News Release

April 21, 2008

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PNM Joins the Farmington Fire Department
For Fire Prevention Week

Farmington: PNM San Juan Generating Station’s emergency response team, employee volunteers and the Farmington Fire Department will host Fire Prevention Week at the Farmington Civic Center on Tuesday, April 22 through Thursday, April 24.

More than 7,000 San Juan County children are expected to attend an entertaining but educational presentation covering fire prevention and creating a family escape plan to get quickly and safely out of a burning house.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, fire kills 3,200 and injures more than 16,000 people each year in the U.S. Direct property losses due to fire reach almost $11 billion a year. Most of these deaths and losses can be prevented.

PNM’s emergency response team is trained in fire rescue and its employees support New Mexico communities through volunteerism and corporate giving throughout the year.

What: PNM San Juan Generating Station emergency response team,
community crew, and the Farmington Fire Department present fire safety information and summer safety for young people

When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, April 22-24, 2008, 8:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 12:30 p.m.

Where: Farmington Civic Center, 200 West Arrington (Just one block off main street in Farmington)

The PNM contact for the event will be Lisa Martin, Cell: (505) 330-9565.

PNM is a subsidiary of PNM Resources, an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M. PNM provides electric utility service to more than 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.