Such schedules filed by every public utility shall set forth the classification of users and the rates to be charged as to each classification; and every utility shall have the right to make reasonable classifications of its users.
History: Laws 1941, ch. 84, § 40; 1941 Comp., § 72-604; 1953 Comp., § 68-6-4.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Sections 62-8-1 to 62-8-9 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 6 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.
Refund to wholesale users held not discriminatory. — There was no de facto discrimination where electric company gave refund to wholesale users and did not give it to small consumers who did not have contracts with the power company. N.M. Elec. Serv. Co. v. N.M. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 1970-NMSC-097, 81 N.M. 683, 472 P.2d 648.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references.— 64 Am. Jur. 2d Public Utilities §§ 117 to 125.
Public utilities: validity of preferential rates for elderly or low-income persons, 29 A.L.R.4th 615.