option of recovering its prudent and reasonable costs along with commission-approved incentives for demand-side resources and load management programs implemented after the effective date of the Efficient Use of Energy Act through an approved tariff rider or in base rates, or by a combination of the two. Program costs and incentives may be deferred for future recovery through creation of a regulatory asset. Funding for program costs shall be as follows:\n(1) for investor-owned electric utilities, no less than three percent and no more than five percent of customer bills, excluding gross receipts taxes and franchise and right-of-way access fees, or seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per customer per calendar year, whichever is less, for customer classes with the opportunity to participate; and\n(2) for gas utilities, no more than five percent of total annual revenues or seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per customer per calendar year.\nB. Provided that the public utility's total portfolio of programs remains cost-effective, no less than five percent of the amount received by the public utility for program costs shall be specifically directed to energy-efficiency programs for low-income customers.\nC. Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, a tariff rider approved by the commission shall:\n(1) require language on customer bills explaining program benefits; and\n(2) be applied on a monthly basis.\nD. A tariff rider proposed by a public utility to fund approved energy efficiency and load management programs shall go into effect thirty days after filing, unless suspended by the commission for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days. If the tariff rider is not approved or suspended within thirty days after filing, it shall be deemed approved as a matter of law. If the commission has not acted to approve or disapprove the tariff rider by the end of an ordered suspension period, it shall be deemed approved as a matter of law. The commission shall approve utility reconciliations of the tariff rider annually.","path":["Chapter 62 - Electric, Gas and Water Utilities","ARTICLE 17 Efficient Use of Energy"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18565/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"d6eeae4010f8f3cb8890555f7dacf51e142c26fe43adfb9f1d7d814ba407a7a3","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/62-17-5","next":"us-nm/62-17-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}