PNM RESOURCES INC - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
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(Mark
One)
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[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended September 30,
2008
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Commission
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Name
of Registrants, State of Incorporation,
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I.R.S.
Employer
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File
Number
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Address
and Telephone Number
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Identification
No.
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001-32462
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PNM
Resources, Inc.
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85-0468296
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(A
New Mexico Corporation)
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Alvarado
Square
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Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87158
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(505)
241-2700
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001-06986
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Public
Service Company of New Mexico
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85-0019030
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(A
New Mexico Corporation)
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Alvarado
Square
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Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87158
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(505)
241-2700
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002-97230
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Texas-New
Mexico Power Company
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75-0204070
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(A
Texas Corporation)
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4100
International Plaza
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P.O.
Box 2943
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Fort
Worth, Texas 76113
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(817)
731-0099
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Indicate
by check mark whether PNM Resources, Inc. (“PNMR”) and Public Service Company of
New Mexico (“PNM”) (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) have been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES ü NO
Indicate
by check mark whether Texas-New Mexico Power Company (“TNMP”) (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. YES
NO ü (NOTE: As
a voluntary filer, not subject to the filing requirements, TNMP filed all
reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months.)
Indicate
by check mark whether PNMR is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Large accelerated filer ü
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Indicate
by check mark whether each of PNM and TNMP is a large accelerated filer,
accelerated filer, or non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer ü
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Indicate
by check mark whether any of the registrants is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES
NO ü
As of
October 30, 2008, 86,474,236 shares of common stock, no par value per share, of
PNMR were outstanding.
The total
number of shares of common stock of PNM outstanding as of October 30, 2008 was
39,117,799 all held by PNMR (and none held by non-affiliates).
The total
number of shares of common stock of TNMP outstanding as of October 30, 2008 was
6,358 all held indirectly by PNMR (and none held by
non-affiliates).
PNM
AND TNMP MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (H) (1) (a) AND
(b) OF FORM 10-Q AND ARE THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE
FORMAT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION (H) (2).
This
combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by PNMR, PNM and TNMP. Information
contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such
registrant on its own behalf. Each registrant makes no representation as
to information relating to the other registrants. When this
Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by
PNMR, PNM or TNMP, as a registrant, the portions of this Form 10-Q that relate
to each other registrant are not incorporated by reference
therein.
2
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
Page No.
GLOSSARY
4
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(LOSS)
6
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
7
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS 9
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
11
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
12
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(LOSS)
13
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
14
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS 16
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S
EQUITY 18
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
19
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(LOSS)
20
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
21
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS 23
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S
EQUITY 25
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
26
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS 27
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
66
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET
RISK
86
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
95
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
96
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS 96
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
97
SIGNATURE
98
3
GLOSSARY
Definitions:
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Afton
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Afton
Generating Station
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AG
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New
Mexico Attorney General
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ALJ
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Administrative
Law Judge
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Altura
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Altura
Power L.P.
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APS
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Arizona
Public Service Company
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BART
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Best
Available Retrofit Technology
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Board
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Board
of Directors of PNMR
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BTU
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British
Thermal Unit
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CAIR
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EPA’s
Clean Air Interstate Rule
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Cal
PX
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California
Power Exchange
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Cal
ISO
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California
Independent System Operator
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Cascade
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Cascade
Investment, L.L.C.
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Continental
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Continental
Energy Systems, LLC
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CRHC
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Cap
Rock Holding Corporation, a subsidiary of Continental
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CTC
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Competition
Transition Charge
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Decatherm
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Million
BTUs
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Delta
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Delta-Person
Limited Partnership
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EaR
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Earnings
at Risk
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ECJV
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ECJV
Holdings, LLC
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EEI
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Edison
Electric Institute
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EIP
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Eastern
Interconnection Project
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EITF
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Emerging
Issues Task Force
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EnergyCo
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EnergyCo,
LLC, a limited liability corporation, owned 50% by each of PNMR and
ECJV
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EPA
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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
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EPE
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El
Paso Electric
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ERCOT
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Electric
Reliability Council of Texas
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ESPP
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Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
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FASB
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Financial
Accounting Standards Board
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FERC
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Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
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FIN
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FASB
Interpretation Number
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FIP
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Federal
Implementation Plan
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FSP
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FASB
Staff Position
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First
Choice
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First
Choice Power, L. P. and Subsidiaries
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Four
Corners
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Four
Corners Power Plant
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FPPAC
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Fuel
and Purchased Power Adjustment Clause
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GAAP
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Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of
America
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GWh
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Gigawatt
hours
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IBEW
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International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 611
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ISO
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Independent
System Operator
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LBB
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Lehman
Brothers Bank, FSB, a subsidiary of LBH
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LBCS
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Lehman
Brothers Commodity Services, a subsidiary of LBH
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LBH
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Lehman
Brothers Holdings Inc.
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LIBOR
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London
Interbank Offered Rate
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Lordsburg
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Lordsburg
Generating Station
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Luna
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Luna
Energy Facility
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MD&A
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Moody’s
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Moody’s
Investor Services, Inc.
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MW
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Megawatt
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Navajo
Acts
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Navajo
Nation Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act, the Navajo Nation Safe
Drinking Water Act, and the Navajo Nation Pesticide Act
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NDT
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Nuclear
Decommissioning Trusts for PVNGS
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Ninth
Circuit
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United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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NMGC
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New
Mexico Gas Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Continental
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NMED
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New
Mexico Environment Department
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NMPRC
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New
Mexico Public Regulation Commission
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NOPR
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Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
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NOX
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Nitrogen
Oxides
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NOI
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Notice
of Inquiry
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NRC
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United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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NSPS
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New
Source Performance Standards
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NSR
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New
Source Review
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OATT
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Open
Access Transmission Tariff
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4
O&M
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Operations
and Maintenance
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PGAC
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Purchased
Gas Adjustment Clause
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PG&E
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Pacific
Gas and Electric Co.
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PNM
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Public
Service Company of New Mexico and Subsidiaries
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PNM
Facility
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PNM’s
$400 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
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PNMR
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PNM
Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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PNMR
Facility
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PNMR’s
$600 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
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PPA
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Power
Purchase Agreement
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PRP
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Potential
Responsible Party
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PSD
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Prevention
of Significant Deterioration
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PUCT
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Public
Utility Commission of Texas
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PVNGS
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Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station
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Pyramid
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Tri-State
Pyramid Unit 4
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REC
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Renewable
Energy Certificates
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REP
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Retail
Electricity Provider
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Reimbursement
Agreement
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PNM’s
$100 Million Letter of Credit Facility
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RMC
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Risk
Management Committee
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SCE
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Southern
Cal Edison Company
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SDG&E
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San
Diego Gas and Electric Company
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SEC
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United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
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SFAS
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FASB
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
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SJCC
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San
Juan Coal Company
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SJGS
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San
Juan Generating Station
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SOAH
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State
Office of Administrative Hearings
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SO2
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Sulfur
Dioxide
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SPS
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Southwestern
Public Service Company
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SRP
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Salt
River Project
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S&P
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Standard
and Poors Ratings Services
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TECA
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Texas
Electric Choice Act
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Term Loan
Agreement
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PNM’s
$300 Million Unsecured Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
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TNMP
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Texas-New
Mexico Power Company and Subsidiaries
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TNMP
Bridge Facility
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TNMP’s
$100 Million Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement
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TNMP
Facility
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TNMP’s
$200 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
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TNP
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TNP
Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Tri-State
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Tri-State
Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
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Twin
Oaks
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Assets
of Twin Oaks Power, L.P. and Twin Oaks Power III, L.P.
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Valencia
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Valencia
Energy Facility
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VaR
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Value
at Risk
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Accounting Pronouncements (as amended and
interpreted):
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EITF
02-3
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EITF
Issue No. 02-3 “Issues
Involved in Accounting for Derivative Contracts Held for Trading Purposes
and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management
Activities”
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FIN
46R
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FIN
46R “Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities an Interpretation of ARB No.
51”
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FSP
FAS 157-3
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FASB
Staff Position No. FAS 157-3 “Determining the Fair Value
of a Financial Asset when the Market for that Asset is not
Active”
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FSP
FIN 39-1
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FASB
Staff Position No. FIN 39-1 – “Amendment of FASB
Interpretation No. 39”
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SFAS
5
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SFAS
No. 5 “Accounting for
Contingencies”
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SFAS
57
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SFAS
No. 57 “Related Party
Disclosures”
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SFAS
112
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SFAS
No. 112 “Employers’
Accounting for Postemployment Benefits – an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 5 and 43”
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SFAS
115
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SFAS
No. 115 “Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities”
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SFAS
128
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SFAS
No. 128 “Earnings per
Share”
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SFAS
133
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SFAS
No. 133 “Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”
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SFAS
141
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SFAS
No. 141 “Business
Combinations”
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SFAS
142
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SFAS
No. 142 “Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets”
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SFAS
144
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SFAS
No. 144 “Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”
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SFAS
157
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SFAS
No. 157 “Fair Value
Measurements”
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SFAS
159
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SFAS
No. 159 “The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”
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SFAS
161
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SFAS
No. 161 “Disclosure
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an Amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133”
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SFAS
162
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SFAS
No. 162 “The Hierarchy
of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”
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5
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(In thousands, except per share
amounts)
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Operating
Revenues:
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Electric
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$ | 607,023 | $ | 569,575 | $ | 1,551,668 | $ | 1,511,814 | ||||||||
Other
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53 | 334 | 221 | 708 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
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607,076 | 569,909 | 1,551,889 | 1,512,522 | ||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
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Cost
of energy
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393,623 | 375,006 | 1,026,702 | 903,283 | ||||||||||||
Administrative
and general
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60,999 | 56,507 | 167,753 | 165,434 | ||||||||||||
Energy
production costs
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46,471 | 57,223 | 143,231 | 156,279 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill and other intangible assets
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7,906 | - | 144,085 | - | ||||||||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
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- | - | 30,248 | - | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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36,752 | 31,441 | 105,438 | 100,504 | ||||||||||||
Transmission
and distribution costs
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14,981 | 14,347 | 43,467 | 43,955 | ||||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
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12,680 | 12,153 | 39,032 | 45,484 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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573,412 | 546,677 | 1,699,956 | 1,414,939 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
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33,664 | 23,232 | (148,067 | ) | 97,583 | |||||||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
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Interest
income
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7,248 | 10,144 | 17,190 | 27,519 | ||||||||||||
Gains
(losses) on investments held by NDT
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(5,697 | ) | 3,897 | (10,079 | ) | 6,898 | ||||||||||
Other
income
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2,834 | 1,574 | 4,950 | 5,294 | ||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings (loss) of EnergyCo
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(1,485 | ) | 10,556 | (29,091 | ) | 12,166 | ||||||||||
Minority
interest in earnings of Valencia
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(3,451 | ) | - | (4,452 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Other
deductions
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(1,785 | ) | (2,037 | ) | (8,866 | ) | (8,517 | ) | ||||||||
Net
other income and deductions
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(2,336 | ) | 24,134 | (30,348 | ) | 43,360 | ||||||||||
Interest
Charges:
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Interest
on long-term debt
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29,518 | 21,298 | 72,622 | 58,197 | ||||||||||||
Other
interest charges
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9,634 | 10,088 | 26,384 | 35,084 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest charges
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39,152 | 31,386 | 99,006 | 93,281 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) before Income Taxes
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(7,824 | ) | 15,980 | (277,421 | ) | 47,662 | ||||||||||
Income
Taxes (Benefit)
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(3,109 | ) | 4,212 | (55,587 | ) | (1,340 | ) | |||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividend Requirements of Subsidiary
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132 | 132 | 396 | 396 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
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(4,847 | ) | 11,636 | (222,230 | ) | 48,606 | ||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of Income
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Taxes
(Benefit) of $820, $(2,139), $16,299 and $6,337
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(638 | ) | (3,264 | ) | 24,622 | 9,671 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
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$ | (5,485 | ) | $ | 8,372 | $ | (197,608 | ) | $ | 58,277 | ||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
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Basic
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$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.15 | $ | (2.72 | ) | $ | 0.63 | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.15 | $ | (2.72 | ) | $ | 0.62 | ||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
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Basic
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$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | (2.42 | ) | $ | 0.76 | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | (2.42 | ) | $ | 0.75 | ||||||
Dividends
Declared per Common Share
|
$ | 0.125 | $ | 0.230 | $ | 0.480 | $ | 0.690 |
The accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of
these financial statements.
6
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited)
September
30,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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(In
thousands)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 267,116 | $ | 17,763 | ||||
Special
deposits
|
3,275 | 1,717 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $11,671 and
$6,021
|
172,700 | 134,325 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues
|
79,527 | 74,896 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
61,488 | 90,002 | ||||||
Materials,
supplies, and fuel stock
|
45,822 | 41,312 | ||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
1,932 | 157 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
84,406 | 49,257 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable
|
46,803 | 39,189 | ||||||
Current
assets of discontinued operations
|
73,454 | 120,061 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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82,566 | 37,198 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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919,089 | 605,877 | ||||||
Other
Property and Investments:
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Investment
in PVNGS lessor notes
|
169,071 | 192,226 | ||||||
Equity
investment in EnergyCo
|
227,740 | 248,094 | ||||||
Investments
held by NDT
|
120,424 | 139,642 | ||||||
Other
investments
|
35,972 | 47,749 | ||||||
Non-utility
property, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,228 and
$1,570
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9,490 | 6,968 | ||||||
Total
other property and investments
|
562,697 | 634,679 | ||||||
Utility
Plant:
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Electric
plant in service
|
4,246,815 | 3,920,071 | ||||||
Common
plant in service and plant held for future use
|
146,182 | 128,119 | ||||||
4,392,997 | 4,048,190 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
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1,523,871 | 1,464,625 | ||||||
2,869,126 | 2,583,565 | |||||||
Construction
work in progress
|
202,200 | 299,574 | ||||||
Nuclear
fuel, net of accumulated amortization of $18,669 and
$15,395
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61,068 | 52,246 | ||||||
Net
utility plant
|
3,132,394 | 2,935,385 | ||||||
Deferred
Charges and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
435,722 | 481,872 | ||||||
Pension
asset
|
24,059 | 17,778 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
360,607 | 495,664 | ||||||
Other
intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,344 and
$3,362
|
65,882 | 75,892 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
23,331 | 45,694 | ||||||
Non-current
assets of discontinued operations
|
552,510 | 526,539 | ||||||
Other
deferred charges
|
89,363 | 52,756 | ||||||
Total
deferred charges and other assets
|
1,551,474 | 1,696,195 | ||||||
$ | 6,165,654 | $ | 5,872,136 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
7
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands, except share information)
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ | 778,667 | $ | 665,900 | ||||
Current
installments of long-term debt
|
205,561 | 449,219 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
210,540 | 148,955 | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
67,489 | 57,766 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
88,174 | 53,832 | ||||||
Current
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
45,982 | 96,003 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
127,053 | 112,394 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,523,466 | 1,584,069 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
1,481,011 | 1,231,859 | ||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
592,893 | 600,187 | ||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
24,582 | 26,825 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
339,468 | 332,372 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
62,218 | 66,466 | ||||||
Accrued
pension liability and postretirement benefit cost
|
56,561 | 60,022 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
6,609 | 55,206 | ||||||
Minority
interest in Valencia
|
95,949 | - | ||||||
Non-current
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
90,077 | 89,848 | ||||||
Other
deferred credits
|
156,479 | 121,342 | ||||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
1,424,836 | 1,352,268 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
4,429,313 | 4,168,196 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (See Note 9)
|
||||||||
Cumulative
Preferred Stock of Subsidiary
|
||||||||
without
mandatory redemption requirements ($100 stated value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized:
|
||||||||
issued
and outstanding 115,293 shares)
|
11,529 | 11,529 | ||||||
Common
Stockholders’ Equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock outstanding (no par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized:
issued
|
||||||||
and
outstanding 86,454,111 and 76,814,491 shares)
|
1,287,555 | 1,042,974 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
|
25,514 | 11,208 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
411,743 | 638,229 | ||||||
Total
common stockholders’ equity
|
1,724,812 | 1,692,411 | ||||||
$ | 6,165,654 | $ | 5,872,136 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
8
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (197,608 | ) | $ | 58,277 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows from operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
116,797 | 141,220 | ||||||
Amortization
of prepayments on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
(10,313 | ) | - | |||||
Deferred
income tax expense (benefit)
|
(26,056 | ) | 4,769 | |||||
Equity
in net (earnings) loss of EnergyCo
|
29,091 | (12,166 | ) | |||||
Minority
interest in earnings of Valencia
|
4,452 | - | ||||||
Net
unrealized losses on derivatives
|
14,222 | 15,618 | ||||||
Realized
(gains) losses on investments held by NDT
|
10,079 | (6,898 | ) | |||||
Realized
loss on Altura contribution
|
- | 3,637 | ||||||
Impairment
of goodwill and other intangible assets
|
144,085 | 3,380 | ||||||
Impairment
loss on utility plant
|
- | 19,500 | ||||||
Amortization
of fair value of acquired Twin Oaks sales contract
|
- | (35,073 | ) | |||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
2,810 | 6,115 | ||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
|
30,248 | - | ||||||
Other,
net
|
1,168 | (4,991 | ) | |||||
Changes
in certain assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues
|
1,695 | 1,528 | ||||||
Materials,
supplies, fuel stock, and natural gas stored
|
(9,486 | ) | (3,972 | ) | ||||
Other
current assets
|
(31,300 | ) | 19,129 | |||||
Other
assets
|
(29,440 | ) | (821 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
|
1,624 | (40,340 | ) | |||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
2,016 | (8,520 | ) | |||||
Other
current liabilities
|
10,750 | (8,331 | ) | |||||
Other
liabilities
|
(783 | ) | (25,085 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
|
64,051 | 126,976 | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
(235,672 | ) | (336,597 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of investments held by NDT
|
105,055 | 99,525 | ||||||
Purchases
of investments held by NDT
|
(106,437 | ) | (104,455 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of utility plant
|
1,390 | 25,041 | ||||||
Return
of principal on PVNGS lessor notes
|
22,164 | 24,296 | ||||||
Change
in restricted special deposits
|
6,581 | (10,203 | ) | |||||
Investments
in EnergyCo
|
- | (45,040 | ) | |||||
Distributions
from EnergyCo
|
- | 362,275 | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(2,985 | ) | 4,443 | |||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
(209,904 | ) | 19,285 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
9
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
|||||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net
|
112,767 | (115,661 | ) | ||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
452,750 | 20,000 | |||||||
Redemption
of long-term debt
|
(448,935 | ) | (100,500 | ) | |||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
250,231 | 3,309 | |||||||
Proceeds
from stock option exercise
|
86 | 10,935 | |||||||
Purchase
of common stock to satisfy stock awards
|
(1,355 | ) | (18,078 | ) | |||||
Excess
tax benefits (tax shortfall) from stock-based payment
arrangements
|
(618 | ) | 9 | ||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(46,558 | ) | (52,545 | ) | |||||
Payments
received on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
80,858 | - | |||||||
Other,
net
|
(4,022 | ) | (410 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
395,204 | (252,941 | ) | ||||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
249,351 | (106,680 | ) | ||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
17,791 | 123,419 | |||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 267,142 | $ | 16,739 | |||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
|||||||||
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest
|
$ | 91,715 | $ | 90,799 | |||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$ | (1,702 | ) | $ | 2,904 | ||||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
|
|||||||||
As
of June 1, 2007, PNMR contributed its ownership of Altura to EnergyCo at a
fair value of $549.6 million after an adjustment for working capital
changes. In conjunction with the contribution, PNMR removed Altura’s
assets and liabilities from its balance sheet as
follows:
|
|||||||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 22,529 | |||||||
Utility
plant, net
|
575,906 | ||||||||
Deferred
charges
|
46,018 | ||||||||
Total
assets contributed
|
644,453 | ||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
63,268 | ||||||||
Deferred
credits and other liabilities
|
38,095 | ||||||||
Total
liabilities contributed
|
101,363 | ||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
(12,651 | ) | |||||||
Total
liabilities and OCI contributed
|
88,712 | ||||||||
Net
contribution to EnergyCo
|
$ | 555,741 | |||||||
Utility
plant purchased in 2007 through assumption of long-term debt that offsets
a portion of investment in PVNGS lessor notes and is eliminated in
consolidation.
