/tags/public-regulation-commission Public Regulation Commission en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:28:15 GMT /local-news/2024-06-11/rural-electric-co-op-says-nm-supreme-court-ruling-sets-dangerous-precedent The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday that nonprofit rural electric cooperatives do not have complete autonomy over their rates. The decision means state utility regulators can set the rates as they see fit. The co-op at the center of the lawsuit is calling the decision “dangerous,” and wants the state Legislature to step in. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:28:15 GMT /local-news/2024-06-11/rural-electric-co-op-says-nm-supreme-court-ruling-sets-dangerous-precedent Bryce Dix /local-news/2022-12-06/pnm-asks-to-raise-rates-while-supreme-court-weighs-order-to-lower-them PNM's request for a rate hike is entangled with a case sitting in the state Supreme Court over when and how PNM should lower customer bills after shutting down a coal-fired power station earlier this year. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:45:30 GMT /local-news/2022-12-06/pnm-asks-to-raise-rates-while-supreme-court-weighs-order-to-lower-them Nash Jones /local-news/2020-10-16/constitutional-amendment-1-should-n-m-utility-regulators-be-elected-or-appointed The structure of a commission charged primarily with regulating public utilities in New Mexico is on the ballot this fall as voters weigh Constitutional… Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:39:52 GMT /local-news/2020-10-16/constitutional-amendment-1-should-n-m-utility-regulators-be-elected-or-appointed Nash Jones /kunm-news-update/2020-02-21/your-nm-gov-ep-24-with-gene-grant The 2020 legislative session is over. Gene Grant, host of New Mexico In Focus, recaps the biggest moments and topics, like the red-flag law (which… Fri, 21 Feb 2020 07:25:00 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-21/your-nm-gov-ep-24-with-gene-grant Marisa Demarco /kunm-news-update/2020-02-07/your-nm-gov-ep-15-with-leah-cantor Leah Cantor from the Santa Fe Reporter joins the show to breakdown some of the energy bills that are circulating through the roundhouse. We talk… Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:47:37 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-07/your-nm-gov-ep-15-with-leah-cantor Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2018-04-23/meet-the-new-mexico-towns-where-less-connectivity-is-more Hillsboro and Kingston, tiny mountain towns on the edge of the Gila National Forest in Southern New Mexico, have a rare quality.It comes from the night… Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:37:44 GMT /local-news/2018-04-23/meet-the-new-mexico-towns-where-less-connectivity-is-more Heath Haussamen /local-news/2017-10-12/new-mexico-could-take-lead-on-clean-energy The Trump Administration announced this week that they’re going to pull the plug on the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era clean energy initiative. Local… Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:12:01 GMT /local-news/2017-10-12/new-mexico-could-take-lead-on-clean-energy /local-news/2017-03-24/amending-new-mexicos-convoluted-constitution State lawmakers proposed 32 changes to the New Mexico Constitution during this year’s 60-day legislative session. Only two passed – they’ll likely be… Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:12:37 GMT /local-news/2017-03-24/amending-new-mexicos-convoluted-constitution /local-news/2016-04-08/prc-to-bring-uber-taxi-companies-together-to-discuss-regs A new state law that governs ride-booking companies like Uber goes into effect next month. But before it becomes official, state regulators have to write… Fri, 08 Apr 2016 22:17:12 GMT /local-news/2016-04-08/prc-to-bring-uber-taxi-companies-together-to-discuss-regs /local-news/2016-02-10/uber-bill-gets-green-light-from-house Ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft exist in a legal grey area in New Mexico. But a bill that would make them official passed the House this… Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:15:41 GMT /local-news/2016-02-10/uber-bill-gets-green-light-from-house