Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Revised Real Power Loss Factor for Public Service Company of New Mexico

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order (ER21-1583-000) approving Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) revised real power loss factor for 2021. On April 1, 2021, PNM filed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) to reflect the updated real power loss factor. According to PNM, the revised real power loss factor is 3.06%, which was accepted for filing effective June 1, 2020. The Commission's action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or rule affecting the rate or service provided by PNM.

Key Takeaways:

• The FERC approved PNM's revised real power loss factor of 3.06% for 2021.
• The revised real power loss factor was filed by PNM on April 1, 2021, as part of its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
• The revisions were accepted for filing effective June 1, 2020.
• No protests or adverse comments were filed in response to the notice of the revisions.
• The decision was issued by Steven T. Wellner, Director of the Division of Electric Power Regulation - West.

Statistics:

• Real power loss factor: 3.06%
• Date of FERC filing: April 1, 2021
• Effective date of revisions: June 1, 2020
• Number of protests or adverse comments filed: 0
• Number of unopposed timely motions to intervene: 1

Sources:

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Delegated Order ER21-1583-000, Issued May 20, 2021
• Public Service Company of New Mexico, FPA Electric Tariff, PNM Open Access Transmission Tariff, 15, Service Availability, 5.1.0