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Get filing alertsXcel Energy settles New Mexico rate case for $90M increase, 46% below original request
Filed June 23, 2026 · Period ending June 22, 2026 · ~1 min read
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SPS reached non-unanimous settlement for $90M annual revenue increase vs. $168M requested, with 9.5% ROE (down from 10.5%) and 54.70% equity ratio (down from 56%); NMPRC Staff opposes certain terms.
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NMPRC decision expected Q4 2026 with December implementation; company reaffirms 2026 EPS guidance of $4.04–$4.16, indicating settlement terms already reflected in outlook.
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Settlement based on $3.9B retail rate base and future test year ending Nov 2027; represents 7.7% total increase or 2.4% annual average since last rate case.
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Summary
Xcel Energy's New Mexico subsidiary SPS filed a comprehensive settlement agreement that would increase annual revenues by $90 million, substantially below the $168 million originally requested in November 2025. The settlement reflects a 9.5% return on equity versus the 10.5% sought and a lower equity ratio of 54.70% versus 56%.
While multiple parties signed the stipulation, NMPRC Staff opposes certain components, making this a non-unanimous agreement that will require a hearing in July 2026. The 46% reduction from the original request represents a meaningful regulatory compromise.
However, Xcel reaffirmed its full-year 2026 earnings guidance of $4.04–$4.16 per share, signaling management had already incorporated a lower settlement outcome into its financial projections. The NMPRC is expected to rule in Q4 2026, with new rates taking effect in December if approved. For a utility with $3.9 billion in New Mexico retail rate base, the settlement's impact on consolidated earnings appears manageable within existing guidance parameters.
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In November 2025, Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), a New Mexico corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., filed an electric rate case with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC). As updated in March 2026, SPS requested a revenue increase of $168 million. The request was based on a future test year period ending Nov. 30, 2027, a return on equity (ROE) of 10.5%, an equity ratio of 56% and retail rate base of $3.9 billion.
SPS originally requested a $168 million revenue increase based on a $3.9 billion retail rate base, 10.5% ROE, and 56% equity ratio. The settlement represents a 46% reduction from the original request ($90M vs. $168M), with lower ROE and equity ratio assumptions.
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