Residential tariff · NM

R (Residential Service) - Rate 1

Southwestern Public Service Co · Seasonal · filed 2026

$0.1150per kWh, all in
$1,380a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$11.20fixed, before any usage
$0.1359utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$11.20 per month
StructureSeasonal
Filed2026-01-01

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.09368 0.00383 0.09752

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.11242 0.00383 0.11626

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $756.98 $0.1262
1000 $1,379.56 $0.1150
2000 $2,624.73 $0.1094

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises.

Southwestern Public Service Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. Residential Heating Service - Rate 39 comes to $1,197.72 a year against this one's $1,379.56 — a difference of $182. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

Rooftop solar on this tariff

A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save between $560 and $1,245 a year on this tariff, paying back in 17–38 years . No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.

no sell rate filed, but this utility reports residential net metering - the range spans no export credit to full retail netting. Compare across this state →

The utility's own description

To residential customers for electric service up to 15 kW capacity used for domestic purposes in private residences and separately metered individual apartments when all service is supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one kilowatt hour (kWh) meter, where facilities of adequate capacity and suitable voltage are adjacent to the premises to be served. The Alternate Time of Use Rider is not available to customers with customer owned generation.

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