|
|||||||||
$ | 41,152 | ||||||||
Activities
related to the consolidation of Valencia (see Note 16):
|
Initial
consolidation at May 30, 2008:
|
|||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
$ 87,310
|
||||||||
Increase
in short-term borrowings
|
$ 82,468
|
||||||||
Minority
interest transactions as of July 10, 2008:
|
|||||||||
Reduction
in short-term borrowings
|
$ 88,059
|
||||||||
Increase
in minority interest in Valencia
|
$ 90,148
|
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
10
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Other
|
Total
Common
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Aggregate
|
Comprehensive
|
Retained
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
76,814,491 | $ | 1,042,974 | $ | 11,208 | $ | 638,229 | $ | 1,692,411 | |||||||||||
Adoption
of SFAS 157
|
- | - | - | 10,422 | 10,422 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
- | (1,241 | ) | - | - | (1,241 | ) | |||||||||||||
Tax
shortfall from stock-based compensation arrangements
|
- | (618 | ) | - | - | (618 | ) | |||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
- | 2,810 | - | - | 2,810 | |||||||||||||||
Sale
of common stock
|
9,568,786 | 242,856 | - | - | 242,856 | |||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued to ESPP
|
70,834 | 774 | - | - | 774 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
- | - | - | (197,608 | ) | (197,608 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income
|
- | - | 14,306 | - | 14,306 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
declared on common stock
|
- | - | - | (39,300 | ) | (39,300 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2008
|
86,454,111 | $ | 1,287,555 | $ | 25,514 | $ | 411,743 | $ | 1,724,812 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
11
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (5,485 | ) | $ | 8,372 | $ | (197,608 | ) | $ | 58,277 | ||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investment Securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) arising during
|
||||||||||||||||
the
period, net of income tax (expense) benefit
|
||||||||||||||||
of
$1,196, $(1,549), $1,608, and $(4,070)
|
(1,825 | ) | 2,364 | (2,454 | ) | 6,210 | ||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) included in
|
||||||||||||||||
net
earnings (loss), net of income tax expense
|
||||||||||||||||
of
$1,051, $2,401, $2,777, and $2,493
|
(1,603 | ) | (3,664 | ) | (4,237 | ) | (3,804 | ) | ||||||||
Fair
Value Adjustment for Designated Cash Flow Hedges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Change
in fair market value, net of income tax (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||
benefit
of $(34,281), $(4,887), $(13,423), and $6,079
|
51,583 | 7,414 | 21,153 | (9,333 | ) | |||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) losses included in
|
||||||||||||||||
net
earnings (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)
|
||||||||||||||||
of
$(1,986) $482, $(583), and $(653)
|
1,946 | (638 | ) | (156 | ) | 1,093 | ||||||||||
Total
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
50,101 | 5,476 | 14,306 | (5,834 | ) | |||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
$ | 44,616 | $ | 13,848 | $ | (183,302 | ) | $ | 52,443 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
12
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Electric
Operating Revenues
|
$ | 356,397 | $ | 360,455 | $ | 995,119 | $ | 901,137 | ||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
194,478 | 229,248 | 577,762 | 517,767 | ||||||||||||
Administrative
and general
|
27,900 | 34,138 | 86,134 | 94,767 | ||||||||||||
Energy
production costs
|
48,808 | 59,558 | 150,365 | 142,693 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
- | - | 51,143 | - | ||||||||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
|
- | - | 30,248 | - | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
21,666 | 20,731 | 63,532 | 62,215 | ||||||||||||
Transmission
and distribution costs
|
9,743 | 9,877 | 28,247 | 29,609 | ||||||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
6,417 | 6,602 | 20,522 | 21,016 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
309,012 | 360,154 | 1,007,953 | 868,067 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
47,385 | 301 | (12,834 | ) | 33,070 | |||||||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
7,227 | 10,477 | 18,197 | 25,375 | ||||||||||||
Gains
(losses) on investments held by NDT
|
(5,697 | ) | 3,897 | (10,079 | ) | 6,898 | ||||||||||
Other
income
|
912 | 1,081 | 2,068 | 3,101 | ||||||||||||
Minority
interest in earnings of Valencia
|
(3,451 | ) | - | (4,452 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Other
deductions
|
(587 | ) | (852 | ) | (4,018 | ) | (3,331 | ) | ||||||||
Net other income and deductions
|
(1,596 | ) | 14,603 | 1,716 | 32,043 | |||||||||||
Interest
Charges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
17,628 | 9,536 | 42,924 | 28,084 | ||||||||||||
Other
interest charges
|
2,687 | 3,485 | 9,117 | 10,824 | ||||||||||||
Total interest charges
|
20,315 | 13,021 | 52,041 | 38,908 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) before Income Taxes
|
25,474 | 1,883 | (63,159 | ) | 26,205 | |||||||||||
Income
Taxes (Benefit)
|
9,540 | 377 | (5,108 | ) | 9,565 | |||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
15,934 | 1,506 | (58,051 | ) | 16,640 | |||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of Income
|
||||||||||||||||
Taxes
(Benefit) of $820, $(2,139), $16,299 and $6,337
|
(638 | ) | (3,264 | ) | 24,622 | 9,671 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
15,296 | (1,758 | ) | (33,429 | ) | 26,311 | ||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends Requirements
|
132 | 132 | 396 | 396 | ||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) Available for Common Stock
|
$ | 15,164 | $ | (1,890 | ) | $ | (33,825 | ) | $ | 25,915 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
13
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 96,208 | $ | 4,303 | ||||
Special
deposits
|
3,225 | 1,397 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $1,368 and
$729
|
87,211 | 78,094 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues
|
35,316 | 32,039 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
54,585 | 79,842 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts receivable
|
70 | 271 | ||||||
Materials,
supplies, and fuel stock
|
44,280 | 39,771 | ||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
1,932 | 157 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
26,329 | 14,859 | ||||||
Current
assets of discontinued operations
|
73,454 | 120,061 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
49,799 | 28,926 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
472,409 | 399,720 | ||||||
Other
Property and Investments:
|
||||||||
Investment
in PVNGS lessor notes
|
201,053 | 231,582 | ||||||
Investments
held by NDT
|
120,424 | 139,642 | ||||||
Other
investments
|
12,054 | 20,733 | ||||||
Non-utility
property
|
976 | 976 | ||||||
Total other property and investments
|
334,507 | 392,933 | ||||||
Utility
Plant:
|
||||||||
Electric
plant in service
|
3,362,285 | 3,055,953 | ||||||
Common
plant in service and plant held for future use
|
17,400 | 18,237 | ||||||
3,379,685 | 3,074,190 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
1,189,800 | 1,157,775 | ||||||
2,189,885 | 1,916,415 | |||||||
Construction
work in progress
|
164,139 | 259,386 | ||||||
Nuclear
fuel, net of accumulated amortization of $18,669 and
$15,395
|
61,068 | 52,246 | ||||||
Net utility plant
|
2,415,092 | 2,228,047 | ||||||
Deferred
Charges and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
310,989 | 348,719 | ||||||
Pension
asset
|
7,236 | 2,859 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
15,943 | 37,359 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
51,632 | 102,775 | ||||||
Non-current
assets of discontinued operations
|
552,510 | 526,539 | ||||||
Other
deferred charges
|
71,250 | 64,449 | ||||||
Total deferred charges and other assets
|
1,009,560 | 1,082,700 | ||||||
$ | 4,231,568 | $ | 4,103,400 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
14
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands, except share information)
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ | 340,000 | $ | 321,000 | ||||
Current
installments of long-term debt
|
36,000 | 299,969 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
112,932 | 72,864 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts payable
|
13,606 | 19,948 | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
56,760 | 26,385 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
13,794 | 17,896 | ||||||
Current
liability of discontinued operations
|
45,982 | 96,003 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
71,392 | 59,468 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
|
690,466 | 913,533 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
1,019,713 | 705,701 | ||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
421,311 | 409,430 | ||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
24,534 | 26,634 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
291,067 | 285,782 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
61,437 | 65,725 | ||||||
Accrued
pension liability and postretirement benefit cost
|
52,796 | 56,101 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
15 | 47,597 | ||||||
Minority
interest in Valencia
|
95,949 | - | ||||||
Non-current
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
90,077 | 89,848 | ||||||
Other
deferred credits
|
131,129 | 98,295 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and liabilities
|
1,168,315 | 1,079,412 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
2,878,494 | 2,698,646 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (See Note 9)
|
||||||||
Cumulative
Preferred Stock
|
||||||||
without
mandatory redemption requirements ($100 stated value, 10,000,000
authorized:
|
||||||||
issued
and outstanding 115,293 shares)
|
11,529 | 11,529 | ||||||
Common
Stockholder’s Equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock outstanding (no par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized:
issued
|
||||||||
and
outstanding 39,117,799 shares)
|
932,523 | 932,523 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net of income tax
|
19,303 | 7,580 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
389,719 | 453,122 | ||||||
Total common stockholder’s equity
|
1,341,545 | 1,393,225 | ||||||
$ | 4,231,568 | $ | 4,103,400 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
15
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (33,429 | ) | $ | 26,311 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows from operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
75,803 | 100,224 | ||||||
Amortization
of prepayments on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
(10,313 | ) | - | |||||
Deferred
income tax expense
|
(4,732 | ) | (14,695 | ) | ||||
Minority
interest in earnings of Valencia
|
4,452 | - | ||||||
Net
unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives
|
5,955 | 14,943 | ||||||
Realized
(gains) losses on investments held by NDT
|
10,079 | (6,898 | ) | |||||
Impairment
of utility plant
|
- | 19,500 | ||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
|
30,248 | - | ||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
51,143 | - | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(1,445 | ) | (3,515 | ) | ||||
Changes
in certain assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues
|
37,318 | 58,893 | ||||||
Materials,
supplies, fuel stock, and natural gas stored
|
(9,486 | ) | (3,761 | ) | ||||
Other
current assets
|
(1,531 | ) | 26,241 | |||||
Other
assets
|
(1,783 | ) | (1,263 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
|
(18,401 | ) | (44,666 | ) | ||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
30,738 | 29,575 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
(15,536 | ) | (18,228 | ) | ||||
Other
liabilities
|
(2,238 | ) | (22,312 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
|
146,842 | 160,349 | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
(200,983 | ) | (260,250 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of NDT investments
|
105,055 | 99,525 | ||||||
Purchases
of NDT investments
|
(106,437 | ) | (104,455 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of utility plant
|
837 | 25,041 | ||||||
Return
of principal on PVNGS lessor notes
|
25,735 | 24,296 | ||||||
Change
in restricted special deposits
|
6,581 | (10,203 | ) | |||||
Other,
net
|
(284 | ) | 1,653 | |||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
(169,496 | ) | (224,393 | ) |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
16
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net
|
19,000 | 35,310 | ||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
350,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
Redemption
of long-term debt
|
(300,000 | ) | - | |||||
Payments
received on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
80,858 | - | ||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(40,396 | ) | (396 | ) | ||||
Other,
net
|
5,095 | (41 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
114,557 | 54,873 | ||||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
91,903 | (9,171 | ) | |||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
4,331 | 11,886 | ||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 96,234 | $ | 2,715 | ||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest
|
$ | 49,354 | $ | 49,839 | ||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$ | (1,855 | ) | $ | - | |||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||
As
of January 1, 2007, TNMP transferred its New Mexico operational assets and
liabilities to PNMR through a redemption of TNMP’s common stock. PNMR
contemporaneously contributed the TNMP New Mexico operational assets and
liabilities to PNM.
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 15,444 | ||||||
Other
property and investments
|
10 | |||||||
Utility
plant, net
|
96,468 | |||||||
Goodwill
|
102,775 | |||||||
Deferred
charges
|
1,377 | |||||||
Total
assets transferred from TNMP
|
216,074 | |||||||
Current
liabilities
|
17,313 | |||||||
Long-term
debt
|
1,065 | |||||||
Deferred
credits and other liabilities
|
30,673 | |||||||
Total
liabilities transferred from TNMP
|
49,051 | |||||||
Net
assets transferred – increase in common stockholder’s
equity
|
$ | 167,023 | ||||||
Activities
related to the consolidation of Valencia (see Note 16):
|
||||||||
Initial
consolidation at May 30, 2008:
|
||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
$ | 87,310 | ||||||
Increase
in short-term borrowings
|
$ | 82,468 | ||||||
Minority
interest transactions as of July 10, 2008:
|
||||||||
Reduction
in short-term borrowings
|
$ | 88,059 | ||||||
Increase
in minority interest in Valencia
|
$ | 90,148 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
17
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Other
|
Total
Common
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Aggregate
|
Comprehensive
|
Retained
|
Stockholder’s
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
39,117,799 | $ | 932,523 | $ | 7,580 | $ | 453,122 | $ | 1,393,225 | |||||||||||
Adoption
of SFAS 157
|
- | - | - | 10,422 | 10,422 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
- | - | - | (33,429 | ) | (33,429 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income
|
- | - | 11,723 | - | 11,723 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
- | - | - | (396 | ) | (396 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
- | - | - | (40,000 | ) | (40,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2008
|
39,117,799 | $ | 932,523 | $ | 19,303 | $ | 389,719 | $ | 1,341,545 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
18
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) Available for Common Stock
|
$ | 15,164 | $ | (1,890 | ) | $ | (33,825 | ) | $ | 25,915 | ||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investment Securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) arising during
|
||||||||||||||||
the
period, net of income tax (expense) benefit
|
||||||||||||||||
of
$1,196, $(1,549), $1,608 and $(4,070)
|
(1,825 | ) | 2,364 | (2,454 | ) | 6,210 | ||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) included in
|
||||||||||||||||
net
earnings (loss), net of income tax expense
|
||||||||||||||||
of $1,051,
$2,401, $2,777 and $2,493
|
(1,603 | ) | (3,664 | ) | (4,237 | ) | (3,804 | ) | ||||||||
Fair
Value Adjustment for Designated Cash Flow Hedges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Change
in fair market value, net of income tax (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||
benefit
of $(18,619), $(903), $(9,485) and $(1,886)
|
28,411 | 1,378 | 14,474 | 2,877 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) losses included in
|
||||||||||||||||
net
earnings (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)
|
||||||||||||||||
of $(2,956),
$826, $(2,582) and $(300)
|
4,511 | (1,261 | ) | 3,940 | 458 | |||||||||||
Total
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
29,494 | (1,183 | ) | 11,723 | 5,741 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
$ | 44,658 | $ | (3,073 | ) | $ | (22,102 | ) | $ | 31,656 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
19
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Electric
Operating Revenues
|
$ | 51,097 | $ | 52,680 | $ | 140,442 | $ | 137,144 | ||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
8,423 | 7,544 | 24,170 | 21,936 | ||||||||||||
Administrative
and general
|
7,000 | 6,024 | 20,643 | 22,288 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
- | - | 34,456 | - | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
9,901 | 7,082 | 27,037 | 21,123 | ||||||||||||
Transmission
and distribution costs
|
5,235 | 4,465 | 15,208 | 14,332 | ||||||||||||
Taxes,
other than income taxes
|
5,032 | 6,503 | 14,402 | 16,741 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
35,591 | 31,618 | 135,916 | 96,420 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
15,506 | 21,062 | 4,526 | 40,724 | ||||||||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
20 | 25 | 25 | 888 | ||||||||||||
Other
income
|
1,726 | 397 | 2,746 | 1,444 | ||||||||||||
Other
deductions
|
(18 | ) | (25 | ) | (46 | ) | (99 | ) | ||||||||
Net
other income and deductions
|
1,728 | 397 | 2,725 | 2,233 | ||||||||||||
Interest
Charges:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
2,623 | 4,890 | 9,832 | 17,475 | ||||||||||||
Other
interest charges
|
1,608 | 878 | 3,752 | 2,242 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
4,231 | 5,768 | 13,584 | 19,717 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) Before Income Taxes
|
13,003 | 15,691 | (6,333 | ) | 23,240 | |||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
4,910 | 5,463 | 10,597 | 7,840 | ||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | 8,093 | $ | 10,228 | $ | (16,930 | ) | $ | 15,400 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
20
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 9,017 | $ | 187 | ||||
Special
deposits
|
50 | 50 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $96 and
$0
|
12,803 | 8,789 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues
|
4,166 | 4,392 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
2,529 | 1,063 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts receivable
|
7,004 | 8,005 | ||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
1,541 | 1,425 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable
|
- | 881 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
1,275 | 501 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
38,385 | 25,293 | ||||||
Other
Property and Investments:
|
||||||||
Other
investments
|
554 | 554 | ||||||
Non-utility
property
|
2,111 | 2,111 | ||||||
Total
other property and investments
|
2,665 | 2,665 | ||||||
Utility
Plant:
|
||||||||
Electric
plant in service
|
801,767 | 781,355 | ||||||
Common
plant in service and plant held for future use
|
488 | 488 | ||||||
802,255 | 781,843 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
288,163 | 274,128 | ||||||
514,092 | 507,715 | |||||||
Construction
work in progress
|
30,740 | 22,493 | ||||||
Net
utility plant
|
544,832 | 530,208 | ||||||
Deferred
Charges and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
124,733 | 133,154 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
226,665 | 261,121 | ||||||
Pension
asset
|
16,822 | 14,919 | ||||||
Other
deferred charges
|
30,447 | 5,432 | ||||||
Total
deferred charges and other assets
|
398,667 | 414,626 | ||||||
$ | 984,549 | $ | 972,792 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
21
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands, except share information)
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ | 150,000 | $ | - | ||||
Short-term
debt – affiliate
|
- | 3,404 | ||||||
Current
installments of long-term debt
|
167,670 | 148,882 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
27,675 | 5,666 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts payable
|
3,755 | 3,456 | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
42,081 | 35,204 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
5,390 | 1,785 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
396,571 | 198,397 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
- | 167,609 | ||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
116,032 | 120,274 | ||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
48 | 191 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
48,401 | 46,590 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
697 | 662 | ||||||
Accrued
pension liability and postretirement benefit cost
|
3,766 | 3,922 | ||||||
Other
deferred credits
|
2,516 | 1,699 | ||||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
171,460 | 173,338 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
568,031 | 539,344 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (See Note 9)
|
||||||||
Common
Stockholder’s Equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock outstanding ($10 par value, 12,000,000 shares
authorized:
|
||||||||
issued
and outstanding 6,358 shares)
|
64 | 64 | ||||||
Paid-in-capital
|
427,320 | 427,320 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net of income tax
|
823 | 823 | ||||||
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
(11,689 | ) | 5,241 | |||||
Total
common stockholder’s equity
|
416,518 | 433,448 | ||||||
$ | 984,549 | $ | 972,792 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
22
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (16,930 | ) | $ | 15,400 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to
|
||||||||
net cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
29,866 | 23,768 | ||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
34,456 | - | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
|
(4,386 | ) | (3,253 | ) | ||||
Other, net
|
(1,941 | ) | (2,238 | ) | ||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues
|
(3,884 | ) | (11,932 | ) | ||||
Materials and supplies
|
(117 | ) | (283 | ) | ||||
Other current assets
|
(1,412 | ) | (191 | ) | ||||
Other
assets
|
(25,689 | ) | 588 | |||||
Accounts
payable
|
22,010 | (5,679 | ) | |||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
7,838 | 7,554 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
4,905 | (18,512 | ) | |||||
Other
liabilities
|
465 | (123 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
45,181 | 5,099 | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities -
|
||||||||
Utility plant additions
|
(33,073 | ) | (26,837 | ) |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
23
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
Flow From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
150,000 | - | ||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net – affiliate
|
(3,404 | ) | 18,500 | |||||
Redemption
of long-term debt
|
(148,935 | ) | (100,500 | ) | ||||
Equity
contribution by parent
|
- | 101,249 | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(939 | ) | 1 | |||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
(3,278 | ) | 19,250 | |||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
8,830 | (2,488 | ) | |||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
187 | 2,542 | ||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 9,017 | $ | 54 | ||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest
|
$ | 16,724 | $ | 19,693 | ||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$ | (858 | ) | $ | - | |||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||
As
of January 1, 2007, TNMP transferred its New Mexico operational assets and
liabilities to PNMR through a redemption of TNMP’s common stock. PNMR
contemporaneously contributed the TNMP New Mexico operational assets and
liabilities to PNM.
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 15,444 | ||||||
Other
property and investments
|
10 | |||||||
Utility
plant, net
|
96,468 | |||||||
Goodwill
|
102,775 | |||||||
Deferred
charges
|
1,377 | |||||||
Total
assets transferred to PNM
|
216,074 | |||||||
Current
liabilities
|
17,313 | |||||||
Long-term
debt
|
1,065 | |||||||
Deferred
credits and other liabilities
|
30,673 | |||||||
Total
liabilities transferred to PNM
|
49,051 | |||||||
Net
assets transferred – common stock redeemed
|
$ | 167,023 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Other
|
Common
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Aggregate
|
Paid-in
|
Comprehensive
|
Retained
|
Stockholder’s
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Capital
|
Income
|
Earnings
(Deficit)
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
6,358 | $ | 64 | $ | 427,320 | $ | 823 | $ | 5,241 | $ | 433,448 | |||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
- | - | - | - | (16,930 | ) | (16,930 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2008
|
6,358 | $ | 64 | $ | 427,320 | $ | 823 | $ | (11,689 | ) | $ | 416,518 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
$ | 8,093 | $ | 10,228 | $ | (16,930 | ) | $ | 15,400 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(1)
|
Significant
Accounting Policies and Responsibility for Financial
Statements
|
Financial
Statement Preparation
In the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements reflect all normal and recurring accruals and adjustments
that are necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position at
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the consolidated results of operations
and comprehensive income for the three months and nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007 and the consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007. The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could ultimately differ from those
estimated. The results of operations presented in the accompanying
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily representative
of operations for an entire year.
