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April 26, 2007

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PNM Offers Free Tree Care Guidebook

Albuquerque: PNM offers a free tree care guidebook, called From Seed to Shade, loaded with tips on how to select, plant and maintain the right tree for homes in New Mexico. To download the guidebook, visit PNM.com/safety and click on the link for "Tree trimming and planting." A hard copy of the guidebook can also be ordered by calling PNM at (800) 687-7854.

PNM Vegetation Management employees routinely patrol power lines for encroaching branches or trees that pose a safety threat. Trees that are found to be to close to power lines are pruned at no additional cost to the property owner. PNM has been awarded Tree Line USA status for seven consecutive years by the National Arbor Day Foundation, an award given to utilities that follow practices that help promote abundant, healthy trees.

National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April, however many states have their own Arbor Day. New Mexico celebrates Arbor Day in March. For more information, visit the National Arbor Day Foundation website at arborday.org.

PNM is a subsidiary of PNM Resources, an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M. PNM provides electric utility service to 487,000 customers and natural gas service to 492,000 customers in New Mexico. The company also sells power on the wholesale market in the West. PNM Resources stock is traded primarily on the NYSE under the symbol PNM. For more information, see the company's Web site at PNM.com.