N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.4.12

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 17.7.4.12 - PUBLIC ADVISORY PROCESS

A. At least one year prior to the filing date of its IRP, a utility shall initiate a public advisory process to develop its IRP. The utility shall initiate the process by providing notice at least 30 days prior to the first scheduled meeting to the commission, interveners in its most recent general rate case, and participants in its most recent energy efficiency and IRP proceedings. The utility shall at the same time, also publish this notice in a newspaper of general circulation in every county in which it serves and in the utility's billing inserts. This notice shall consist of:

(1) a brief description of the IRP process;

(2) time, date and location of the first meeting;

(3) a statement that interested individuals should notify the utility of their interest in participating in the process; and

(4) utility contact information.

B. Meetings held as part of the public participation process shall be noticed and scheduled on a regular basis and shall be open to members of the public who shall be heard and their input considered as part of the public participation process. Upon request, the utility shall provide an executive summary containing a non-technical description of its most recent IRP.

C. The purposes of the public participation process are for the utility to provide information to, and receive and consider input from, the public regarding the development of its IRP. Topics to be discussed as part of the public participation process include, but are not limited to, the utility's load forecast; evaluation of existing supply- and demand-side resources; the assessment of need for additional resources; identification of resource options; modeling and risk assumptions and the cost and general attributes of potential additional resources; and development of the most cost-effective portfolio of resources for the utility's IRP.

D. In its initial IRP advisory process, the utility and participants shall explore a procedure to coordinate the IRP process with energy efficiency and load management program proposals. Any proposed procedure shall be designed to conserve commission, participant and utility resources and shall indicate what, if any, variances may be needed to effectuate the proposed procedure.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.4.12

17.7.4.12 NMAC - N, 4-16-07