These
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, and certain
information and note disclosures normally included in the annual Consolidated
Financial Statements have been condensed or omitted, as permitted under the
applicable rules and regulations. Readers of these financial
statements should refer to PNMR’s, PNM’s and TNMP’s audited Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto that are included in their respective
2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of each of PNMR, PNM, and TNMP
include their accounts and those of subsidiaries in which that entity owns a
majority voting interest. PNMR’s primary subsidiaries are PNM, TNMP,
First Choice and, through May 31, 2007, Altura. PNM consolidates the
PVNGS Capital Trust and Valencia. See Note 16. PNMR shared
services’ administrative and general expenses, which represent costs that are
primarily driven by corporate level activities, are allocated to the business
units. Other significant intercompany transactions between PNMR, PNM,
and TNMP include transmission and distribution services, lease payments,
dividends paid on common stock, and interest paid by PVNGS Capital Trust to
PNM. All intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated. See Note 12.
Presentation
The Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include disclosures for PNMR,
PNM, and TNMP. For discussion purposes, this report will use the term
“Company” when discussing matters of common applicability to PNMR, PNM and
TNMP. Discussions regarding only PNMR, PNM or TNMP will be indicated
as such. Certain amounts in the 2007 Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the 2008
financial statement presentation.
Dividends
on Common Stock
Dividends
on PNMR’s common stock are declared by its Board. The timing of the
declaration of dividends is dependent on the timing of meetings and other
actions of the Board. This has historically resulted in dividends
considered to be attributable to the second quarter of each year being declared
through actions of the Board during the third quarter of the
year. The Board declared dividends on common stock considered to be
for the second quarter of $0.23 per share in July 2007 and $0.125 per share in
August 2008, which are reflected as being in the second quarter within
“Dividends Declared per Common Share” on the PNMR Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Earnings (Loss). The Board declared dividends on common
stock considered to be for the third quarter of $0.23 per share in September
2007 and $0.125 per share in September 2008, which are reflected as being in the
third quarter within “Dividends Declared per Common Share.” In
September 2008, PNM paid a dividend to PNMR amounting to $40.0
million.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(2)
|
Acquisitions
and Dispositions
|
PNM
Gas Sale; Termination of Cap Rock Acquisition
On
January 12, 2008, PNM reached a definitive agreement to sell its natural gas
operations, which comprise the PNM Gas segment, to NMGC, a subsidiary of
Continental, for $620 million in cash. In a separate transaction conditioned
upon the sale of the natural gas operations, PNMR proposed to acquire CRHC,
Continental’s regulated Texas electric transmission and distribution business,
for $202.5 million in cash. On July 22, 2008, PNMR and Continental
agreed to terminate the agreement for the acquisition of CRHC. The
termination agreement provides that Continental will pay PNMR $15.0 million, but
only upon the closing of the PNM Gas transaction. PNMR expects to use
the proceeds from the sale of PNM Gas to retire debt, fund future electric
capital expenditures and for other corporate purposes.
The
agreement for the sale of PNM Gas contains a number of customary representations
and warranties and indemnification provisions as well as closing conditions,
including regulatory and third party approvals. The parties may
terminate the agreement under certain circumstances and may be obligated to pay
a termination fee in connection therewith. The sale of the natural
gas operations is subject to, among other conditions, receiving approval from
the NMPRC. On June 13, 2008, PNMR received notice of early
termination of the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust
rules. Notification of early termination is considered antitrust
clearance of the transaction. The Company filed testimony with the
NMPRC in March 2008 for approvals required for the sale of its gas utility
operations and for transition services to be provided to NMGC. On
August 20, 2008, the NMPRC staff, the AG, the IBEW, PNM and NMGC filed a
stipulation indicating the filing parties have agreed to a resolution of the
issues in the proceeding. A hearing took place before the NMPRC in
September 2008. A schedule has been established, but the NMPRC has
not announced any decisions. Pending all approvals, a closing date
for the sale of PNM Gas is expected late in 2008 or early in 2009.
There
are no material relationships between the PNMR and Continental parties other
than in respect of the transactions described herein. See Note 14 for financial
information concerning PNM Gas, which is classified as discontinued operations
in the accompanying financial statements.
Twin
Oaks Acquisition and Disposition
On April
18, 2006, PNMR’s wholly owned subsidiary, Altura, purchased the Twin Oaks
business, which included the 305 MW coal-fired Twin Oaks power plant located 150
miles south of Dallas, Texas. Effective June 1, 2007, PNMR
contributed Altura, including the Twin Oaks business, to
EnergyCo. See Note 11. The results of Twin Oaks operations
have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of PNMR from April
18, 2006 through May 31, 2007. Beginning June 1, 2007, the Twin Oaks
operations are included in EnergyCo, which is accounted for by PNMR using the
equity method.
As part
of the acquisition of Twin Oaks, PNMR determined the fair value of two
contractual obligations to sell power. The first contract obligated
Altura to sell power through September 2007 at which time the second contract
began and extends for three years. PNMR concluded that the contracts
were below market and recorded the contracts at fair value to be amortized as an
increase in operating revenue over the contract
periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
PNMR amortized $35.0 million for the first contract and nothing for the second
contract.
(3)
|
Segment
Information
|
The
following segment presentation is based on the methodology that management uses
for making operating decisions and assessing performance of its various business
activities. A reconciliation of the segment presentation to the GAAP
financial statements is provided.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Effective
as of December 31, 2007, management changed the methodology it uses to operate
and assess the business activities of the Company as described in the 2007
Annual Reports on Form 10-K. The prior period segment information
presented below has been recast to be consistent with the new
methodology.
PNM
Electric
PNM
Electric includes the retail electric utility operations of PNM that are subject
to traditional rate regulation by the NMPRC. PNM Electric provides
integrated electricity services that include the generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity for retail electric customers in New Mexico as well
as the sale of transmission to third parties. PNM Electric includes
the generation and sale of electricity into the wholesale
market. This includes optimization of PNM’s jurisdictional assets as
well as the capacity of its generating plants excluded from retail
rates. Although the FERC has jurisdiction over the wholesale
rates, they are not subject to traditional rate of return
regulation. PNM Electric also includes the purchase power contract
with Valencia, which is a variable interest entity and is consolidated by
PNM. See Note 16.
TNMP
Electric
TNMP
Electric is a regulated utility operating in Texas. TNMP’s operations
are subject to traditional rate of return regulation. TNMP provides
regulated transmission and distribution services in Texas under the
TECA.
PNM
Gas
PNM Gas
distributes natural gas to most of the major communities in New Mexico and is
subject to traditional rate regulation by the NMPRC. The customer
base of PNM Gas includes both sales-service customers and transportation-service
customers. PNM Gas purchases natural gas in the open market and
resells it at cost to its sales-service customers. As a result,
increases or decreases in gas revenues resulting from gas price fluctuations do
not impact gross margin or earnings. As described in Note 2, PNM
entered into an agreement to sell its gas operations on January 12,
2008. PNM Gas is reported as discontinued operations in the
accompanying financial statements and is not included in the segment information
presented below. Financial information regarding PNM Gas is presented
in Note 14.
Altura
The
Altura segment includes the results of Twin Oaks from the date of its
acquisition by PNMR on April 18, 2006 until its contribution to EnergyCo as of
June 1, 2007. See Note 2 and Note 11.
First
Choice
First
Choice is a certified retail electric provider operating in Texas, which allows
it to provide electricity to residential, small and large commercial, industrial
and institutional customers. Although First Choice is regulated in
certain respects by the PUCT, it is not subject to traditional rate of return
regulation. First Choice has also entered into speculative trading
transactions in order to attempt to take advantage of market
opportunities. As explained in Note 4, First Choice has closed out
its speculative positions and has ended any further speculative trading due to
market volatility and the deterioration of the forward basis
market.
On August 11, 2008, PNMR
announced that it had decided to pursue strategic alternatives for First Choice.
Since then, global economic conditions have deteriorated dramatically
encompassing the U.S. residential housing market, and global and domestic equity
and credit markets. The tightening of the credit markets coupled with
extreme volatility in commodity markets has increased the risk of executing
strategic transactions in the retail sector. At this point, management has
determined that retaining First Choice provides better long term value for PNMR
shareholders.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Upon the
contribution of Altura to EnergyCo, EnergyCo became a separate segment for PNMR
effective June 1, 2007. PNMR’s investment in EnergyCo is held in the
Corporate and Other segment and is accounted for using the equity method of
accounting. EnergyCo’s revenues and expenses are not included in PNMR’s
consolidated revenues and expenses or the following tables. See Notes
2 and 11.
Corporate
and Other
PNMR
Services Company is included in the Corporate and Other
segment. Corporate and Other also reflects activities of the PNMR
holding company, including earnings (loss) of EnergyCo and interest expense on
PNMR short-term and long-term debt.
The
following tables present summarized financial information for PNMR by reportable
segment. Excluding PNM Gas, which is presented as discontinued operations, PNM
has only one reporting segment. TNMP also operates in only one
reportable segment. Therefore, tabular segment information is not
presented for PNM and TNMP.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNMR
SEGMENT INFORMATION
PNM
|
TNMP
|
First
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Electric
|
Electric
|
Choice
|
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 356,367 | $ | 35,865 | $ | 215,009 | $ | (165 | ) | $ | 607,076 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
30 | 15,232 | - | (15,262 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
356,397 | 51,097 | 215,009 | (15,427 | ) | 607,076 | ||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
194,478 | 8,423 | 205,954 | (15,232 | ) | 393,623 | ||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
161,919 | 42,674 | 9,055 | (195 | ) | 213,453 | ||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
92,868 | 17,267 | 30,542 | 2,360 | 143,037 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
21,666 | 9,901 | 630 | 4,555 | 36,752 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
47,385 | 15,506 | (22,117 | ) | (7,110 | ) | 33,664 | |||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
7,227 | 20 | 448 | (447 | ) | 7,248 | ||||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings (loss) of EnergyCo
|
- | - | - | (1,485 | ) | (1,485 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
(8,823 | ) | 1,708 | 183 | (1,167 | ) | (8,099 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(20,315 | ) | (4,231 | ) | (1,846 | ) | (12,760 | ) | (39,152 | ) | ||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
25,474 | 13,003 | (23,332 | ) | (22,969 | ) | (7,824 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
9,540 | 4,910 | (6,796 | ) | (10,763 | ) | (3,109 | ) | ||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
132 | - | - | - | 132 | |||||||||||||||
Segment
net earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | 15,802 | $ | 8,093 | $ | (16,536 | ) | $ | (12,206 | ) | $ | (4,847 | ) | |||||||
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 995,040 | $ | 95,892 | $ | 461,402 | $ | (445 | ) | $ | 1,551,889 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
79 | 44,550 | - | (44,629 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
995,119 | 140,442 | 461,402 | (45,074 | ) | 1,551,889 | ||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
577,762 | 24,170 | 469,305 | (44,535 | ) | 1,026,702 | ||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
417,357 | 116,272 | (7,903 | ) | (539 | ) | 525,187 | |||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
366,659 | 84,709 | 118,800 | (2,352 | ) | 567,816 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
63,532 | 27,037 | 1,679 | 13,190 | 105,438 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(12,834 | ) | 4,526 | (128,382 | ) | (11,377 | ) | (148,067 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest
income
|
18,197 | 25 | 1,318 | (2,350 | ) | 17,190 | ||||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings (loss) of EnergyCo
|
- | - | - | (29,091 | ) | (29,091 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
(16,481 | ) | 2,700 | 110 | (4,776 | ) | (18,447 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(52,041 | ) | (13,584 | ) | (2,459 | ) | (30,922 | ) | (99,006 | ) | ||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
(63,159 | ) | (6,333 | ) | (129,413 | ) | (78,516 | ) | (277,421 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
(5,108 | ) | 10,597 | (28,393 | ) | (32,683 | ) | (55,587 | ) | |||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
396 | - | - | - | 396 | |||||||||||||||
Segment
net earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (58,447 | ) | $ | (16,930 | ) | $ | (101,020 | ) | $ | (45,833 | ) | $ | (222,230 | ) | |||||
At
September 30, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets*
|
$ | 3,605,604 | $ | 984,549 | $ | 412,941 | $ | 536,596 | $ | 5,539,690 | ||||||||||
Goodwill
|
$ | 51,632 | $ | 226,665 | $ | 82,310 | $ | - | $ | 360,607 |
* Excludes
total assets of PNM Gas discontinued operations of $625,964.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNMR
SEGMENT INFORMATION
PNM
|
TNMP
|
First
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
Electric
|
Electric
|
Altura
|
Choice
|
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2007
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 360,455 | $ | 31,405 | $ | - | $ | 177,694 | $ | 355 | $ | 569,909 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 21,275 | - | - | (21,275 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
360,455 | 52,680 | - | 177,694 | (20,920 | ) | 569,909 | |||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
229,248 | 7,544 | - | 159,180 | (20,966 | ) | 375,006 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
131,207 | 45,136 | - | 18,514 | 46 | 194,903 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
110,175 | 16,992 | - | 13,583 | (520 | ) | 140,230 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
20,731 | 7,082 | - | 470 | 3,158 | 31,441 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
301 | 21,062 | - | 4,461 | (2,592 | ) | 23,232 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
10,477 | 25 | - | 489 | (847 | ) | 10,144 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings of EnergyCo
|
- | - | - | - | 10,556 | 10,556 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
4,126 | 372 | - | 101 | (1,165 | ) | 3,434 | |||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(13,021 | ) | (5,768 | ) | - | (638 | ) | (11,959 | ) | (31,386 | ) | |||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
1,883 | 15,691 | - | 4,413 | (6,007 | ) | 15,980 | |||||||||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
377 | 5,463 | - | 1,668 | (3,296 | ) | 4,212 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
132 | - | - | - | - | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | 1,374 | $ | 10,228 | $ | - | $ | 2,745 | $ | (2,711 | ) | $ | 11,636 | |||||||||||
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 901,137 | $ | 82,046 | $ | 65,395 | $ | 463,214 | $ | 730 | $ | 1,512,522 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 55,098 | - | 78 | (55,176 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
901,137 | 137,144 | 65,395 | 463,292 | (54,446 | ) | 1,512,522 | |||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
517,767 | 21,936 | 22,063 | 395,858 | (54,341 | ) | 903,283 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
383,370 | 115,208 | 43,332 | 67,434 | (105 | ) | 609,239 | |||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
288,085 | 53,361 | 17,326 | 41,701 | 10,679 | 411,152 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
62,215 | 21,123 | 7,684 | 1,411 | 8,071 | 100,504 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
33,070 | 40,724 | 18,322 | 24,322 | (18,855 | ) | 97,583 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
25,375 | 888 | 146 | 1,506 | (396 | ) | 27,519 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings of EnergyCo
|
- | - | - | - | 12,166 | 12,166 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
6,668 | 1,345 | - | 66 | (4,404 | ) | 3,675 | |||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(38,908 | ) | (19,717 | ) | (8,564 | ) | (1,814 | ) | (24,278 | ) | (93,281 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
26,205 | 23,240 | 9,904 | 24,080 | (35,767 | ) | 47,662 | |||||||||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
9,565 | 7,840 | 3,921 | 9,086 | (31,752 | ) | (1,340 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
396 | - | - | - | - | 396 | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | 16,244 | $ | 15,400 | $ | 5,983 | $ | 14,994 | $ | (4,015 | ) | $ | 48,606 | |||||||||||
At
September 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets*
|
$ | 3,452,680 | $ | 1,004,509 | $ | - | $ | 370,440 | $ | 415,197 | $ | 5,242,826 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
$ | 102,775 | $ | 261,121 | $ | - | $ | 131,768 | $ | - | $ | 495,664 |
* Excludes
total assets of PNM Gas discontinued operations of $605,643.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(4)
|
Energy
Related Derivative Contracts and Fair Value
Disclosures
|
Energy
Related Derivative Contracts
Overview
Under
derivative accounting and related rules for energy contracts, the Company
accounts for its various derivative instruments for the purchase and sale of
energy based on the Company’s intent. Energy contracts that do
not qualify for the normal sales and purchases exception are recorded at fair
value. Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in
the 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K contains information regarding energy
related derivative contracts. See Note 7 for additional information
regarding interest rate swaps, which are fair value hedges.
For
derivative transactions meeting the definition of a cash flow or fair value
hedge, the Company documents the relationships between the hedging instruments
and the items being hedged. This documentation includes the strategy
that supports executing the specific transaction and the methods utilized to
assess the effectiveness of the hedges. Changes in the fair value of
contracts qualifying for cash flow hedge accounting are included in accumulated
other comprehensive income to the extent effective. Ineffectiveness
gains and losses were immaterial for the three months and nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007. The amounts shown as current assets and
current liabilities relate to contracts that will be settled in the next twelve
months. Gains or losses related to cash flow hedge instruments are
reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income when the hedged
transaction settles and impacts earnings. Based on market prices at
September 30, 2008, after-tax gains of $8.6 million for PNMR and $11.5
million for PNM would be reclassified from other comprehensive income into
earnings during the next twelve months. However, the actual amount reclassified
into earnings will vary due to future changes in market prices. As of
September 30, 2008, the maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging
its exposure to the variability in future cash flows is through December 31,
2010.
The
contracts recorded at fair value that do not qualify or are not designated for
hedge accounting are classified as either trading transactions or economic
hedges. Trading transactions are defined as derivative instruments
that are either speculative and expose the Company to market risk or
transactions that lock in margin with no forward market risk and are not
economic hedges. Changes in the fair value of trading transactions
are reflected on a net basis in operating revenues. Economic hedges
are defined as derivative instruments, including long-term power agreements,
used to hedge generation assets, purchased power costs, and customer load
requirements. Changes in the fair value of economic hedges are
reflected in results of operations, with changes related to sales contracts
included in operating revenues and changes related to purchase contracts
included in cost of energy.
Fair
value is based on current market quotes as available and is supplemented by
modeling techniques and assumptions made by the Company to the extent quoted
market prices or volatilities are not available. External pricing
input availability varies based on commodity location, market liquidity, and
term of the agreement. The Company regularly assesses the validity
and availability of pricing data for its derivative
transactions. Although management uses its best judgment in
estimating the fair value of these instruments, there are inherent limitations
in any estimation technique.
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 157, SFAS 159, and FSP FIN 39-1.
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
under GAAP, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value
is defined under SFAS 157 as the exchange price that would be received for an
asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most
advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants on the measurement date. FSP 157-2 delayed the
effective date of SFAS 157 for certain nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis, primarily goodwill and other
intangible assets, and the Company has not elected to early adopt SFAS 157 for
these items. SFAS 159 allows an entity the irrevocable option to
elect fair value for the initial and subsequent measurement for
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
certain
financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis. FSP FIN 39-1
permits a reporting entity to offset fair value amounts recognized for
derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master
netting arrangement and to offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to
reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash
collateral (a payable) against fair value amounts recognized for derivative
instruments in accordance with FSP FIN 39-1. On October 10, 2008, the
FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3 to clarify the application of SFAS 157 when a market
for a financial instrument is not active. FSP FAS 157-3 has no impact
on the Company’s current methodologies for assessing fair value.
As stated
in SFAS 157, valuations of derivative assets and liabilities must take into
account nonperformance risk including the effect of the Company’s own credit
standing. Nonperformance risk refers to the risk that the obligation
will not be fulfilled and affects the value at which the liability is
transferred. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company updated its
methodology to include the impact of the nonperformance risk and its own credit
standing. The Company did not elect to irrevocably fair value any additional
financial assets and liabilities under SFAS 159 and did not elect to offset fair
values of its derivative instruments under FSP FIN 39-1.
Prior to
January 1, 2008, the Company deferred gains and losses at inception of certain
derivative contracts whose fair value was not evidenced by observable market
data in accordance with EITF 02-3. For those gains and losses not evidenced by
observable market data, the transaction price was used as the fair value of the
derivative contract. Any difference between the transaction price and the model
fair value was considered an unrecognized gain or loss at inception of the
contract. These unrecognized gains and losses were recorded in income as the
contracts settled. The adoption of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, eliminated
the deferral of these gains and losses resulting in the recognition of
previously deferred gains and losses as a net after-tax increase of $10.4
million in the beginning balance of retained earnings for both PNMR and PNM and
had no impact on TNMP.
At
September 30, 2008, amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral
are $21.0 million for PNMR and $4.5 million for PNM. The Company had
no obligations to return cash collateral.
The
following tables do not include activity related to PNM Gas. See Note
14.
