The commission may order a public utility to submit to an audit that examines whether the public utility's energy efficiency and load management program costs are prudent, reasonable and being properly assigned to programs in accordance with this rule, commission orders, and other applicable requirements and standards. The cost of such audit shall be considered recoverable program costs, unless it results in a commission order containing findings of the public utility's malfeasance, in which case, audit costs shall not be recoverable from the public utility's customers.
N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.2.18