A utility may file a request for a variance from the requirements of this rule or to amend its IRP filing to reflect substantially changed circumstances. Such application shall describe the situation which necessitates the variance; set out the effect of complying with this rule on the utility and its customers if the variance is not granted; identify the section(s) of this rule for which the variance is requested; describe the expected result that the request will have if granted; and state how the variance will aid in achieving the purposes of this rule. The commission may grant a request for a procedural variance through an order issued by the chairman, a commissioner or a designated hearing examiner. Other variances shall be presented to the commission as a body for determination.

HISTORY of 17.7.4 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the state records center and archives under:

Public Service Commission, NMPSC Rule 420, Energy Conservation Programs For Electric and Gas Utilities, filed 06-30-1988.

History of Repealed Material: NMPSC Rule 420, Energy Conservation Programs For Electric and Gas Utilities (filed 06-30-1988) repealed 4-16-07.

Other History:

Only that applicable portion of NMPSC Rule 420, Energy Conservation Programs For Electric and Gas Utilities (filed 06-30-1988) was renumbered, reformatted and replaced by 17.7.4 NMAC, Integrated Resource Plans for Gas Utilities, effective 4-16-07.

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