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNMR
PNMR’s
commodity derivative instruments are summarized as follows:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Type
of Derivative
|
Mark-to-Market
Instruments
|
Hedge
Instruments
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
$ | 42,843 | $ | 14,486 | $ | 18,525 | $ | 864 | ||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
15,282 | 25,653 | 772 | 524 | ||||||||||||
Options
|
6,621 | 7,372 | 363 | 358 | ||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
64,746 | 47,511 | 19,660 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
Charges
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
8,908 | 14,133 | 11,860 | - | ||||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
2,563 | 26,898 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Options
|
- | 4,663 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
deferred charges
|
11,471 | 45,694 | 11,860 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
76,217 | 93,205 | 31,520 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
(50,987 | ) | (19,842 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(27,854 | ) | (25,308 | ) | (2,314 | ) | (1,058 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
(6,238 | ) | (7,594 | ) | (781 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
(85,079 | ) | (52,744 | ) | (3,095 | ) | (1,088 | ) | ||||||||
Long-term
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
(2,675 | ) | (42,009 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(3,798 | ) | (4,465 | ) | (136 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
- | (8,700 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
long-term liabilities
|
(6,473 | ) | (55,174 | ) | (136 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
(91,552 | ) | (107,918 | ) | (3,231 | ) | (1,120 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Liabilities
|
$ | (15,335 | ) | $ | (14,713 | ) | $ | 28,289 | $ | 626 |
|
First
Choice Trading Activities
|
In 2007,
First Choice entered into a series of forward trades that arbitraged basis
differentials among certain ERCOT delivery zones. During the three
months ended March 31, 2008, these trades were negatively affected by extreme
transmission congestion within the ERCOT market. This congestion resulted in
historically high basis differences between the various delivery zones. As a
result, in the first quarter of 2008, First Choice recorded a total pre-tax loss
of $47.1 million in the trading margins from these speculative trades that is
reflected in electric revenues. Because of continued market volatility and the
concern that the forward basis market would continue to deteriorate, First
Choice decided to end any further speculative trading. Since March
31, 2008, First Choice incurred an additional $1.9 million loss to close out
remaining speculative positions, including transaction costs. Of the
speculative trading losses, $7.8 million has not cash settled at September 30,
2008. The majority of these positions will cash settle before
December 31, 2008. No significant additional costs are expected
related to speculative trading.
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM
PNM’s
commodity derivative instruments are summarized as follows:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Type
of Derivative
|
Mark-to-Market
Instruments
|
Hedge
Instruments
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
$ | 656 | $ | 2,587 | $ | 18,525 | $ | 864 | ||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
6,396 | 6,650 | 744 | 422 | ||||||||||||
Options
|
8 | 4,336 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
7,060 | 13,573 | 19,269 | 1,286 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
Charges
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
2,804 | 9,443 | 11,860 | - | ||||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
1,279 | 23,253 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Options
|
- | 4,663 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
deferred charges
|
4,083 | 37,359 | 11,860 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
11,143 | 50,932 | 31,129 | 1,286 | ||||||||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
(5,092 | ) | (6,872 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(8,409 | ) | (6,037 | ) | (293 | ) | (868 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
- | (4,119 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
(13,501 | ) | (17,028 | ) | (293 | ) | (868 | ) | ||||||||
Long-term
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
- | (38,172 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
- | (693 | ) | (15 | ) | (32 | ) | |||||||||
Options
|
- | (8,700 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
long-term liabilities
|
- | (47,565 | ) | (15 | ) | (32 | ) | |||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
(13,501 | ) | (64,593 | ) | (308 | ) | (900 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Total Liabilities
|
$ | (2,358 | ) | $ | (13,661 | ) | $ | 30,821 | $ | 386 |
Sale
of Wholesale Contracts
On
January 18, 2008, PNM entered into an agreement to sell certain wholesale power,
natural gas and transmission contracts. These contracts represent a significant
portion of the wholesale activity portfolio of PNM Electric, and include several
long-term sales and purchase power agreements. Included in the sales
agreement were the Tri-State Pyramid Unit 4 operating lease and certain
transmission agreements, which were not considered derivative instruments under
SFAS 133. The derivative contracts included in the sale were fair
valued and reflected in the above table at December 31, 2007 as current assets
of $6.3 million, deferred charges of $35.8 million, current liabilities of $10.7
million, and long-term liabilities of $47.6 million. In connection
with the adoption of SFAS 157, pre-tax gains on these contracts amounting to
$17.2 million were recorded as an adjustment to January 1, 2008 retained
earnings. On June 19, 2008 PNM completed the sale for $6.1
million. PNM recognized gains on the sale of these contracts of $5.1
million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. PNM provided the
buyer with a $10.0 million letter of credit for 18 months in connection with
PNM’s representations regarding the contracts.
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Sale
of Power from PVNGS Unit 3
In April
2008, PNM entered into three separate contracts for the sale of capacity and
energy related to its entire ownership interest in PVNGS Unit 3, which is 135
MW. Under two of the contracts, PNM will sell 90 MW of firm capacity and
energy. Under the remaining contract, PNM will sell 45 MW of unit
contingent capacity and energy. The term of the contracts is May 1, 2008 through
December 31, 2010. Under the two firm contracts, the two buyers made
prepayments of $40.6 million and $30.0 million. These amounts are recorded
to a deferred revenue account and amortized over the life of the
contracts. The amount to be amortized in the next 12 months is
included in other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheet and the remainder is included in other deferred credits. The
prepayments received under the firm contracts, as well as required subsequent
monthly payments on them, are shown as a financing activity in the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as required by GAAP. The firm
contracts are considered energy derivatives and a loss of $4.8 million was
recognized at inception. The firm contracts are accounted for as cash
flow hedges and changes in fair value are included in accumulated other
comprehensive income. The contingent contract is accounted for as a
normal sale.
|
Fair
Value Disclosures
|
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company determines the fair market values of its
instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established in SFAS 157, which
requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use
of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three
levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. Level 1
inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the
measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices
included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for
the asset or liability. The fair values determinations at September
30, 2008 are as follows:
Assets
and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Fair
Value Measurements
Total(1)
|
Quoted
Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets
(Level
1)
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
(Level
2)
|
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level
3)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
$ | 107,737 | $ | 13,893 | $ | 91,061 | $ | 1,442 | ||||||||
NDT
|
120,424 | 79,255 | 41,169 | - | ||||||||||||
Rabbi
Trust
|
1,378 | 1,368 | 10 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
229,539 | 94,516 | 132,240 | 1,442 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
(94,783 | ) | (26,536 | ) | (64,906 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Total Liabilities
|
$ | 134,756 | $ | 67,980 | $ | 67,334 | $ | (558 | ) | |||||||
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
$ | 42,272 | $ | 745 | $ | 40,238 | $ | 1,022 | ||||||||
NDT
|
120,424 | 79,255 | 41,169 | - | ||||||||||||
Rabbi
Trust
|
1,378 | 1,368 | 10 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
164,074 | 81,368 | 81,417 | 1,022 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
(13,809 | ) | (1,034 | ) | (10,508 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Total Liabilities
|
$ | 150,265 | $ | 80,334 | $ | 70,909 | $ | (978 | ) |
|
(1)
|
The Level 1, 2 and 3 columns in
the above table are presented based on the nature of each
instrument. The total column is presented based on the balance
sheet classification of the instruments and reflect unit of account
reclassifications between commodity derivative assets and commodity
derivative liabilities of $1.3 million for PNMR and $0.3 million for
PNM.
|
A
reconciliation of the changes in Level 3 fair value measurements is as
follows:
Recurring
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level
3)
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30, 2008
|
September
30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
PNM
|
PNMR
|
PNM
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Level
3 Fair Value Assets and Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
$ | 2,061 | $ | 2,679 | ||||||||||||
Adoption
of SFAS 157
|
16,407 | 16,407 | ||||||||||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 19,863 | $ | 19,666 | 18,468 | 19,086 | ||||||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings
|
(19,503 | ) | (19,117 | ) | (1,859 | ) | (2,200 | ) | ||||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income
|
(60 | ) | - | 28 | - | |||||||||||
Purchases,
issuances, and settlements(1)
|
669 | - | (15,668 | ) | (16,337 | ) | ||||||||||
Transfers
into Level 3(2)
|
(1,527 | ) | (1,527 | ) | (1,527 | ) | (1,527 | ) | ||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2008
|
$ | (558 | ) | $ | (978 | ) | $ | (558 | ) | $ | (978 | ) | ||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to the change in
unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the end of the
period
|
$ | (9,925 | ) | $ | (10,256 | ) | $ | (3,097 | ) | $ | (2,821 | ) |
(1)
|
Represents
unearned and prepaid option premiums received and paid during the period
for contracts still held at end of period and sale of PNM Electric
wholesale contracts.
|
(2)
|
Transfers
in to Level 3 from Level 2 are at the fair value as of August 29,
2008.
|
Gains and
losses (realized and unrealized) for Level 3 fair value measurements included in
earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are reported in
operating revenues and cost of energy as follows:
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2008
|
September
30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
Operating
Revenues
|
Cost
of
Energy
|
Total
|
Operating
Revenues
|
Cost
of
Energy
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings
|
$ | 2 | $ | (19,505 | ) | $ | (19,503 | ) | $ | 21,800 | $ | (23,659 | ) | $ | (1,859 | ) | ||||||||
Change
in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting
date
|
$ | 2 | $ | (9,927 | ) | $ | (9,925 | ) | $ | 2 | $ | (3,099 | ) | $ | (3,097 | ) | ||||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings
|
$ | 2 | $ | (19,119 | ) | $ | (19,117 | ) | $ | 21,183 | $ | (23,383 | ) | $ | (2,200 | ) | ||||||||
Change
in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting
date
|
$ | 2 | $ | (10,258 | ) | $ | (10,256 | ) | $ | 2 | $ | (2,823 | ) | $ | (2,821 | ) |
(5)
|
Earnings
Per Share
|
In
accordance with SFAS 128, dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per
share has been presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings of
PNMR. Information regarding the computation of earnings per share is
as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (4,847 | ) | $ | 11,636 | $ | (222,230 | ) | $ | 48,606 | ||||||
Earnings
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
(638 | ) | (3,264 | ) | 24,622 | 9,671 | ||||||||||
Net Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (5,485 | ) | $ | 8,372 | $ | (197,608 | ) | $ | 58,277 | ||||||
Average
Number of Common Shares Outstanding
|
86,408 | 76,736 | 81,669 | 76,697 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive
Effect of Common Stock Equivalents (a):
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
options and restricted stock
|
- | 422 | - | 594 | ||||||||||||
Equity-linked
units
|
- | 403 | - | 860 | ||||||||||||
Average Common and Common Equivalent
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
Outstanding
|
86,408 | 77,561 | 81,669 | 78,151 | ||||||||||||
Per
Share of Common Stock – Basic:
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.15 | $ | (2.72 | ) | $ | 0.63 | ||||||
Earnings
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
- | (0.04 | ) | 0.30 | 0.13 | |||||||||||
Net Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | (2.42 | ) | $ | 0.76 | ||||||
Per
Share of Common Stock – Diluted:
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.15 | $ | (2.72 | ) | $ | 0.62 | ||||||
Earnings
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
- | (0.04 | ) | 0.30 | 0.13 | |||||||||||
Net Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | (2.42 | ) | $ | 0.75 |
(a)
|
Due
to losses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, no
potentially dilutive securities are reflected in the average number of
common shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share for those periods
since any impact would be anti-dilutive. At September 30, 2008,
PNMR’s potentially dilutive securities consists of all options and
restricted stock (see Note 6) and the privately held equity-linked units
(see Note 7).
|
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(6)
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
|
Information
concerning stock-based compensation plans is contained in Note 13 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form
10-K.
Stock
Options
The
following table represents stock option activity for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008:
Weighted-
|
||||||||||||||||
Weighted-
|
Aggregate
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||
Average
|
Intrinsic
|
Remaining
|
||||||||||||||
Exercise
|
Value
|
Contract
Life
|
||||||||||||||
Options
for PNMR Common Stock
|
Shares
|
Price
|
(In
thousands)
|
(Years)
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at beginning of period
|
3,264,898 | $ | 23.26 | |||||||||||||
Granted
|
558,261 | 11.90 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(5,001 | ) | 16.13 | |||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(65,073 | ) | 24.90 | |||||||||||||
Outstanding
at end of period
|
3,753,085 | $ | 21.53 | $ | (42,321 | ) | 6.62 | |||||||||
Options
exercisable at end of period
|
2,625,886 | $ | 21.94 | $ | (30,719 | ) | 5.69 | |||||||||
Options
available for future grant
|
1,866,703 |
The
following table provides additional information concerning stock option
activity:
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
Options
for PNMR Common Stock
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(In
thousands,
except
per share amounts)
|
||||||||
Weighted-average
grant date fair value per share of options granted
|
$ | 1.39 | $ | 4.70 | ||||
Total
intrinsic value of options exercised during the period
|
$ | 15 | $ | 4,854 |
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Restricted
Stock
The
following table summarizes nonvested restricted stock activity for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008:
Weighted-
|
||||||||
Average
|
||||||||
Nonvested
Restricted
|
Grant-Date
|
|||||||
PNMR
Common Stock
|
Shares
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Nonvested
at beginning of period
|
169,750 | $ | 26.09 | |||||
Granted
|
129,250 | $ | 11.50 | |||||
Vested
|
(89,365 | ) | $ | 24.65 | ||||
Forfeited
|
(5,005 | ) | $ | 26.44 | ||||
Nonvested
at end of period
|
204,630 | $ | 17.46 |
The total
fair value of shares of restricted stock that vested during the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 was $2.2 million.
(7)
|
Financing
|
Information
concerning financing activities is contained in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
Impacts
of Difficulties of Financial Institutions
Recent
and unprecedented disruption in the current credit markets has had a significant
adverse impact on a number of financial institutions, which has resulted in
certain institutions being restructured or formulating plans to be acquired by
other financial institutions. This includes some financial
institutions that are lenders under the PNMR Facility and the PNM Facility,
which are described below and in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as well
as the Term Loan Agreement described below. Other than as described
below, this has not impacted these credit agreements to date and the Company
does not anticipate it will have a significant impact on the PNMR Facility and
the PNM Facility, which expire in 2012, or the Term Loan Agreement over their
respective terms.
LBB was a
lender under the PNMR Facility and the PNM Facility. LBH, the parent
of LBB, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Subsequent to the
bankruptcy filing by LBH, LBB declined to fund a borrowing request under the
PNMR Facility amounting to $5.3 million. The PNMR Facility and the PNM Facility
agreements contain procedures for substituting another financial institution to
take the place of any lender who defaults under the agreements. A
replacement bank has taken the place of LBB under the PNM Facility, but as of
October 30, 2008, no arrangement has been made to replace LBB under the PNMR
Facility. LBB’s commitment amounts to 5.33% of the PNMR
Facility. PNMR does not believe the LBH bankruptcy will have a
significant impact on the liquidity provided by the PNMR Facility.
LBCS,
another subsidiary of LBH, has also declared bankruptcy and was a counterparty
to various energy transactions with First Choice and EnergyCo. First
Choice had no receivables from LBCS, but as a result of the bankruptcy, First
Choice terminated these contracts effective September 24, 2008 and recognized a
$3.9 million loss as settled purchase power contracts. The $3.9
million loss consisted of $2.2 million previously recorded in earnings as
unrealized losses on economic hedges and $1.7 million of power purchases under
normal contracts not previously recorded in earnings. These power supply
contracts have since been replaced with other counterparties and are expected to
substantially offset the $3.9 million loss in future months. EnergyCo
did have a receivable from LBCS, which was written off at September 30,
2008. PNMR’s equity share of the write off was $0.6
million. The
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
bankruptcy
of LBCS is not expected to have a significant impact on future operations of the
Company.
Financing
Activities
On March
7, 2008, TNMP entered into a $150 million short-term bank loan agreement with
two lenders. TNMP borrowed $150 million under this agreement on April
9, 2008 and used the proceeds to redeem the remaining $148.9 million of its
6.125% senior unsecured notes prior to the maturity date of June 1,
2008. The $150 million borrowing under this agreement was repaid in
October 2008, through borrowing $150 million under the TNMP Facility described
under Short-term Debt below.
On May 5,
2008, PNM entered into a $300 million unsecured delayed draw term loan facility
(as amended, the “Term Loan Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Morgan
Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as initial
lenders. The Term Loan Agreement allowed PNM, at its option, to borrow, on no
more than two occasions, up to $300 million at any time prior to 45 days before
April 30, 2009. In the event of a downgrade in senior unsecured debt
credit ratings of PNM, PNM may be required to borrow money under the Term Loan
Agreement. Borrowings must be repaid on April 30, 2009, or 45 days
before that date if PNM makes no optional borrowings under the Term Loan
Agreement. PNM must pay interest and fees from time to time based
upon its then-current senior unsecured debt credit ratings. The Term
Loan Agreement is to be used for general corporate
purposes. Borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement are conditioned on
the ability of PNM to make certain representations. The Term Loan
Agreement includes customary covenants, including requirements to maintain a
maximum consolidated debt-to-consolidated capitalization ratio and a minimum
consolidated earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and
amortization to consolidated interest expense ratio. The Term Loan
Agreement provides that if PNM receives net cash proceeds from the sale of
certain debt securities or the sale of assets, the amount of the commitments
under the Term Loan Agreement may be reduced. As described below, on
May 13, 2008, PNM completed the offering of $350 million aggregate principal
amount of senior unsecured notes. On May 28, 2008, PNM was notified
that the lenders under the Term Loan Agreement had reduced their commitments to
$150 million. The Term Loan Agreement provides that upon the closing
of the sale of PNM Gas described in Note 2, any amounts outstanding under the
Term Loan Agreement must be repaid and remaining commitments for borrowings
would be terminated. No borrowings have been made under the Term Loan
Agreement.
On May 8,
2008, PNM entered into a $100 million unsecured letter of credit facility
pursuant to a reimbursement agreement (as amended, the “Reimbursement
Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank AG and Royal Bank of Canada, as
lenders. The Reimbursement Agreement allows PNM to obtain, from time
to time, standby letters of credit up to the aggregate amount of $100 million at
any time prior to April 30, 2009. The letter of credit and commitment
fees will vary depending upon the then-current senior unsecured debt credit
rating for PNM. The Reimbursement Agreement will be used for general
corporate purposes, including supporting margin requirements under hedging
agreements. Letter of credit issuances under the Reimbursement
Agreement are conditioned on the ability of PNM to make certain customary
representations. The Reimbursement Agreement includes customary
covenants, including requirements to maintain a maximum consolidated
debt-to-consolidated capitalization ratio and a minimum consolidated earnings
before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization to consolidated
interest expense ratio. No letters of credit have been issued under
this arrangement.
On May
13, 2008, PNM issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured
notes. The notes pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 7.95% per year, payable
on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2008, and mature
on May 15, 2018.
On
October 31, 2008, TNMP entered into a $100 million term loan credit agreement
with two lenders (the “TNMP Bridge Facility”) to provide an additional source of
funds that would be available in order to repay TNMP’s $167.7 million of senior
unsecured notes that mature January 15, 2009. The TNMP Bridge
Facility allows for other lenders to be added to bring the total amount up to a
maximum of $150 million and TNMP is in discussions with several other potential
lenders to obtain commitments to fill out the facility. The TNMP
Bridge Facility provides for
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
a single
draw of funds after January 1, 2009 and through January 15, 2009 solely for the
purpose of repaying TNMP’s senior unsecured notes maturing January 15,
2009. Any amount drawn will be due March 30, 2009 and the facility
will expire if funds are not drawn by January 15, 2009. In the event
the facility is not expanded to $150 million, there is no obligation for the
lenders to fund unless PNMR agrees to provide funds to bring the total to $150
million. The TNMP Bridge Facility includes customary covenants,
including requirements to maintain a maximum consolidated debt-to-consolidated
capitalization ratio.
PNM had
$300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes that matured
in September 2008. PNM repaid these notes by utilizing cash on hand
and borrowing $240.0 million under the PNM Facility.
PNMR
previously issued 4,945,000 6.75% publicly held equity-linked
units. Each of these equity-linked units consisted of a purchase
contract and a 5.0% undivided beneficial ownership interest in one of PNMR’s
senior notes with a stated amount of $1,000, which corresponded to a $50.00
stated amount of PNMR’s senior notes. The senior notes were scheduled to mature
in May 2010 (subject to the remarketing described below) and bore interest at a
rate of 4.8% per year. The purchase contracts entitled their holders
to contract adjustment payments of 1.95% per year on the stated amount of
$50.00. Each purchase contract contained a mandatory obligation for
the holder to purchase, and PNMR to sell, at a purchase price of $50.00 in cash,
shares of PNMR’s common stock on or before May 16,
2008. Generally, the number of shares each holder of the
equity-linked units was obligated to purchase depended on the average closing
price per share of PNMR’s common stock over a 20-day trading period ending on
the third trading day immediately preceding May 16, 2008, with an adjusted
maximum price of $32.08 per share and minimum price of $26.29 per
share. In accordance with the terms of the equity-linked units, the
senior note components were remarketed on May 16, 2008. The
proceeds from the remarketed senior notes amounted to $247.3 million and were
utilized by the holders of the equity-linked units to satisfy their obligations
to purchase 9,403,412 shares of PNMR’s common stock for the same aggregate
amount on May 16, 2008. In connection with the remarketing, PNMR sold
an additional $102.7 million of senior notes with the same terms for a total
offering of $350.0 million. The senior notes pay interest
semi-annually at a rate of 9.25% per year, payable on May 15 and November 15 of
each year, beginning November 15, 2008, and mature on May 15, 2015.
