New Mexico § 62-16-7 - Commission; powers and duties; voluntary programs
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-16-7 — Commission; powers and duties; voluntary programs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-16-7. Commission; powers and duties; voluntary programs
A. The commission: (1) shall adopt rules regarding the renewable portfolio standard, including a provision
for public utility records and reports; and (2) may require that a public utility offer its retail customers a voluntary program
for purchasing renewable energy that is in addition to electricity provided by the
public utility pursuant to the renewable portfolio standard, under rates and terms
that are approved by the commission. B. All renewable energy purchased by a retail customer through an approved voluntary
program shall: (1) have all associated renewable energy certificates retired by the retail customer,
or on that customer's behalf, by the public utility, and the certificates shall not
be used to meet the public utility's renewable portfolio standard requirements pursuant
to Subsection A of Section 62-16-4 NMSA 1978; (2) be excluded from the total retail sales to New Mexico customers used to determine
the renewable portfolio standard requirements pursuant to Subsection A of Section 62-16-4 NMSA 1978; and (3) not be subject to charges by the public utility to recover costs of complying
with the renewable portfolio standard requirements pursuant to Subsection A of Section 62-16-4 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-16-7 ("Commission; powers and duties; voluntary programs") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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