N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.531.7 - DEFINITIONS

As used in this rule, unless otherwise specified:

A. Commission or NMPUC means the New Mexico Public Utility Commission or its successor agency.

B. Commission Staff means persons, other than Hearing Examiners, Commission Technical Advisors and Commission Counsel, employed by the Commission.

C. Customer charge means the charge which is usually characterized as a customer or monthly service charge, does not vary with the level of usage, and generally includes such costs as administrative, billing, and metering costs.

D. Distribution means the delivery of electric power from the transmission system through distribution lines to the meter of the retail customer.

E. Functions means the various activities involved in providing electric service, including generation, transmission and distribution. For purposes of this rule, attributing portions of rates to different functions means separately identifying and disclosing that portion of the utilitys rates which reasonably reflect the costs attributable to each of the three functions, not including the customer charge. (Note: The definition of "functionalization" provided in NMPUC Rule 530 on minimum data filing requirements shall provide guidance in this identification; "functionalization" in that rule refers to the costs of providing the utility service separated by the major function or purpose which the plant or expense performs in rendering the utility service, for example, production, transmission, distribution, etc.)

F. Generation means the production or acquisition of energy supply.

G. Transmission means the activities involved in the transmission of electric power from the source or producer of power to the distribution system.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.531.7

6-30-98; Recompiled 12/31/01