PNMR also
has outstanding 4,000,000 privately held 6.625% equity-linked
units. Each of these equity-linked units consists of a purchase
contract and a 2.5% undivided beneficial ownership interest in one of PNMR’s
senior notes with a stated amount of $1,000, which corresponds to a $25.00
stated amount of PNMR’s senior notes. The ownership interest in the
senior notes is pledged to secure the holder’s obligation to purchase PNMR
common or preferred stock under the related purchase contract. The
$100.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes are scheduled to
mature in August 2010 (subject to the remarketing described below) and bear
interest at the annual rate of 5.1%. The purchase contracts entitle
the holder to quarterly contract adjustment payments of 1.525% per year on the
stated amount of $25.00. Each purchase contract contains a mandatory
obligation for the holder to purchase, and PNMR to sell, at a purchase price of
$25.00 in cash, shares of PNMR’s common stock (or PNMR preferred stock in a
ratio of one preferred share for each 10 shares of common stock) aggregating
$100.0 million on November 17, 2008. Generally, the number of shares
the holder is obligated to purchase depends on the average closing price per
share of PNMR’s common stock over a 20-day trading period ending on the third
trading day immediately preceding November 16, 2008, with a maximum price of
$25.12 per share and minimum price of $20.93 per share. Based on
recent prices of PNMR common stock, 4,778,000 shares of PNMR common stock would
be issuable upon satisfaction of the purchase contracts. The
agreement under which the privately held equity-linked units were originally
issued also provides that the holder could choose to receive 477,800 shares of a
new series of PNMR preferred stock with the terms described below, or a
combination of common stock and preferred stock. The holder has
notified PNMR that it intends to receive PNMR preferred stock. The
PNMR preferred stock will be convertible into PNMR common stock in a ratio of 10
shares of common stock for each share of preferred stock. The PNMR
preferred stock will be entitled to receive dividends equivalent to any
dividends paid on PNMR common stock as if the preferred stock had been converted
into common stock. The PNMR preferred stock will be entitled to vote
on all matters voted upon by common stockholders, except for the election of the
Board. PNMR’s Board has adopted a resolution establishing a new
series of PNMR convertible preferred stock that satisfies these conditions and
submitted such resolution to the NMPRC on October 27, 2008. Beginning
on November 7, 2008, PNMR and the remarketing agents will attempt to remarket
the senior notes. If the remarketing is successful, the
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
interest
rate on the senior notes will change to a rate selected by the remarketing
agents, and the maturity of the senior notes may be extended to a date selected
by PNMR subject to certain conditions. In addition, PNMR may purchase
up to $90.0 million principal amount of the notes in the remarketing, which
notes would be cancelled thereby reducing the amount of notes
outstanding. If the remarketing of the senior notes is not successful
on the final remarketing date of November 12, 2008, the maturity and interest
rate of the senior notes will not change and the holder of the equity-linked
units will have the option of putting its senior notes to PNMR to satisfy its
obligations under the purchase contracts. Because of the current
turmoil in the credit markets, PNMR can provide no assurance that the
remarketing of the senior notes will be successful.
Short-term
Debt
PNMR and
PNM have revolving credit facilities for borrowings up to $600 million under the
PNMR Facility and $400 million under the PNM Facility that primarily expire in
2012. PNMR and PNM also have local lines of credit amounting to $10.0
million and $8.5 million. PNMR and PNM have commercial paper programs
under which they may issue up to $400 million and $300 million of commercial
paper although these commercial paper programs are currently suspended and no
commercial paper has been issued since March 11, 2008. The revolving
credit facilities serve as support for the commercial paper
programs. Operationally, this means the aggregate borrowings under
the commercial paper program and the revolving credit facility for each of PNMR
and PNM cannot exceed the maximum amount of the revolving credit facility for
that entity.
On May
15, 2008, TNMP entered into a credit agreement with eight lenders for the TNMP
Facility, which matures on May 13, 2009. The TNMP Facility provides
TNMP with a revolving credit facility for up to $200 million. In
connection with entering into the TNMP Facility, TNMP withdrew as a borrower
under the PNMR Facility and is no longer a party under the PNMR
Facility. There were no borrowings under the TNMP Facility through
September 30, 2008.
At
September 30, 2008, the weighted average interest rate was 4.41% for the PNMR
Facility, 3.53% for the PNM Facility, and 3.24% for the TNMP short-term bank
loan. Short-term debt outstanding consists of:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
Short-term
Debt
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
PNM
|
||||||||
Commercial
paper
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Revolving
credit facility
|
340,000 | 321,000 | ||||||
Delayed
draw term loan facility
|
- | - | ||||||
Local
lines of credit
|
- | - | ||||||
Total
PNM
|
340,000 | 321,000 | ||||||
TNMP
|
||||||||
Short-term
bank loan
|
150,000 | - | ||||||
Revolving
credit facility
|
- | - | ||||||
Total
TNMP
|
150,000 | - | ||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||
Commercial
paper
|
- | - | ||||||
Revolving
credit facility
|
288,667 | 343,500 | ||||||
Local
lines of credit
|
- | 1,400 | ||||||
Total
PNMR
|
288,667 | 344,900 | ||||||
Total
PNM, TNMP and PNMR
|
$ | 778,667 | $ | 665,900 |
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
At
October 30, 2008, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP had $209.0 million, $42.0 million, and
$48.5 million of availability under their respective revolving credit facilities
and local lines of credit, including reductions of availability due to
outstanding letters of credit. In addition, PNM had availability of
$150 million under the Term Loan Agreement and $100 million under the
Reimbursement Agreement. TNMP also had availability of $50 million
under its intercompany borrowing agreement with PNMR. The TNMP Bridge
Facility entered into on October 31, 2008 is not reflected in the above, since
borrowings on it can only be made after January 1, 2009 and through January 15,
2009. Total availability at October 30, 2008 was $292.0 million for
PNM and, on a consolidated basis, $549.5 million for PNMR. Such
availability includes $14.5 million that represents the unfunded portion of the
PNMR Facility attributable to LBB. At October 30, 2008, PNMR, PNM,
and TNMP had cash and cash equivalents of $147.4 million, $79.5 million, and
$8.4 million.
PNMR
entered into three fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps with an aggregate
notional principal amount of $150.0 million, which matured on September 15,
2008. Under these swaps, PNMR received a 4.40% fixed interest payment
on the notional principal amount on a semi-annual basis and paid a floating rate
equal to the six month LIBOR plus 58.15 basis points (0.5815%). The
floating rate was 6.09% at December 31, 2007 and was reset to 3.28% on March 17,
2008. The swaps were accounted for as fair-value hedges.
Stockholders’
Equity
See
Financing Activities above for information on PNMR common stock issued in
connection with its publicly held equity-linked units. PNMR offers
new shares of PNMR common stock through the PNMR Direct Plan and an equity
distribution agreement. The equity distribution agreement is
currently suspended. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
PNMR sold 165,374 shares of its common stock through the PNMR Direct Plan and
its dividend reinvestment plan for net proceeds of $2.2 million. PNMR
also issued 70,834 shares of its common stock for $0.8 million through its ESPP
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
(8)
|
Pension
and Other Postretirement Benefit
Plans
|
PNMR and
its subsidiaries maintain qualified defined benefit pension plans,
postretirement benefit plans providing medical and dental benefits, and
executive retirement programs (“PNM Plans” and “TNMP Plans”). PNMR
maintains the legal obligation for the benefits owed to participants under these
plans.
Readers
should refer to Note 12 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the
2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K for additional information on these
plans.
The
Company periodically makes payments to trust funds designed to accumulate funds
for the payment of pension and other postretirement benefits under the PNM Plans
and TNMP Plans based on actuarial studies performed as of the beginning of each
year. As set forth in Note 12 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K, the Company targets 57.5% of
the pension trust funds and 70% of the other postretirement benefits trust funds
to be invested in marketable equity securities. There has been a
significant decline in the general price levels of marketable equity securities
in 2008, particularly in September and October. The impacts of these
declines will not be quantified until the next actuarial valuation as of January
1, 2009. However, it is likely that increased levels of funding will
be required and additional amounts will be recorded as expense.
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PUBLIC
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM
Plans
The
following tables present the components of the PNM Plans’ net periodic benefit
cost (income):
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension
Plan
|
Other
Postretirement Benefits
|
Executive
Retirement Program
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components
of Net Periodic
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefit
Cost (Income)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | 36 | $ | 178 | $ | 632 | $ | 14 | $ | 14 | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
8,317 | 7,953 | 2,086 | 1,928 | 284 | 272 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expected
long-term return on assets
|
(10,336 | ) | (10,195 | ) | (1,532 | ) | (1,464 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of net loss
|
481 | 972 | 1,204 | 1,461 | 13 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
79 | 79 | (1,422 | ) | (1,422 | ) | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost (income)
|
$ | (1,459 | ) | $ | (1,155 | ) | $ | 514 | $ | 1,135 | $ | 314 | $ | 313 |
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension
Plan
|
Other
Postretirement Benefits
|
Executive
Retirement Program
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components
of Net Periodic
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefit
Cost (Income)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | 108 | $ | 535 | $ | 1,897 | $ | 42 | $ | 42 | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
24,951 | 23,858 | 6,258 | 5,784 | 852 | 816 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expected
long-term return on assets
|
(31,009 | ) | (30,585 | ) | (4,597 | ) | (4,393 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of net loss
|
1,443 | 2,917 | 3,612 | 4,382 | 39 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
238 | 238 | (4,265 | ) | (4,265 | ) | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost (income)
|
$ | (4,377 | ) | $ | (3,464 | ) | $ | 1,543 | $ | 3,405 | $ | 943 | $ | 938 |
PNM does
not anticipate making any contributions to the pension plan trust during
2008. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, PNM
contributed $1.0 million and $1.5 million to trusts for other postretirement
benefits and $3.9 million and $4.6 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007. PNM expects to make contributions totaling $4.9
million during the year ended December 31, 2008 to the trust for other
postretirement benefits. Disbursements under the executive retirement
program, which are funded by the Company and considered to be contributions to
the plan, were $0.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007, $1.1 million and $1.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, and are expected to total $1.5 million during 2008.
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
TNMP
Plans
The
following tables present the components of the TNMP Plans’ net periodic benefit
cost (income):
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension
Plan
|
Other
Postretirement Benefits
|
Executive
Retirement Program
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components
of Net Periodic
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefit
Cost (Income)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 71 | $ | 98 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
1,061 | 1,057 | 179 | 165 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expected
long-term return on assets
|
(1,659 | ) | (1,710 | ) | (122 | ) | (114 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of net gain
|
(36 | ) | (2 | ) | (68 | ) | (39 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
- | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)
|
$ | (634 | ) | $ | (655 | ) | $ | 75 | $ | 125 | $ | 19 | $ | 19 |
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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Pension
Plan
|
Other
Postretirement Benefits
|
Executive
Retirement Program
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components
of Net Periodic
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benefit
Cost (Income)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 213 | $ | 295 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
3,182 | 3,171 | 536 | 496 | 57 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expected
long-term return on assets
|
(4,976 | ) | (5,130 | ) | (365 | ) | (342 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of net gain
|
(109 | ) | (5 | ) | (203 | ) | (117 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
- | - | 45 | 45 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)
|
$ | (1,903 | ) | $ | (1,964 | ) | $ | 226 | $ | 377 | $ | 57 | $ | 57 |
TNMP does
not anticipate making any contributions to the pension trust during
2008. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, TNMP
made less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million contributions to the trust for
other postretirement benefit and made $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. TNMP expects to make
contributions totaling $0.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2008 to
the trust for other postretirement benefits. Disbursements under the
executive retirement program, which are funded by the Company and considered to
be contributions to the plan, were less than $0.1 million in the three months
and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, $0.1 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and are expected to total $0.2 million
during 2008.
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RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(9)
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Commitments
and Contingencies
|
Overview
There are
various claims and lawsuits pending against the Company. The Company
is also subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations,
and is currently participating in the investigation and remediation of numerous
sites. In addition, the Company periodically enters into financial
commitments in connection with its business operations. It is not
possible at this time for the Company to determine fully the effect of all
litigation and other legal proceedings on its results of operations or financial
position. It is the Company’s policy to accrue for expected costs in
accordance with SFAS 5, when it is probable that a liability has been incurred
and the amount of expected costs of these items to be incurred is reasonably
estimable. These estimates include costs for external counsel and
other professional fees. The Company is also involved in various
legal proceedings in the normal course of its business. The
associated legal costs for these routine matters are accrued when the legal
expenses are incurred. The Company does not expect that any known
lawsuits, environmental costs and commitments will have a material adverse
effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, although
the outcome of litigation, investigations and other legal proceedings is
inherently uncertain.
Commitments
and Contingencies Related to the Environment
Renewable
Portfolio Standard
The
Renewable Energy Act of 2004 was enacted to encourage the development of
renewable energy in New Mexico. The act establishes a mandatory
renewable energy portfolio standard requiring a utility to acquire a renewable
energy portfolio equal to 5% of retail electric sales by January 1, 2006 and, as
amended effective July 1, 2007, increasing to 10% by 2011, 15% by 2015 and 20%
by 2020. The NMPRC requires renewable energy portfolios to be “fully
diversified” beginning in 2011 when no less than 20% of the renewable portfolio
requirement must be met by wind energy, no less than 20% by solar energy, no
less than 10% by other renewable technologies, and no less than 1.5% by
distributed generation. The act provides for streamlined proceedings for
approval of utilities’ renewable energy procurement plans, assures utilities
recovery of costs incurred consistent with approved procurement plans and
requires the NMPRC to establish a reasonable cost threshold for the procurement
of renewable resources to prevent excessive costs being added to rates. The
NMPRC has established a reasonable cost threshold that began at 1 percent of all
customers’ aggregated overall annual electric charges, increasing by 0.2 percent
annually until 2011, at which time it will be 2 percent, and then increasing by
0.25 percent annually until reaching 3 percent in 2015.
On July
1, 2008, PNM filed its annual renewable energy procurement plan for
2009. Costs incurred under a NMPRC-approved plan are authorized to be
included for recovery in a future rate proceeding. PNM requested: (1)
approval to continue its program for purchasing RECs from customers with
photovoltaic (“PV”) distributed generation systems sized no larger than 10 kW at
a price of $0.13 per REC per kWh generated, which was initially approved in
December 2005, beyond the currently authorized budget and cost recovery in order
to avoid a suspension of the program that would otherwise be necessary by early
2010; (2) approval to implement a program to acquire RECs from customers with PV
systems sized greater than 10 kW and up to 1 MW at a price of $0.13 per REC per
kWh generated and for cost recovery; and (3) approval to supplement the plan to
seek approval of any new projects that result from two requests for proposals
(“RFPs”) that PNM has recently issued for renewable resources. One of
the RFPs was jointly issued with three other electric providers for a
concentrated solar power project using solar parabolic trough technology that
would be located in New Mexico. The second RFP was for renewable
energy in general. PNM’s filing also reported on PNM's termination of
the biomass project described below and indicated that PNM may need additional
resources to meet the renewable energy portfolio standard requirement for 2010
and the diversity requirements for 2011. Protests to PNM’s
procurement plan filed with the NMPRC assert that the plan should offer larger
incentives for PV systems and that the incentives should be “front-loaded.” A
hearing on PNM’s procurement plan was held on October 29, 2008 and an order on
PNM’s filing is anticipated by year-end 2008.
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The
Clean Air Act
Regional
Haze
On April
22, 1999, the EPA announced final regional haze rules. These
regulations required states to submit state implementation plans (“SIPs”) by
December 2007 to demonstrate “reasonable progress” towards achieving natural
visibility conditions in certain “Class I Areas,” including several on the
Colorado Plateau. SIPs are required to consider and potentially apply
BART for certain older major stationary sources.
In 2005,
the EPA issued the final rule addressing regional haze and guidelines for BART
determinations. The rule calls for all states to establish goals and emission
reduction strategies for improving visibility in these areas. In
October 2006, the EPA issued the final BART alternatives rule which made
revisions to the 2005 regional haze rules. In particular, the
alternatives rule defines how an SO2 emissions
trading program developed by the Western Regional Air Partnership, a voluntary
organization of western states, tribes and federal agencies, can be used by
western states. New Mexico will be participating in the SO2 program,
which is a trading program that will be implemented if SO2 reduction
milestones, which are still being developed, are not met.
The NMED
had requested a BART analysis for nitrogen oxides and particulates be done for
each of the four units at SJGS. PNM submitted the analysis to the
NMED in early June 2007. Based on the results of the BART analysis,
PNM did not recommend that any additional pollution control equipment be
installed on any of the SJGS units beyond that which is being installed. PNM
believes the controls being installed constitute BART. The NMED is
presently reviewing the analysis. Potentially, additional nitrogen
oxide emission reductions could be required. The nature and cost of
compliance with these potential requirements cannot be determined at this
time.
In
addition, EPA Region 9 requested APS to perform a BART analysis for Four
Corners. APS completed the analysis and submitted it to the EPA on
January 30, 2008. The EPA will now review the submission and
determine what constitutes BART for Four Corners. APS’
recommendations include the installation of certain pollution control equipment
that it believes constitutes BART. Once APS receives the EPA’s final
determination, Four Corners will have five years to complete the installation of
the equipment and to achieve the emission limits established by EPA Region
9. Until the EPA makes a final determination on this matter, the
Company cannot accurately estimate the expenditures that may be
required. As a result, PNM’s current environmental expenditure
estimates do not include amounts for Four Corners BART
expenditures.
While the
Company continues to monitor these matters, at the present time the Company
cannot predict whether the agencies will agree with either PNM’s or APS’ BART
recommendations or, if the agencies disagree with those recommendations for SJGS
or Four Corners, the nature of the BART controls the agencies may ultimately
mandate and the resulting financial or operational impact.
New
Source Review Rules
In 2003,
the EPA issued a rule clarifying what constitutes routine maintenance, repair,
and replacement of damaged or worn equipment, subject to safeguards to assure
consistency with the Clean Air Act. In March 2006, a panel of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated this
rule. The action by the court did not eliminate the NSR exclusion for
routine maintenance, repair, and replacement work nor did the decision rule on
what activities are physical changes. The EPA’s authority to write a
rule based on the current NSPS hourly emission increase test remains in place,
although the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruling in favor of Duke Energy
Corporation with respect to the hourly emission increase test being the
appropriate method for calculating an emissions increase for PSD
purposes. On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its
decision. In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the
decision of the Fourth Circuit and remanded for further proceedings consistent
with the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion. The decision precludes the use of an
increase in the maximum hourly emission rate for determining an emissions
increase for PSD purposes. The decision did not preclude the EPA from
promulgating a regulation
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
allowing
an emission increase test for PSD purposes to be based on an increase in the
maximum hourly emission rate. The EPA has announced that it will
proceed with revision of the NSR rules to specify that only activities that
increase an emitting unit’s hourly rate of emissions trigger a major
modification. The Company is unable to determine the impact of this
matter on its results of operations and financial position.
Citizen
Suit Under the Clean Air Act
PNM
reached an impasse with the Grand Canyon Trust and Sierra Club (“Plaintiffs”)
and with the NMED with respect to certain matters under a consent decree of May
10, 2005. As a result, PNM filed petitions with the U.S. District Court
for the District of New Mexico on October 6 and 12, 2006, seeking a
determination that PNM had complied with the consent decree with respect to the
matters at issue. The controversies related to PNM’s reports on NOX
controls and demisters at SJGS. PNM reached an agreement with the
Plaintiffs and the NMED concerning these issues which was set forth in a
stipulated order entered by the court approving the settlement on December 27,
2006.
The
consent decree includes a provision whereby stipulated penalties are assessed
for non-compliance with specified emissions limits. Stipulated
penalty amounts are placed in escrow on a quarterly basis pending review of
SJGS’s emissions performance for each quarter. As of September 30,
2008, PNM’s share of the total amount of stipulated penalties was $3.4 million
of which $3.2 million had been deposited into the escrow account and the
remaining amount was deposited subsequently. By letter dated March
20, 2007, the NMED and Plaintiffs requested information concerning PNM’s
calculation of potential stipulated penalty amounts and the amounts held in
escrow. PNM submitted its response to NMED on May 23,
2007. To date, the NMED has taken no further action with respect to
the requested information.
Navajo
Nation Environmental Issues
Four
Corners is located on the Navajo Reservation and is held under an easement
granted by the federal government as well as a lease from the Navajo
Nation. APS is the Four Corners operating agent and PNM owns a 13.0%
ownership interest in Units 4 and 5 of Four Corners.
The
Navajo Acts, enacted in 1995, purport to give the Navajo Nation EPA authority to
promulgate regulations covering air quality, drinking water, and pesticide
activities, including those activities that occur at Four Corners. In
October 1995, the Four Corners participants filed a lawsuit in the District
Court of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock District, challenging the applicability
of the Navajo Acts as to Four Corners. The District Court stayed
these proceedings pursuant to a request by the parties and the parties are
seeking to negotiate a settlement.
In 2000,
the Navajo Tribal Council approved operating permit regulations under the Navajo
Nation Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act. The Four Corners
participants believe that the regulations fail to recognize that the Navajo
Nation did not intend to assert jurisdiction over Four Corners. Each
of the Four Corners participants filed a petition with the Navajo Nation Supreme
Court for review of the operating permit regulations. Those
proceedings have been stayed, pending the outcome of the settlement negotiations
mentioned above.
