UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT |
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE |
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | April 20, 2015 | |
(April 17, 2015) | ||
Commission | Name of Registrants, State of Incorporation, | I.R.S. Employer | ||
File Number | Address and Telephone Number | Identification No. | ||
001-32462 | PNM Resources, Inc. | 85-0468296 | ||
(A New Mexico Corporation) | ||||
414 Silver Ave. SW | ||||
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-3289 | ||||
(505) 241-2700 | ||||
001-06986 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 85-0019030 | ||
(A New Mexico Corporation) | ||||
414 Silver Ave. SW | ||||
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-3289 | ||||
(505) 241-2700 | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events
2014 Electric Rate Case
As previously reported, Public Service Company of New Mexico (“PNM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of PNM Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), made a filing with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (the “Commission”) in December 2014 applying for a general rate increase. On April 17, 2015, the Hearing Examiner in the case issued an Initial Recommended Decision to the Commission recommending that the Commission find PNM’s application incomplete and reject it on the grounds that it does not comply with the Future Test Year (“FTY”) Rule. This document is available at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/rates-and-filings.aspx. The Hearing Examiner cites procedural defects in the filing including a lack of fully functional electronic files and appropriate justification of certain costs in the FTY period. The Hearing Examiner recommends that PNM be granted the ability to keep the calendar year 2016 future test period and that PNM can reapply for a general rate increase by remedying the files and other supporting documents.
PNM does not agree with the Hearing Examiner’s Initial Recommended Decision and will be filing exceptions on April 30, 2015. Responses to exceptions will be due on May 8, 2015. Following the exceptions process, the General Counsel’s office of the Commission will develop an order for consideration by the Commission.
If the Commission were to approve the Hearing Examiner’s Initial Recommended Decision, the implementation for new rates at PNM could be delayed to mid-2016.
Commission Case Regarding Revised State Implementation Plan for the San Juan Generating Station
Additionally, exceptions to the Hearing Examiners recommended decision on the stipulation related to the Revised State Implementation Plan for the San Juan Generating Station are due to be filed with the Commission on April 20, 2015. The Company will make filed exceptions available on its website as they become available at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/rates-and-filings.aspx.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PNM RESOURCES, INC. | |
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO | |
(Registrants) | |
Date: April 20, 2015 | /s/ Joseph D. Tarry |
Joseph D. Tarry | |
Vice President and Corporate Controller | |
(Officer duly authorized to sign this report) | |