PNM Initiatives

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PNM Economic Development services

• Active membership in Metro New Mexico Development Alliance and direct support of its Web site, NMSiteSearch.com.
• Detailed electricity and gas cost estimates based on projected usage.
• Site-specific power system designs to meet customer load and reliability requirements.
• Introduction to community business and political leaders and organizations that can assist in your project development.
• Assistance in addressing power-quality issues.
• Assistance qualifying for best available rates.
• Assistance with understanding, quantifying and accessing state and local financial incentives that will apply to your project.
• Assistance with regulatory compliance and environmental permitting.

  Metro New Mexico Development Alliance (nmsitesearch.com)

Electricity reliability

PNM was the top-rated utility for keeping power on, according to a survey of 36 utilities conducted by the Edison Electric Institute. PNM customers averaged just 64.87 minutes without electricity during all of 2001. The national average was 209.4 minutes.

Availability

• PNM has ample generation supply and capacity for its transmission and distribution network.
  
• In 2002, PNM completed construction of two new wholesale power plants — one in Lordsburg and one near Las Cruces.

Environment

• PNM received national awards for its environmental efforts at the San Juan Power Plant and forestry work statewide.
  
• San Juan is also in a partnership with an Arizona-based, American Indian-owned company to recycle its fly ash for its use in cement.
  
• PNM complies with all federal, state and local environmental laws and policies.

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