In May
2005, APS and the Navajo Nation signed a Voluntary Compliance Agreement which
would resolve the dispute regarding the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act
portion of the lawsuit for the term of the Voluntary Compliance
Agreement. On March 21, 2006, the EPA determined that the Navajo
Nation was eligible for “treatment as a state” for the purpose of entering into
a supplemental delegation agreement with the EPA to administer the Clean Air Act
Title V, Part 71 federal permit program over Four Corners. The EPA
entered into the supplemental delegation agreement with the Navajo Nation on the
same day. Because the EPA’s approval was consistent with the
requirements of the Voluntary Compliance Agreement, SRP
and APS sought and obtained dismissal of the pending litigation
in the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, as well as the pending litigation in the
Navajo Nation District Court to the extent the claims relate to the Clean Air
Act. The agreement does not address or resolve any dispute relating
to other Navajo Acts.
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The
Company cannot currently predict the outcome of these matters.
Four
Corners Federal Implementation Plan Litigation
On April
30, 2007, the EPA adopted a source specific FIP to set air quality standards at
Four Corners. The FIP essentially federalizes the requirements
contained in the New Mexico State Implementation Plan, which Four Corners has
historically followed. The FIP also includes a requirement to
maintain and enhance dust suppression methods. On July 2, 2007, APS,
the plant operator, filed a petition for review in the U.S. District Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit seeking revisions to the FIP to clarify certain
requirements and allow operational flexibility. The Sierra Club has
intervened in this action. On July 6, 2007, the Sierra Club and other
parties filed a petition for review with the same court challenging the FIP’s
compliance with the Clean Air Act and APS has intervened in their
action. In APS’ lawsuit, APS challenges two key provisions of the
FIP: a 20% opacity limit on certain fugitive dust emissions, which
the EPA filed a motion to remand and vacate in early December 2007, and a 20%
stack opacity limit on Units 4 and 5. Briefing in this case is now
complete and oral argument occurred in May 2008. APS anticipates that
the court will issue its opinion before the end of 2008. Although the
Company cannot predict the outcome or the timing of these matters, the Company
does not believe that they will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Santa
Fe Generating Station
PNM and
the NMED conducted investigations of gasoline and chlorinated solvent
groundwater contamination detected beneath the site of the former Santa Fe
Generating Station to determine the source of the contamination pursuant to a
1992 settlement agreement between PNM and the NMED.
PNM
believes that the data compiled indicates observed groundwater contamination
originated from off-site sources. However, in 2003, PNM elected to
enter into a fifth amendment to the 1992 Settlement Agreement with the NMED to
avoid a prolonged legal dispute, whereby PNM agreed to supplement remediation
facilities by installing an additional extraction well and two new monitoring
wells to address remaining gasoline contamination in the groundwater at and in
the vicinity of the site. These wells were completed in
2004. PNM will continue to operate the remediation facilities until
the groundwater meets applicable federal standards or until such time as the
NMED determines that additional remediation is not required, whichever is
earlier. The City of Santa Fe, the NMED and PNM entered into an
amended Memorandum of Understanding relating to the continued operation of the
well and the remediation facilities called for under the latest amended
Settlement Agreement. The well continues to operate and meets federal
drinking water standards. PNM is not able to assess the duration of
this project.
PNM has
been verbally informed that the Superfund Oversight Section of the NMED is
conducting an investigation into the chlorinated solvent contamination in the
vicinity of the site of the former Santa Fe Generating Station. The
investigation will study possible sources for the chlorinated solvents in the
groundwater. In December 2007, PNM provided certain groundwater data
at the request of the NMED. The NMED investigation is
ongoing.
Coal
Combustion Waste Disposal
SJCC
currently disposes of coal combustion products consisting of fly ash, bottom
ash, and gypsum from SJGS in the surface mine pits adjacent to the
plant. The Office of Surface Mining is in the process of developing
revisions to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (“SMCRA”) Title IV
and V that would specifically address the placement of coal combustion products
(“CCPs”) in surface mines. PNM understands that these revisions do
not represent a major overhaul of the SMCRA regulations and will continue to
support the mine placement of CCPs. PNM does not expect the proposed
regulations to be published before the end of 2008.
EPA is
currently working on a Notice of Data Availability (“NODA”) on the placement of
CCPs in surface
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
impoundments
and landfill. The NODA allows additional data and information to be
collected and could cause EPA to revisit its current regulations on the disposal
of CCPs in surface impoundments or landfill. PNM cannot predict the
outcome of this matter but does not believe currently that it will have a
material adverse impact on its results of operations or financial position,
because the majority of the CCPs from SJGS are placed in the mine and not
surface impoundments or landfills.
In June,
the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
conducted an oversight hearing on how the federal government should address the
health and environmental risks of CCPs. This is the first of a number
of hearings the subcommittee will hold. PNM cannot predict the
outcome of these hearings but does not believe additional regulations will
result.
Gila
River Indian Reservation Superfund Site
By letter
dated April 25, 2008, the EPA informed PNM that it may be a PRP in the Gila
River Indian Reservation Superfund Site in Maricopa County,
Arizona. PNM, along with SRP, APS and EPE, owns a parcel of property
on which a transmission pole and a portion of a transmission line are
located. The property abuts the Gila River Indian Community boundary
and, at one time, may have been part of an airfield where crop dusting took
place. Currently, the EPA is only seeking payment from PNM and other
PRPs for past cleanup-related costs involving contamination from the crop
dusting. Based upon the total amount of cleanup costs reported by the
EPA in its letter to PNM, the resolution of this matter is not expected to have
a material adverse impact on PNM’s financial position, results of operations, or
cash flows.
Other
Commitments and Contingencies
PVNGS
Liability and Insurance Matters
The PVNGS
participants have insurance for public liability resulting from nuclear energy
hazards to the full limit of liability under federal law. This
potential liability is covered by primary liability insurance provided by
commercial insurance carriers in the amount of $300 million and the balance by
an industry-wide retrospective assessment program. If losses at any
nuclear power plant covered by the program exceed the accumulated funds, PNM
could be assessed retrospective premium adjustments. The maximum
assessment per reactor under the program for each nuclear incident is $117.5
million, subject to an annual limit of $17.5 million per incident, to be
periodically adjusted for inflation. Based on PNM’s 10.2% interest in
the three PVNGS units, PNM’s maximum potential assessment per incident for all
three units is $36.0 million, with an annual payment limitation of $5.4
million.
The PVNGS
participants maintain “all risk” (including nuclear hazards) insurance for
property damage to, and decontamination of, property at PVNGS in the aggregate
amount of $2.75 billion, a substantial portion of which must first be applied to
stabilization and decontamination. The participants have also secured
insurance against portions of any increased cost of generation or purchased
power and business interruption resulting from a sudden and unforeseen
accidental outage of any of the three units. The property damage,
decontamination, and replacement power coverages are provided by Nuclear
Electric Insurance Limited (“NEIL”). PNM is subject to retrospective
assessments under all NEIL policies if NEIL’s losses in any policy year exceed
accumulated funds. The maximum amount of retrospective assessments
PNM could incur under the current NEIL policies totals
$7.3 million. The insurance coverage discussed in this and the
previous paragraph is subject to policy conditions and exclusions.
NRC
Matters
In
October 2006, the NRC conducted an inspection of the PVNGS emergency diesel
generators after a PVNGS Unit 3 generator started but did not provide electrical
output during routine inspections on July 25 and September 22,
2006. On February 22, 2007, the NRC issued a “white” finding (low to
moderate safety significance) for this matter. Under the NRC’s Action
Matrix, this finding, coupled with a previous NRC “yellow” finding
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
relating
to a 2004 matter involving PVNGS’ safety injection systems, resulted in PVNGS
Unit 3 being placed in the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone” column of
the NRC’s Action Matrix (“Column 4”), which has resulted in an enhanced NRC
inspection regime. Although only PVNGS Unit 3 is in NRC’s Column 4,
in order to adequately assess the need for improvements, APS management has been
conducting site-wide assessments of equipment and operations.
Preliminary
work in support of the NRC’s enhanced inspection regime took place throughout
the summer of 2007. On June 21, 2007, the NRC issued an initial
confirmatory action letter confirming APS’ commitments regarding specific
actions APS will take to improve PVNGS’ performance. From October 1,
2007, through November 2, 2007, a team of NRC inspectors performed on-site
in-depth inspections of PVNGS equipment and operations. The NRC’s
inspection results were presented at a public meeting on December 19, 2007, and
documented in an NRC letter to APS dated February 1, 2008. The
inspection report indicated that the facility is being operated safely but also
identified certain performance deficiencies. On December 31, 2007,
APS submitted its improvement plan to the NRC, which addresses issues identified
by APS management during its site-wide assessments of equipment and operations
that occurred during 2007. The NRC reviewed the adequacy of this
improvement plan and issued a revised confirmatory action letter on February 15,
2008 that outlines the actions APS must take in order for the NRC to return the
PVNGS site to the NRC’s routine inspection and assessment
process. This revised confirmatory action letter was
anticipated as part of the NRC’s inspection procedure. On March 31,
2008, APS submitted to the NRC a revision to its improvement plan to address
issues raised by the NRC in its inspection report. The NRC will
continue to provide increased oversight at PVNGS until the facility demonstrates
sustained performance improvement. APS continues to cooperate fully
with the NRC throughout this process.
San
Juan River Adjudication
In 1975,
the State of New Mexico filed an action entitled “State of New Mexico v. United
States, et al.”, in the District Court of San Juan County, New Mexico, to
adjudicate all water rights in the San Juan River Stream System. The
Company was made a defendant in the litigation in 1976. The action is
expected to adjudicate water rights used at Four Corners and at
SJGS. In 2005, the Navajo Nation and various parties announced a
settlement of the Nation’s reserved surface water
rights. Congressional legislation as well as other approvals will be
required to implement the settlement. The Company cannot determine
the effect, if any, of any water rights adjudication on the present arrangements
for water at SJGS and Four Corners. It is PNM’s understanding that
final resolution of the case cannot be expected for several years. PNM is unable
to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter.
Conflicts
at San Juan Mine Involving Oil and Gas Leaseholders
SJCC,
through leases with the federal government and the State of New Mexico, owns
coal interests with respect to the San Juan underground mine. Certain
gas producers have leases in the area of the underground coal mine and have
asserted claims against SJCC that its coal mining activities are interfering
with gas production. SJCC has reached settlement with several gas
leaseholders and has other potential claimants. PNM cannot predict
the outcome of any future disputes between SJCC and other gas
leaseholders.
Republic
Savings Bank Litigation
In 1992,
Meadows Resources, Inc., an inactive subsidiary of PNMR, and its subsidiaries
(“Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the Federal government in the United States
Court of Claims, alleging breach of contract arising from the seizure of
Republic Savings Bank (“RSB”). RSB was seized and liquidated after
the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (“FIRREA”)
prohibited certain accounting practices authorized by contracts with the Federal
government. The Federal government filed a counterclaim alleging
breach of obligation to maintain RSB’s net worth and moved to dismiss Meadows’
claims for lack of standing.
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Discovery
was completed in 1999 and Plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment in
December 1999 on the issue of liability and on the issue of
damages. The Federal government filed a cross motion for summary
judgment and opposed Plaintiffs’ motion.
On
January 25, 2008, the judge in this matter entered his opinion granting the
Federal government’s motion to dismiss Meadows for lack of standing, denying the
Federal government’s motion for summary judgment and granting the remaining
Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issues of liability and damages,
awarding the remaining Plaintiffs damages in the amount of $14.9
million. The Court determined that Plaintiffs should receive
restitution damages in the amount of $17 million for the initial cash
contribution into RSB, reduced by the Federal government’s contribution of $3
million and enhanced by the $0.9 million profit received by the FDIC upon
selling the business of RSB. Meadows received payment from the FDIC
in October 2004 in the amount of $0.3 million, representing the final
distribution of the receivership. This payment reduces the amount of
damages owed to $14.6 million.
The
matter is currently pending before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit on appeal by the Federal government and cross-appeal by the
Plaintiffs. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of
this litigation as both parties have rights to seek rehearing and
appeal.
Western
United States Wholesale Power Market
Various
circumstances, including electric power supply shortages, weather conditions,
gas supply costs, transmission constraints and alleged market manipulation by
certain sellers, resulted in the well-publicized California energy crisis and in
the bankruptcy filings of the Cal PX and of PG&E. As a result of
the conditions in the western market, the FERC and other federal and state
governmental authorities initiated investigations, litigation and other
proceedings relevant to the Company and other sellers. The more
significant of these in relation to the Company are summarized
below.
California
Refund Proceeding
SDG&E
filed a complaint with the FERC in 2000 against sellers into the California
wholesale electric market. In 2002, the FERC ALJ issued the Proposed Findings on
California Refund Liability, in which it determined that the Cal ISO and Cal PX
had, for the most part, correctly calculated the amounts of the potential
refunds owed by most sellers and identified approximations for the amount of
refunds due. In 2003, the FERC issued an order substantially adopting the
findings from the ALJ’s 2002 decision, but requiring a change to the formula
used to calculate refunds, which had the effect of increasing the refund amounts
owed by most sellers. In August 2005, the FERC issued an order setting out the
process by which sellers into the Cal ISO and Cal PX markets could make cost
recovery filings pursuant to the FERC’s prior orders that indicated sellers
would get the opportunity to submit evidence demonstrating that the refund
methodology creates a revenue shortfall for their transactions during the refund
period (October 2, 2000 through June 20, 2001). Included in PNM’s
submittal were objections to the limited amount of time the FERC allowed for
sellers to complete their respective submittals, and the FERC’s arbitrary
decision to allow only marketers, and not load serving entities such as PNM, to
include a return component in their cost filings. PNM participated with certain
other sellers to request rehearing of these issues before the FERC. In September
2005, PNM made its cost recovery filing identifying its costs associated with
sales into the Cal ISO and Cal PX markets during the refund period. In January
2006, the FERC issued its order on the cost recovery filings, acting on 23
filings that were made by multiple sellers. The FERC accepted that portion of
PNM’s filing submitted as prescribed by the FERC’s August 2005 order, but
rejected the alternative filings that included a return component for PNM as a
load serving entity. The effect of the FERC’s order is that PNM’s allowed cost
offset against its refund liability is zero. In February 2006, PNM filed a
petition for rehearing requesting FERC to reconsider its order and allow PNM to
include a return on equity, which is still pending before FERC. In November
2007, FERC issued an order denying other rehearing petitions regarding the cost
recovery calculation methodology, including the appropriateness of earning a
return by load serving entities. This was not an order on PNM’s
specific rehearing request. However, to preserve its rights to appeal
the issues, PNM filed an appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of
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Appeals
on these cost recovery rehearing orders. While PNM believes it has
meritorious legal arguments, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this cost
recovery proceeding at this time.
As
previously reported, there have been a number of additional appeals pending
before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit with regard to FERC’s
orders issued in the various California market refund dockets and PNM has
participated in various appeals as one of the members of the Competitive Sellers
Group. The Ninth Circuit has held a number of mediation conferences
in which PNM has participated, regarding these and the multiple other appeals
pending before it, to assess the opportunities for settlement. In
September 2006, a mediation conference was convened at the California Public
Utilities Commission to assess the potential settlement of the refund
proceedings. The conference was attended by, among others, PNM, the
other buyers and sellers, FERC personnel, a settlement judge and mediator from
the Ninth Circuit. Representatives of PNM continue to attend and
participate in the mediation and case management sessions being hosted by the
Ninth Circuit. The most recent one was held in September
2008. In December 2007, the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate in the
Lockyer v. FERC case
and allowed the appellate process to continue in other pending
appeals. As a result, various petitions for rehearing of the court’s
prior decisions have been filed in the Ninth Circuit. PNM
participated with a group of sellers in a petition for rehearing in the CPUC v.
FERC appeal. The petitions for rehearing are currently pending before
the Ninth Circuit.
As a
result of the Ninth Circuit issuance of the mandate in the Lockyer v. FERC case, the
case was formally remanded back to FERC. See California Attorney
General Complaint below.
The
Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of FERC proceedings that may
result from the decisions in these appeals, or whether PNM will be ultimately
directed to make any additional future refunds as the result of these court
decisions, or whether settlement will be reached in the case.
Pacific
Northwest Refund Proceeding
Puget
Sound Energy, Inc. filed a complaint at FERC alleging that spot market prices in
the Pacific Northwest wholesale electric market were unjust and
unreasonable. In 2003, FERC issued an order recommending that no
refunds should be ordered. Several parties in the proceeding filed
requests for rehearing and FERC denied rehearing and reaffirmed its prior ruling
that refunds were not appropriate for spot market sales in the Pacific Northwest
during the first half of 2001. The Port of Seattle then filed an
appeal of the FERC’s order denying rehearing in the Ninth Circuit. As
a participant in the proceedings before FERC, PNM also participated in the
appeal proceedings. Oral argument in the case was held in January
2007. In August 2007, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision on appeal
and determined that FERC erred in excluding certain purchases in the Pacific
Northwest spot markets from consideration in the Pacific Northwest refund
proceeding, and that FERC should have taken into account evidence
of manipulation in the California spot markets that was presented
after the original evidentiary proceeding. The court remanded the
case to FERC to reconsider its decision to deny refunds, in light of the
evidence of market manipulation and the various recent Ninth Circuit decisions,
but did not require FERC to order refunds. In September 2007, the
Ninth Circuit extended the time period for filing petitions for rehearing on
their decision until November 16, 2007. At the conclusion of the
time-out period, several parties filed petitions for rehearing of the Ninth
Circuit’s decision. PNM did not participate in any of the petitions
for rehearing but continues to monitor the appeal. The Company is
unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this appeal.
FERC
Gaming Partnerships Order
In 2003,
in the Gaming Partnerships Order, FERC asserted that certain entities, including
PNM, acted in concert with Enron Corporation and other market participants to
engage in activities that constitute gaming and/or anomalous market behavior in
violation of the Cal ISO and Cal PX tariffs during 2000 and 2001. In
2003, PNM filed its responses to the Gaming Partnerships Order indicating that
it did not engage in the alleged partnerships, alliances or other
arrangements.
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In 2004,
FERC issued an order granting the FERC staff’s motion to dismiss seven of the
thirteen PNM customers on grounds that there was no evidence to conclude that
these companies used their commercial relationship with PNM to game the Cal ISO
and Cal PX markets. FERC approved the settlements entered into by two
of the thirteen PNM customers and dismissed another of PNM’s customers from the
proceeding. Of the three remaining PNM customers in the docket, the
FERC staff entered into settlement agreements with two of them. In
2004, the FERC staff filed a motion to dismiss PNM from the docket and to enter
into a settlement of certain parking and lending transactions. The
staff’s motion stated that after investigation and review there was no evidence
that PNM engaged in a gaming practice that violated either the Cal ISO or Cal PX
tariffs. However, PNM entered into a settlement of certain matters
outside the scope of the docket related to historic parking and lending
transactions, under which PNM agreed not to provide parking and lending services
prospectively without first meeting certain requirements agreed to with the FERC
staff. Additionally, PNM agreed to pay $1.0 million in settlement to
FERC to obtain satisfaction of all issues related to any potential liability
stemming from the provision of parking and lending services
historically. In July 2005, FERC issued its order granting the
staff’s motion to dismiss PNM from the Gaming Partnerships docket. In
its order, FERC found that PNM did not engage in prohibited gaming practices as
defined in the FERC’s Gaming Partnership Order and also approved the settlement
on the parking and lending services. FERC also denied the California
parties’ request to keep the docket open as to PNM and terminated the PNM
docket. Subsequently, the California parties filed their petition for
rehearing at FERC objecting to FERC’s dismissal of PNM from the Gaming
Partnership investigation and objecting to the settlement reached with the FERC
staff. The petition for rehearing is pending before FERC and PNM
cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the rehearing petition. In
August 2005, Enron, the final of the original 13 PNM customers, entered into a
settlement agreement with the FERC staff, the California parties and others that
was contested by several parties. In November 2005, FERC issued an
order approving the joint offer of settlement. Various parties either
objected to the settlement or otherwise sought efforts to stay or overturn
FERC’s order. In January 2007, the Enron matter went to hearing on
certain contested matters. In June 2007, the FERC administrative law
judge issued its initial decision, which has no impact on PNM. In
October 2007, Enron entered a settlement with the final parties litigating
against them and filed the settlement at FERC, which is still pending before
FERC.
In
November 2007, FERC staff initiated a settlement proceeding designed to
determine how the proceeds from the penalty amounts that have been and will be
paid should be allocated among participants in the Cal PX and Cal ISO markets
(Phase II Distribution proceedings). PNM has participated in several
settlement conferences regarding proposed allocations of these
funds. In August 2008, an allocation settlement was reached and filed
at FERC. PNM is a signatory to the settlement and would receive an
allocated share of the penalty amounts. In September 2008, the
Northern California Power Authority (“NCPA”) filed an objection to the
settlement at FERC. PNM joined a group of sellers and filed an answer
to NCPA’s objection, as did other parties to the settlement. The
allocation settlement is now pending before FERC. PNM cannot predict
the ultimate outcome of this proceeding.
