Environmental Project

PRC defends discussions, decision to request the NM Supreme Court send utility merger case back commission
|
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission defended its past closed session discussions about a proposed utility merger and its decision to ask the state Supreme Court to send the case back to the commission during its Wednesday meeting. This came after nearly two dozen New Mexicans criticized the commission’s actions. A total of 25 people signed up for public comment during Wednesday’s PRC meeting, though not all of them spoke. The outrage started in March when the PRC joined the Public Service Company of New Mexico and Avangrid in filing a motion before the New Mexico Supreme Court asking the court to remand a merger application case to the commission. Merger opponents saw this as a “behind-closed-doors” decision that could have broad reaching consequences.