N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.2.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 17.7.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

In addition to the definitions used in Section 62-17-4 NMSA 1978, the following definitions apply to this rule:

A.Definitions beginning with "A": application means a utility application for commission approval of proposed energy efficiency measures or programs and load management measures or programs;

B.Definitions beginning with "B": [RESERVED]

C.Definitions beginning with "C": [RESERVED]

D.Definitions beginning with "D": [RESERVED]

E.Definitions beginning with "E": estimate or estimated means a projection or forecast utilizing well known, commercially available or standard engineering, economic and financial calculations, ratings and simulations, or other reasonable means;

F.Definitions beginning with "F": [RESERVED]

G.Definitions beginning with "G": [RESERVED]

H.Definitions beginning with "H": [RESERVED]

I.Definitions beginning with "I": [RESERVED]

J.Definitions beginning with "J": [RESERVED]

K.Definitions beginning with "K": [RESERVED]

L.Definitions beginning with "L":

(1)life-cycle basis means utilizing the expected useful life of the energy efficiency and load management measures or programs and applying a net present value methodology that does not adjust a discount rate for taxes in order to estimate the associated monetary costs and avoided monetary costs of the measure or program being evaluated;

(2)low income customer means a customer with an annual household income at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level, as published annually by the United States department of health and human services;

M.Definitions beginning with "M":

(1)measure or program means an energy efficiency measure or program or a load management measure or program;

(2)measurement and verification means an analysis performed by an independent evaluator that estimates, consistent with Subsection B of 17.7.2 NMAC, reductions of energy usage or peak demand and determines any actual reduction of energy usage or peak demand that directly results from the utility's implementation of particular energy efficiency measures or programs or of particular load management measures or programs;

N.Definitions beginning with "N": [RESERVED]

O.Definitions beginning with "O": [RESERVED]

P.Definitions beginning with "P":

(1)plan year means the calendar year for which commission approval is being sought;

(2)plan year overage means the public utility's actual prior plan year expenditures that exceeded the same plan year's actual collections;

(3)plan year underage means the public utility's actual prior plan year collections that exceeded the same plan year's actual expenditures.

Q.Definitions beginning with "Q.": [RESERVED]

R.Definitions beginning with "R": [RESERVED]

S.Definitions beginning with "S": [RESERVED]

T.Definitions beginning with "T": [RESERVED]

U.Definitions beginning with "U": [RESERVED]

V.Definitions beginning with "V": [RESERVED]

W.Definitions beginning with "W": [RESERVED]

X.Definitions beginning with "X": [RESERVED]

Y.Definitions beginning with "Y": [RESERVED]

Z.Definitions beginning with "Z": [RESERVED]

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.2.7

17.7.2.7 NMAC - Rp, 17.7.2.7 NMAC, 5-3-10, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXV, Issue 24, December 30, 2014, eff. 1/1/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 13, July 11, 2017, eff. 7/11/2017, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 18, September 26, 2017, eff. 9/26/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, October 26, 2021, eff. 10/26/2021