Sw. Pub. Serv. Co. v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm'n

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the Public Regulation Commission’s adoption of the Community Solar Rule, holding that the rule’s prohibitions on subtracting transmission costs, its case‑by‑case cost‑sharing scheme, its flexible co‑location approach, and its delegation to a third‑party administrator are reasonable exercises of the Commission’s statutory authority, and that the Commission did not violate ex‑parte or due‑process requirements by relying on the Team’s recommendations or by summarily rejecting SPS’s proposed bill‑credit rate.