Deposits; interest.

Interest on deposits shall be set annually at a rate equal to the federal five-year treasury note rate as reported on the first day of the calendar year by the federal reserve board of governors and shall be paid on any deposit required of a consumer by any public utility as defined in Section 62-3-3 NMSA 1978 or by any telephone company as defined in Section 63-9-2 NMSA 1978 or by any waterworks organized under Chapter 62, Article 2 NMSA 1978.