California
Power Exchange and Pacific Gas and Electric Bankruptcies
In 2001,
SCE and the major purchasers of power from the Cal ISO and Cal PX defaulted on
payments due to the Cal ISO for power purchased from the Cal PX in
2000. These defaults caused the Cal PX to seek bankruptcy
protection. PG&E subsequently also sought bankruptcy
protection. PNM has filed its proofs of claims in the Cal PX and
PG&E bankruptcy proceedings. Amounts due to PNM from the Cal ISO
or Cal PX for power sold to them in 2000 and 2001 total $7.9
million. Both the PG&E and Cal PX bankruptcy cases have confirmed
plans of reorganization in which the claims of various creditors have been
specially classified and are waiting a final determination by FERC before the
claims are actually paid. The PG&E bankruptcy case has an escrow
account and the Cal PX bankruptcy has established a settlement account, both of
which are awaiting final determination by FERC setting the level of claims and
allocating the funds.
California
Attorney General Complaint
In 2002,
the California Attorney General filed a complaint with FERC against numerous
sellers, including PNM, regarding prices for wholesale electric sales into the
Cal ISO and Cal PX markets and to the California Department of Water Resources.
In 2002, FERC entered an order denying the California Attorney General’s request
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to
initiate a refund proceeding, but directed sellers, including PNM, to comply
with additional reporting requirements with regard to certain wholesale power
transactions. The California Attorney General filed a petition for review in the
Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit issued a decision in September 2004 upholding
the FERC’s authority to establish the market-based rate framework under the
Federal Power Act, but held that FERC violated its administrative discretion by
declining to investigate whether it should order refunds from sellers who failed
to provide transaction-specific reports to FERC as required by its rules. The
Ninth Circuit determined that FERC has the authority to order refunds for these
transactions if it elects to do so and remanded the case back to FERC for
further proceedings, including a determination as to whether additional refunds
are appropriate. In October 2004, PNM joined the group of competitive Sellers
and filed a petition for rehearing at the Ninth Circuit. In July
2006, the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing. In December 2006, PNM
joined a group of sellers in filing a petition for writ of certiorari in the
U.S. Supreme Court challenging the decision by the Ninth Circuit. On
June 18, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Petition for Certiorari filed
by various competitive sellers, including PNM. In November 2007, the
Ninth Circuit’s time-out period expired and in December 2007, the Ninth Circuit
issued its mandate remanding the case back to FERC.
Upon
remand to FERC, numerous parties filed motions at FERC regarding the appropriate
procedures to occur on remand for the disposition of the case. In
March 2008, FERC issued its order on remand indicating that it will establish
trial type hearings to determine if specific sellers’ violation of FERC’s
quarterly reporting requirements led to an unjust and unreasonable rate for
these sellers in Cal ISO and Cal Px markets during the 2000-2001 time
period. The order required sellers to submit revised quarterly
reports to FERC for review. PNM filed its quarterly sales transaction
reports per FERC’s order. The order also established settlement
procedures for the matters. In April 2008, FERC issued a
clarification order in which it clarified certain matters in the remand order.
An initial settlement conference in the remand proceedings was held in April
2008. PNM participated in these settlement proceedings.
Subsequently, several parties filed petitions for rehearing of FERC’s orders.
PNM participated with the other members of the Competitive Sellers Group to
respond to the petitions for rehearing. In September 2008, FERC staff
issued its preliminary analysis indicated they had reviewed the quarterly
transaction reports filed by the sellers and made preliminary
conclusions. Specifically as to PNM, the FERC staff determined that
PNM had no violations in its quarterly report filings. The California
parties then made a filing at FERC in which they claimed FERC staff made use of
the wrong standard in completing their review, and as such, came to the wrong
conclusions. FERC then issued its order on rehearing in October 2008
in which it affirmed its view of reviewing the nexus between reporting
violations and the ability to mask the existence of market power in their sales
transactions. Subsequently, in October 2008, the California parties
filed an appeal of these FERC orders to the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the
proceeding, or whether PNM will be ultimately directed to make any additional
refunds as the result of the decision.
California
Antitrust Litigation
In May
2005, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit in California state court
against PNM, PowerEx, and the Colorado River Commission alleging that PNM and
PowerEx conspired to engage in unfair trade practices involving overcharges for
electricity in violation of California state antitrust laws. In June
2005, the lawsuit was removed to Federal Court. In April 2006, the
Federal District Court issued its decision denying the California Attorney
General’s motion to remand the case back to the state court, and granted PNM’s
and PowerEx’s motions to dismiss the case. The California Attorney
General has appealed the case to the Ninth Circuit. Briefs were filed
in the case by the parties, and oral argument was held in March
2008. In April 2008, by memorandum opinion, the Ninth Circuit
affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of the complaint. No petition
for rehearing of the decision was filed by the California Attorney
General. As such, the Ninth Circuit’s decision became final and the
case is now over as to PNM.
Regional
Transmission Issues
In
February 2007, FERC issued Order 890 setting out the new OATT rule, which became
effective in May 2007. Order 890 addressed several elements of
transmission service, including: (1) requiring greater consistency
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transparency in calculating available transfer capacity for transmission; (2)
requiring transparent transmission planning and customer access to transmission
plans; (3) reform of rollover rights; and (4) clarification of various
ambiguities in transmission rights under the new OATT. Order
890 also required numerous compliance filings to be made by transmission
providers. Order 890 also attempted to clarify certain elements of
transmission service utilized for network generation resources, but still left
uncertain the transmission used for such resources that pre-dated transmission
open access. PNM filed a petition for rehearing seeking clarification
of this issue in regards to one such generation resource that PNM has under
contract. Numerous other entities also filed petitions for rehearing
and/or clarification. Additionally, a number of entities, including
EEI, requested extensions of time for making several of the compliance filings
due under the order issued in the NOPR. In December 2007, FERC issued
its order on rehearing and clarified and revised some aspects of its initial
order and rule designated as Order 890-A. FERC did not specifically
rule on the request PNM filed for clarification on transmission used for network
generation resources. The order reiterated its general rule on this
topic, which had no impact on PNM operations. In January 2008,
multiple parties filed requests for rehearing of Order 890-A. PNM did
not join any of these rehearing requests. The Company cannot predict
the outcome of the final rule. As of October 15, 2008, the Company
has completed the FERC compliance filings required by Order 890.
Biomass
Project
PNM
entered into a 20-year contract for the purchase of 32 MW of capacity from a
renewable biomass power generation facility in central New Mexico that was
scheduled to commence in 2009. The purchase power agreement was contingent
upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent as outlined in
the purchase power agreement. The contract contained several
conditions including obtaining permits, completion of financial closing by April
2, 2007 and the start of construction by July 2, 2007. The biomass
project owner was unable to complete the financial closing on April 2, 2007 or
to start construction by July 2, 2007. As a result, PNM delivered a
remediable event of default letter to the biomass project owner. The
operator declared a force majeure over failure to obtain an air
permit. The air permit was subsequently approved on October 2,
2007.
The
biomass project owner filed an application in August 2007 for a renewable energy
production tax credit in connection with the project. The project
owner’s application was initially denied, on grounds that the owner had not
demonstrated the project was a qualifying facility for the credit because it had
not shown there was a sufficient amount of wood fuel under
contract. The project owner filed an appeal and ultimately obtained
the production tax credit. PNM expected the biomass facility to begin
commercial operations in late 2009 or early 2010, provided adequate financing
was obtained by June 1, 2008. However, financing was not obtained by
that date, and PNM notified the owner on June 12, 2008, of the immediate
termination of the agreement. On June 23, 2008, the owner advised PNM
that it disputed the basis for the termination, but the owner took no subsequent
action to submit the matter to arbitration within the time period specified in
the agreement. PNM is unable to predict the outcome of this
matter.
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Regulatory
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PNMR
Price-to-Beat
Base Rate Reset
Based on
the terms of the Texas stipulation related to the acquisition of TNP, First
Choice made a filing to reset its price-to-beat base rates in December 2005.
First Choice’s price-to-beat base rate case was consolidated with TNMP’s 60-day
rate review (see “60-Day Rate Review” below). First Choice requested that the
PUCT recognize in its new price-to-beat base rates the TNMP rate reduction and
the synergy savings credit provided for in the TNP acquisition stipulation. In
May 2006, TNMP, First Choice, the PUCT staff and other parties filed a
non-unanimous settlement agreement (“NUS”). On July 20, 2006, the ALJ
reopened the record to accept argument concerning the provisions for accumulated
deferred federal income taxes and the carrying charges on stranded costs.
Subsequently, on August 24, 2006, the ALJ issued a Proposal For Decision urging
the PUCT to reject the NUS. After the parties
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exceptions to the Proposal For Decision, the PUCT unanimously rejected the ALJ’s
proposal and approved the NUS on November 2, 2006. The PUCT made
First Choice’s new price-to-beat base rates effective on December 1, 2006, as
First Choice had requested. As price-to-beat rates expired on
December 31, 2006, the approved rates are no longer applicable. In
January 2007, TNMP’s 60-Day Rate Review proceeding and the underlying NUS were
appealed by various Texas cities to a Texas district court. TNMP and
First Choice have intervened and will defend the PUCT’s Final Order approving
the NUS.
First
Choice Request for ERCOT Alternative Dispute Resolution
On June
30, 2008, First Choice filed a request for alternative dispute resolution with
ERCOT alleging that ERCOT incorrectly applied its protocols with respect to
congestion management during the first quarter of 2008. First Choice
requests that ERCOT resolve the dispute by restating certain elements of its
first quarter 2008 congestion management data and by refunding to First Choice
allegedly overstated congestion management charges. The amount at
issue in First Choice’s claim can only be determined by running ERCOT market
models with corrected inputs but First Choice believes that the amount is
significant. ERCOT protocols provide that ERCOT will notify
potentially impacted market participants and subsequently consider the merits of
First Choice’s allegations. The Company is
unable to predict the outcome of this matter.
PNM
Gas
Rate Case
On May
30, 2006, PNM filed a general gas rate case that asked the NMPRC to approve an
increase in the service fees charged to its 481,000 natural gas customers,
including the set monthly fee, the charge tied to monthly usage, and
miscellaneous on-demand service fees. Those fees are separate from
the cost of gas charged to customers, which would not be affected by the fee
increase. The petition requested an increase in base gas service
rates of $22.6 million and an increase in miscellaneous on-demand service rates
of $0.2 million. The request was designed to provide PNM’s gas
utility an opportunity to earn an 11 percent return on equity, which is
consistent with the average return allowed ten comparable natural gas
utilities. The petition also requested approval of a line item that
provides a true-up mechanism for operational costs when system-wide gas
consumption is lower or higher than what is designed in the rates. On
June 29, 2007 the NMPRC unanimously approved an increase in annual revenues of
approximately $9 million for PNM. The NMPRC based the new rates on a
revenue requirement needed to earn a 9.53 percent return on
equity. The NMPRC did not approve PNM’s request for the true-up
mechanism for operational costs based on system-wide gas
consumption. PNM and the AG filed appeals with the New Mexico Supreme
Court. The AG’s appeal seeks reversal of the NMPRC decision on one
issue – weather normalization. PNM’s appeal seeks reversal of the
NMPRC determination of the required return on equity and on four cost-of-service
accounting issues. If PNM’s appeal is successful in all respects and
the AG’s appeal is unsuccessful, PNM’s authorized annual revenue would increase
by about $10 million. If PNM’s appeal is unsuccessful in all respects
and the AG’s appeal is upheld, PNM’s annual revenues would decrease by $6.8
million. On August 20, 2008, a stipulation intended to resolve all
issues in the NMPRC case relating to PNM’s gas assets sale and service
abandonment was filed by PNM, the AG, the NMPRC staff, the IBEW, and
NMGC. As part of that stipulation, upon approval by the NMPRC, PNM
and the AG will move to dismiss their respective gas rate case appeals. PNM is
unable to predict whether the stipulation will be approved and, if it is not
approved, the outcome of these appeals.
2007
Electric Rate Case
On
February 21, 2007, PNM filed a general electric rate case requesting the NMPRC
approve an increase in service fees to all of PNM’s retail customers except
those formerly served by TNMP. The request was designed to provide
PNM’s electric utility an opportunity to earn a 10.75 percent return on
equity. The application also requested authorization to implement a
FPPAC through which changes in the cost of fuel and purchased power, above or
below the costs included in base rates, will be passed through to customers on a
monthly basis. Hearings were held in December 2007. At the
hearing PNM adjusted its revenue increase request to $76.9
million. On April
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24, 2008,
the NMPRC issued a final order in the case that resulted in a revenue increase
of $34.4 million. The rate increase provides for a 10.1percent return
on equity. New
rates reflecting the $34.4 million increase were effective for bills rendered on
and after May 1, 2008. In its final order, the NMPRC disallowed
recovery of costs associated with the RECs used to meet the New Mexico Renewable
Energy Portfolio Standards that were being deferred as regulatory assets, but
did allow PNM the opportunity to seek recovery in the next rate case if it can
demonstrate that it incurred an actual incremental cost for its compliance with
the RPS. The NMPRC also ruled that recovery of coal mine
decommissioning costs should be capped at $100 million. The order
results in PNM being unable to assert it is probable, as defined under GAAP,
that the costs previously deferred on PNM’s balance sheet will be recoverable
through future rates charged to its customers. Accordingly, as of
March 31, 2008, PNM recorded regulatory disallowances for pre-tax write offs of
$19.6 million for coal mining decommissioning costs and $10.6 million for
deferred REC costs. PNM is evaluating whether it will be successful
in meeting the criteria set forth by the NMPRC. PNM has appealed the
NMPRC’s treatment of coal mine decommissioning and the RECs to the New Mexico
Supreme Court. If the appeal is successful or if PNM is successful in
demonstrating that these costs are recoverable through future rate proceedings,
the costs will be restored to PNM’s balance sheet. The Company is unable to
predict the outcome of this matter.
Emergency
FPPAC
On March
20, 2008, PNM and the IBEW, filed a joint motion in the general electric rate
case requesting NMPRC authorization to implement an Emergency FPPAC on an
interim basis. The motion requested immediate authority to implement
an Emergency FPPAC for a period of 24 months or until the effective date of new
rates in PNM’s next rate case, whichever is earlier.
On May
22, 2008, the NMPRC issued a final order that approved the Emergency FPPAC with
certain modifications relating to power plant performance and the treatment of
revenue from SO2
allowances. The Emergency FPPAC permits PNM to recover its actual
fuel and purchased power costs up to $0.024972 per kWh, which is an increase of
$0.008979 per kWh above the fuel costs included in base rates. PNM is
unable to predict if actual fuel and purchased power costs will exceed the cap
during the period the Emergency FPPAC is in effect. PNM implemented the
Emergency FPPAC as modified on June 2, 2008 and expects to recover $58 million
to $62 million annually. Motions for rehearing were filed by NMPRC
staff and intervenors on June 12, 2008 and June 23, 2008. PNM filed
timely responses to these motions. The NMPRC denied the motions for
rehearing on July 8, 2008. The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water
Utility Authority and the New Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers Inc. filed
notices of appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court, which seek to have vacated
the NMPRC order approving the Emergency FPPAC. The appeals have been
consolidated and PNM has been granted party status. PNM is unable to
predict the final outcome of these appeals.
Sky
Blue Investigation
On July
17, 2008, the NMPRC issued an order that initiated an investigation into whether
the addition of the fuel adjustment surcharge, approved by the NMPRC in PNM’s
Emergency FPPAC proceeding, to PNM’s voluntary renewable energy program known as
“Sky Blue” is just and reasonable. The order directed PNM to respond to several
questions including whether an adjustment should be made to remove some or all
or the fuel adjustment surcharge and whether any such adjustment should be
applied retroactively. In its response, PNM recommended a decrease in the rate
but retention of the fuel adjustment surcharge. PNM stated that the adjustment
should be applied prospectively only. If the NMPRC determined that PNM’s
proposed adjustment should be applied retroactively to the date of the
initiation of the charge, PNM could be required to provide a credit or refund to
customers of approximately $0.1million per month from June 2, 2008. A hearing is
scheduled for November 19, 2008. PNM is unable to predict the outcome of this
proceeding.
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2008
Electric Rate Case
On
September 22, 2008, PNM filed a general rate case requesting the NMPRC to
approve an increase in electric service rates to all PNM retail customers except
those formerly served by TNMP. The proposed rates are designed to increase
annual operating revenue by $123.3 million, based on a March 31, 2008 test
period and calculating base fuel costs using a projection of costs for the 12
months ending March 31, 2009. PNM has also proposed a FPPAC in the general form
authorized by the NMPRC, but with PNM retaining 25% of off-system sales margins
and crediting 75% against fuel and purchased power costs. On September 30, 2008,
the NMPRC ordered that PNM‘s proposed rates be suspended for a period of nine
months from October 22, 2008 and appointed a hearing examiner to conduct a
hearing and otherwise preside over the case. PNM is unable to predict the
outcome of this proceeding.
In
anticipation of the 2008 electric rate case, on September 10, 2008, a
stipulation (the “Resource Stipulation”) executed by PNM, the NMPRC staff, the
AG and the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy, and later joined by the New
Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers Inc., was filed with the NMPRC. If approved
by the NMPRC, the Resource Stipulation would resolve all issues in the
proceedings regarding Valencia, PNM’s proposed acquisition of an ownership
interest in Unit 2 of PVNGS currently being leased, the application to own and
operate Lordsburg and its interest in Luna as NMPRC jurisdictional assets and to
recover their costs in retail rates. As to Valencia, the Resource Stipulation
provides that upon its approval by the NMPRC costs incurred under the Valencia
PPA would be recovered through PNM’s Emergency FPPAC until new base rates go
into effect as a result of PNM’s 2008 electric rate case. The
Resource Stipulation further provides that PNM will seek prior NMPRC approval of
future long-term PPAs. The NMPRC has approved consolidating these three
proceedings for the purpose of considering approval of the Resource Stipulation
and to expedite such consideration. Hearings are scheduled to begin
on March 30, 2009. The Company is unable to predict whether the NMPRC will
approve the Resource Stipulation or the ultimate outcome of these proceedings if
it does not.
Additional
information concerning these proceedings is discussed below.
Valencia
On April
18, 2007, PNM entered into a PPA to purchase all of the electric capacity and
energy from Valencia, a natural gas-fired power plant near Albuquerque, New
Mexico. An unaffiliated entity built, owns and operates the facility
while PNM will be the sole purchaser of the electricity generated. The Valencia
facility began commercial operation on May 30, 2008. For financial
accounting purposes PNM consolidates the plant under FIN 46R since PNM absorbs
the majority of the variability in the cash flows of the plant. See
Note 16.
On May
31, 2007, the office of the AG and the staff of the NMPRC filed a petition for
formal review requesting the NMPRC investigate the Valencia PPA and related
transactions to determine, among other things, whether the transactions were
prudent, appropriate and consistent with NMPRC rules, and to establish the
ratemaking treatment of the PPA. In its response to the petition,
filed July 11, 2007, PNM described the terms of the agreement and process used
to select this resource, stated that an investigation was not warranted and
joined in the staff and AG’s request for determination of the ratemaking
treatment for the agreement. On November 6, 2007, the NMPRC issued an
order, which appointed a hearing examiner and directed her to consider the
issues raised in the petition and the response, including whether PNM’s actions
in entering into the PPA and in reporting that transaction to the NMPRC were
consistent with statute and NMPRC rules.
PVNGS
Unit 2 Lease Interest Transfer
On June
29, 2007, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNMR purchased 100% of a trust, which
owns a 2.26% undivided interest, representing 29.8 MW, in PVNGS Unit 2 and a
0.76% undivided interest in certain PVNGS common facilities, as well as a lease
under which such facilities are leased to PNM. In January 2008, PNM
filed an application at the NMPRC seeking approval to acquire the beneficial
ownership interest in the trust from the PNMR
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SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
subsidiary. PNM
requested recovery of the costs of acquiring the Unit 2 interest through
inclusion in its electric rates. The filing also requested certain
variances from NMPRC filing and reporting requirements normally required for
general diversification filings. The Resource Stipulation states that
PNM’s allocated share of the acquisition cost, less depreciation and accumulated
deferred income taxes through August 31, 2008, shall be added to rate base and
recovered in rates to be established in PNM’s 2008 electric rate
case. The lease shall be collapsed for ratemaking purposes and the
rent portion of the lease payment that would otherwise have flowed to PNM shall
be removed from rates. The Resource Stipulation also allows
approximately $4.3 million of carrying charges incurred from July 1, 2008 to be
included in rates set in the 2008 electric rate case.
In April
2008, PNM also filed an application at FERC seeking FERC approval of the
proposed acquisition of the PVNGS Unit 2 interest. FERC established a
comment date in early May 2008, and no comments or interventions were filed in
the docket. On June 30, 2008, FERC issued its order approving the
transfer of the PVNGS Unit 2 interest to PNM.
