State Ex Rel. Egolf v. N.M. Pub. Regulation Comm'n

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus compelling the Public Regulation Commission to apply the Energy Transition Act to the abandonment proceedings for San Juan Units One and Four and vacated the Commission's abandonment order. The Court held the Commission lacked authority to initiate abandonment proceedings and therefore had a nondiscretionary duty to apply the ETA once the utility filed its abandonment application.