Public Service Co. v. New Mexico Public Service Commission

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that certification under Section 62-9-1 “regulates competition within the industry”
• noting existence of due process limitations on police power to regulate public utilities
• noting existence of due process limitations on police power to regulate public utilities
• “Certification regulates competition within the industry, thereby preventing overinvestment in high fixed costs and encouraging the achievement of economies of scale.”
• given its broad legislative mandate, the Commission properly considered factors beyond the statutory requirements
• “The factors [for determining the appropriateness of abandonment] chosen by the Commission reflect the complex regulatory balance that must be struck between the interests of New Mexico energy consumers and those of the utility.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).