Luna
and Lordsburg
On September 12, 2008, PNM
filed an application to include in jurisdictional rates its one-third ownership
share of Luna and its ownership of Lordsburg. Luna consists of
a gas-fired combined cycle station with a total capacity of 570 MW located in
Luna County, New Mexico. The plant was constructed in 2005-2006 and
achieved commercial operation in 2006. Lordsburg is a peaking
generator located in Hidalgo County, New Mexico and has a total generation
capacity of 80 MW. Lordsburg was constructed and achieved commercial
operation in 2002. Currently, PNM holds its ownership share of Luna
and Lordsburg as merchant plant assets, which are not included in jurisdictional
rates. The Resource Stipulation approves the inclusion of Luna and
Lordsburg costs in base rates to be set in PNM’s 2008 electric rate case at the
net book value less accumulated deferred income taxes as of August 31,
2008.
Complaint
Against Southwestern Public Service Company
In
September 2005, PNM filed a complaint under the Federal Power Act against SPS.
PNM believes that through its fuel cost adjustment clause, SPS has been
overcharging PNM for deliveries of energy. PNM requested that the FERC
investigate these charges for the period 2001 through 2004, and going forward.
PNM had previously intervened in the Golden Spread Electric Coop complaint case
against SPS for the same matter. Fuel cost charges for 2005 and 2006 are being
addressed as part of the finding in the Golden Spread fuel charge adjustment
clause case pending before the FERC, in which PNM is an
intervenor. The hearing was held in that case and in May 2006, the
ALJ issued an initial decision in that proceeding recommending that SPS make
refunds to customers, including PNM, for misapplication of charges in its fuel
cost adjustment clause. The parties in that proceeding filed their exceptions to
the initial decision. PNM’s complaint also alleges that SPS’ demand
charge rates for interruptible power sales are excessive and requested that FERC
set a refund effective date of September 13, 2005 for these rates. Settlement
conferences were held before a FERC settlement judge throughout the first
quarter of 2006. Upon the failure of the parties to reach a settlement, the
judge recommended the case proceed to hearing.
Additionally,
in November 2005, SPS filed an electric rate case proposing to unbundle and
raise rates charged to customers effective July 2006. PNM intervened in the case
and objected to the proposed rate increase. In September 2006, PNM and SPS filed
a settlement agreement at FERC in which PNM settled certain limited issues in
the complaint proceeding, as well as in the SPS rate case. On October
10, 2006, interested parties and FERC staff filed comments on the proposed
settlement. Only one party opposed the settlement, which was
supported or not opposed by the remaining active parties and the FERC
staff. On October 19, 2006, PNM, SPS and FERC staff each filed reply
comments contending that opposition to the limited settlement was without
merit. The Settlement Judge and the ALJ have certified the contested
partial settlement and sent it to FERC for final approval. The
limited settlement must be approved by FERC before it may be
effective. The settlement has no impact on the initial decision of
the ALJ in the fuel cost adjustment clause case or the pending petitions for
rehearing in that docket. In September 2008, FERC issued its order approving the
settlement between PNM and SPS.
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SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
In July
2007, the FERC open meeting agenda indicated the Golden Spread complaint case
initial decision was on the docket for consideration by the FERC. SPS
and Golden Spread filed a motion to delay the FERC action on the initial
decision to provide additional opportunity for the parties to reach
settlement. PNM filed its opposition to the motion requesting the
FERC to proceed to issue an order on the initial decision. However,
FERC removed the Golden Spread item from its agenda. In September
2007, FERC open meeting agenda again indicated the Golden Spread complaint case
initial decision was on the docket for consideration by the FERC. SPS
and Golden Spread filed a motion to defer FERC action on the initial decision to
provide yet additional time for them to reach settlement. PNM and
another intervenor in the case filed their opposition to the motion requesting
the FERC to proceed to issue an order on the initial decision of the
ALJ. However, FERC removed the Golden Spread item from its open
meeting agenda and did not issue an order on the initial decision. In November 2007,
SPS again filed a motion at FERC to defer action on the Golden Spread case
alleging it was close to settlement with Golden Spread. The motion
was unopposed and granted. In December 2007, SPS, Golden Spread and
Occidental Petroleum filed a settlement at FERC. The settling parties
recognized the need for FERC to rule on the ALJ’s recommended decision in the
Golden Spread complaint case. PNM did not oppose the
settlement.
In April
2008, FERC issued its order in the Golden Spread complaint case and affirmed in
part and reversed in part the ALJ’s initial decision. FERC affirmed
the decision of the ALJ that SPS violated its tariffs, and did not overturn the
ALJ’s decision requiring SPS to make refunds. However, FERC did
truncate the refund period to the period beginning January 1,
2005. Additionally, there was no identification of the amount of
refunds owed to PNM in the order. In a separate order issued on the
same day, FERC approved the SPS-Golden Spread settlement entered in the
case. PNM
filed a petition for rehearing of FERC’s order, as did other entities, including
SPS, which are still pending before FERC. PNM cannot predict the
final outcome of the case at FERC.
Gas
Utility Assets Sale and Service
Abandonment
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On March
11, 2008, PNM filed its application at the NMPRC seeking regulatory approval for
the sale of the gas utility assets and approval for the abandonment of its
natural gas utility service in New Mexico. In a separate application
filed simultaneously at the NMPRC, NMGC requested approval to purchase PNM Gas’s
utility assets, requested the issuance of a Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity to operate the gas utility and provide natural gas utility service in
New Mexico, and for various other regulatory
approvals. On August 20, 2008, the NMPRC staff, the AG,
the IBEW, PNM and NMGC filed a stipulation indicating the filing parties have
agreed to a resolution of the issues in the proceeding. A hearing
took place before the NMPRC in September 2008. A schedule has been
established, but the NMPRC has not announced any decisions. Pending
all approvals, a closing date for the sale of PNM Gas is expected late in 2008
or early in 2009. PNM is unable to predict the outcome of the
case.
NMPRC
Inquiry on Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment
Clauses
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On
October 16, 2007, the NMPRC opened a NOI that may lead to
establishing simple and consistent rules for the implementation of
FPPACs for all investor-owned utilities and electric cooperatives
in New Mexico. The investor-owned utilities
and electric cooperatives were asked to respond to a series of
questions; the responses will be discussed at a future
workshop. The NMPRC staff was directed to make a filing
dealing with the need for consistency of the fuel clauses, streamlining, and
whether a single methodology would be beneficial and should be applied to all of
the utilities. PNM filed its comments on December 3,
2007. No further proceedings have been scheduled at this
time.
NMPRC
Rulemaking on Disincentives to Energy Efficiency Programs
On
January 29, 2008, the NMPRC issued a NOI to identify disincentives in utility
expenditures on energy efficiency and measures to mitigate those disincentives,
including specific ratemaking alternatives. In a procedural order
issued April 1, 2008, the NMPRC determined that the proceeding should be
conducted as a rulemaking and
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SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
appointed
a Hearing Examiner to conduct workshops as part of the
process. Workshops have begun and could continue at least through
November 2008. A revised rule is expected to be approved by mid-year
2009.
Investigation
Into Executive Compensation
On
December 11, 2007, the NMPRC issued an order docketing an investigation into
whether the level of compensation paid to executives by investor-owned New
Mexico utilities is reasonable and prudent. The order required all
such utilities to submit certain information and documents by January 11,
2008. PNM made the required filing. No further proceedings
are scheduled at this time.
TNMP
TNMP
True-Up Proceeding
The
purpose of the true-up proceeding was to quantify and reconcile the amount of
stranded costs that TNMP may recover from its transmission and distribution
customers. A 2004 PUCT decision established $87.3 million as TNMP’s
stranded costs. As discussed below, the Texas Supreme Court is
considering reviewing this decision.
In July
2005, the PUCT issued a final order confirming the calculation of carrying costs
and the amount of stranded costs allowed for recovery. TNMP and other parties
appealed the July PUCT order. On July 24, 2006, the district court in Austin,
Texas affirmed the PUCT order. TNMP appealed that decision to the Texas Third
Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas. On January 31, 2008, the Court of
Appeals affirmed the District Court and PUCT decisions. TNMP and
other parties have filed a request with the Texas Supreme Court to review the
Court of Appeals decision. The Texas Supreme Court is still considering the
petitions for review filed by various parties. Briefs were filed on October 22,
2008 and reply briefs are due in November 2008. TNMP is unable to predict if the
Texas Supreme Court will review the decision or the ultimate outcome of this
matter.
Interest
Rate for Calculating Carrying Charges on TNMP’s Stranded Cost
The PUCT
approved an amendment to the true-up rule at its June 29, 2006 open meeting. The
amendment will result in a lower interest rate that TNMP is allowed to collect
on the unsecuritized true-up balance through a CTC. The PUCT concluded that the
correct rate at which a utility should accrue carrying costs through a CTC is
the weighted average of an adjusted form of its marginal cost of debt and its
unadjusted historical cost of debt, with the weighting based on the utility’s
most recently authorized capital structure. The new rate will affect
TNMP by lowering the previously approved carrying cost rate of 10.93%. This
change in carrying charges will affect the rates set in TNMP’s stranded cost
filing. The rule went into effect on July 20, 2006, and TNMP made its compliance
filing. Because the PUCT staff disagreed with TNMP’s calculation of
the carrying cost rate, the matter was referred to SOAH for a hearing on the
merits. The parties filed and submitted testimony. Initial briefs
were filed on April 6, 2007 with reply briefs filed on April 16,
2007. On June 18, 2007, the ALJ issued a proposed order approving a
carrying cost rate of 8.06%. As this calculation differs from TNMP’s methodology
and result, TNMP filed exceptions on July 2, 2007. At the July 20,
2007 open meeting, the PUCT unanimously rejected the proposed order regarding
the calculation of TNMP’s on-going carrying cost rate for the CTC. The PUCT
approved the 8.31% rate proposed by TNMP and the PUCT staff. The PUCT
issued a final order. Various municipal intervenors (“Cities”) appealed the
PUCT’s order to the District Court in Austin, Texas. TNMP intervened to defend
the PUCT’s decision. The parties filed briefs and the District Court heard the
matter on July 11, 2008. The District Court affirmed the PUCT’s decision. The
District Court’s decision was appealed to the Texas 3rd Court
of Appeals by Cities. Cities’ appellant’s brief was filed on September 22, 2008.
TNMP and the PUCT filed responsive briefs on October 22, 2008. TNMP has
requested an oral hearing, which has not been scheduled. TNMP is
unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter.
Following
the revision of the interest rate on TNMP’s carrying charge, TNMP filed a
compliance tariff to implement the new 8.31% rate. TNMP’s filing proposed to put
the new rates into effect on February 1, 2008.
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Intervenors
asserted objections to the compliance filing. PUCT staff urged that
the PUCT make the new rate effective as of December 27, 2007 when the PUCT’s
order establishing the correct rate became final. In response to
intervenors, the ALJ suspended TNMP’s February 1, 2008 rate implementation
pending a hearing. Following a hearing, the ALJ issued a proposal for
decision on September 12, 2008 finding that the rate should be implemented as of
December 27, 2007. The proposal for decision was submitted to the PUCT. At the
October 8, 2008 meeting, the PUCT commissioners orally indicated that the
effective date should be retroactive to July 20, 2006. The PUCT issued a written
order on October 22, 2008. TNMP will file its request for rehearing
within the specified 20 days and if unsuccessful in the rehearing process will
appeal the ruling through the court system. While there is inherent
uncertainty in this type of proceeding, TNMP believes it will ultimately be
successful in overturning any ruling that the effective date should be prior to
December 27, 2007.
60-Day
Rate Review
In
November 2005, TNMP made its required 60-day rate review
filing. TNMP’s case establishes a CTC for recovery of the true-up
balance. As noted above, TNMP’s 60-day rate review, along with First
Choice’s price-to-beat rate reset filing, were consolidated. See
“Price-To-Beat Base Rate Reset” above. On November 2, 2006, the PUCT
issued an order which would allow TNMP to begin collecting its true-up balance,
which includes carrying charges, over a 14 year period. The order
also allows TNMP to collect expenses associated with several cases over a
three-year period. The PUCT allowed TNMP to begin collecting its CTC
and its rate case expenses on December 1, 2006. In January 2007, this
proceeding was appealed by various Texas cities to the district court in Austin,
Texas. TNMP and First Choice have intervened and will defend the
PUCT’s Final Order in this proceeding.
2008
Rate Case
On August
29, 2008, TNMP filed with the PUCT for an $8.7 million increase in
revenues. If approved, new rates would go into effect in September
2009. In its request, TNMP also asked for permission to implement a
catastrophe reserve fund similar to those approved for other transmission and
distribution companies in Texas. Catastrophe funds help pay for a utility
system’s recovery from natural disasters and acts of terrorism. Once
the rate case is finalized by the PUCT, TNMP may update its transmission rates
annually to reflect changes in its invested capital. Updated rates
would reflect the addition and retirement of transmission facilities, including
appropriate depreciation, federal income tax and other associated taxes, and the
approved rate of return on such facilities. On October 10, 2008, the PUCT issued
a preliminary order permitting TNMP to file supplemental testimony on costs
caused by Hurricane Ike. These costs may be included in rates or captured as a
regulatory asset for review and approval in a subsequent proceeding. TNMP is
unable to predict the outcome of this matter.
(11)
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EnergyCo
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In
January 2007, PNMR and ECJV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cascade, created
EnergyCo to serve expanding U.S. markets throughout the Southwest, Texas and the
West. PNMR and ECJV each have a 50 percent ownership interest in
EnergyCo, a limited liability company. See Note 22 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form
10-K. PNMR has no commitments or guarantees with respect to
EnergyCo. Summarized financial information for EnergyCo is as
follows:
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SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(In
thousands)
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||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
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$ | 414,106 | $ | 100,463 | $ | 892,646 | $ | 114,828 | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
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357,825 | 56,419 | 814,922 | 60,979 | ||||||||||||
Gross
margin
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56,281 | 44,044 | 77,724 | 53,849 | ||||||||||||
Non-fuel
operations and maintenance expenses
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7,614 | 4,065 | 17,217 | 4,865 | ||||||||||||
Administrative
and general expenses
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6,075 | 6,353 | 19,876 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of intangible assets
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- | - | 21,795 | - | ||||||||||||
Write
off of emission allowances
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31,739 | - | 31,739 | - | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization expense
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7,659 | 5,790 | 22,886 | 7,318 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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3,662 | 6,978 | 15,019 | 7,796 | ||||||||||||
Taxes
other than income tax
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1,772 | 1,861 | 9,040 | 2,865 | ||||||||||||
Other
(income) and deductions
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4 | (217 | ) | (702 | ) | (260 | ) | |||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
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(2,244 | ) | 19,214 | (59,146 | ) | 21,265 | ||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)(1)
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64 | 399 | (229 | ) | 399 | |||||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
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$ | (2,308 | ) | $ | 18,815 | $ | (58,917 | ) | $ | 20,866 | ||||||
50
percent of net earnings (loss)
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$ | (1,154 | ) | $ | 9,408 | $ | (29,459 | ) | $ | 10,433 | ||||||
Amortization
of basis difference in EnergyCo
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(331 | ) | 1,148 | 368 | 1,733 | |||||||||||
PNMR
equity in net earnings (loss) of EnergyCo
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$ | (1,485 | ) | $ | 10,556 | $ | (29,091 | ) | $ | 12,166 |
(1)
Represents the Texas Margin Tax, which is considered an income
tax.
Financial
Position
September
30, 2008
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December
31, 2007
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(In
thousands)
|
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Current
assets
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$ | 174,645 | $ | 119,255 | ||||
Net
property, plant and equipment
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933,426 | 853,492 | ||||||
Deferred
assets
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221,697 | 297,197 | ||||||
Total assets
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1,329,768 | 1,269,944 | ||||||
Current
liabilities
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158,747 | 88,812 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
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700,778 | 650,778 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
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15,129 | 34,344 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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874,654 | 773,934 | ||||||
Owners’
equity
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$ | 455,114 | $ | 496,010 | ||||
50 percent of owners’ equity
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$ | 227,557 | $ | 248,005 | ||||
Unamortized PNMR basis difference in EnergyCo
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183 | 89 | ||||||
PNMR equity investment in EnergyCo
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$ | 227,740 | $ | 248,094 |
SFAS 141
requires that EnergyCo individually value each asset and liability received in
the Altura and Altura Cogen Power Plant transactions and initially record them
on its balance sheet at the determined fair value. For both
transactions, this accounting results in a significant amount of amortization
since the acquired contracts’ pricing terms differ significantly from fair value
at the date of acquisition and emission allowances, while acquired from
government programs without future cost to EnergyCo, have historically had
significant market value. During the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2008, EnergyCo recorded amortization of contracts acquired
of $6.2 million and $7.1 million, which is recorded in operating revenues, and
amortization of emission allowances of $4.2 million and $9.5 million, which is
recorded in cost of sales.
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
In July
2008, a federal appeals court ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit Court invalidated CAIR. This ruling
appears to remove the need for emissions allowance credits under the CAIR
program. EnergyCo has inventory of emissions allowances from the
purchase of the Altura Cogen plant and contribution of the Twin Oaks
plant. As of September 30, 2008, EnergyCo recorded a pre-tax write
off of $31.7 million for all inventory under the CAIR
program. EnergyCo has $117.6 million in inventory for other emission
allowances not related to the CAIR program.
The
contribution of Altura created a basis difference between PNMR’s recorded
investment in EnergyCo and 50 percent of EnergyCo’s equity. While the
portion of the basis difference related to contract amortization will only
continue through 2010, other basis differences, including a difference related
to emission allowances, will continue to exist through the life of the Altura
plant. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
the basis difference adjustment detailed above relates mainly to contract
amortization with insignificant offsets related to the other minor basis
difference components.
EnergyCo
has a hedging program that covers a multi-year period. The level of
hedging at any given time varies depending on current market conditions and
other factors. Economic hedges that do not qualify for or are not
designated as cash flow hedges or normal purchases/sales under SFAS 133 are
derivative instruments that are required to be marked to
market. Changes in the fair value of economic hedges resulted in an
increase in net earnings of $28.3 million in the three months ended September
30, 2008 and a reduction of net earnings of $10.7 million in the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 as a result of higher power prices. Due to
the extreme market volatility experienced in the first quarter in the ERCOT
market, EnergyCo made the decision to exit the speculative trading business and
close out the speculative trading positions. In May 2008, EnergyCo
closed out all remaining speculative positions. EnergyCo recognized
speculative trading losses of $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 and less
than $0.1 million in the second and third quarters combined. No
additional costs are expected related to speculative trading.
The
assets of Altura transferred to EnergyCo included the development rights for a
possible 600-megawatt expansion of the Twin Oaks plant, which was classified as
an intangible asset. EnergyCo made a strategic decision not to pursue
the Twin Oaks expansion at this time and, in the three months ended June 30,
2008, wrote off the development rights as an impairment of intangible assets
amounting to $21.8 million.
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Related
Party Transactions
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PNMR,
PNM, TNMP, and EnergyCo are considered related parties as defined in
SFAS 57. PNMR Services Company provides corporate services to
PNMR, its subsidiaries, and EnergyCo. Additional information
concerning the Company’s related party transactions is contained in Note 20 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on
Form 10-K.
See Note
11 for information concerning EnergyCo. The table below summarizes
the nature and amount of other related party transactions of PNMR, PNM and
TNMP:
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SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(In
thousands)
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Transmission,
distribution and related services billings:
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PNM
to TNMP
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 126 | ||||||||
TNMP
to PNMR
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15,232 | 21,057 | 44,550 | 55,444 | ||||||||||||
Shared
services billings from PNMR to:
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PNM*
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$ | 32,108 | $ | 21,350 | $ | 102,845 | $ | 70,945 | ||||||||
TNMP
|
7,420 | 3,888 | 21,881 | 14,006 | ||||||||||||
Services
billings from PNMR to EnergyCo
|
$ | 2,130 | $ | 4,580 | $ | 9,354 | $ | 7,994 | ||||||||
Income
tax sharing payments from:
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PNMR
to PNM
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,855 | $ | - | ||||||||
PNMR
to TNMP
|
- | - | 858 | - | ||||||||||||
Capital
expenditure billings from PNMR to:
|
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PNM
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 99 | ||||||||
TNMP
|
- | - | - | 18 | ||||||||||||
EnergyCo
|
140 | - | 2,783 | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
payments:
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TNMP
to PNMR
|
$ | 13 | $ | 396 | $ | 130 | $ | 987 |
* PNM
shared services include billings to PNM Gas of $5.7 million and $7.0 million for
the three months ended and $17.4 million and $23.7 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
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New
Accounting Pronouncements
|
Note 21
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form
10-K contains information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements
that could have a material impact on the Company. See Note 4
regarding the implementation of SFAS 157, SFAS 159, FSP FIN 39-1, and FSP FAS
157-3.
SFAS
161 – Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 133
In March
2008, the FASB released SFAS 161, which is effective for years beginning after
November 15, 2008 and changes the disclosure requirements for derivative
instruments and hedging instruments. Entities are required to provide
enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative
instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are
accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, results of operation, and cash flows. The Company is
currently reviewing the requirements of SFAS 161 and will implement the required
disclosures no later than January 1, 2009.
SFAS
162 – The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The
current GAAP hierarchy, as set forth in the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants Statement on Auditing Standards No. 69, has been criticized
because (1) it is directed to the auditor rather than the entity, (2) it is
complex, and (3) it ranks FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts,
which are subject to the same level of due process as FASB Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards, below industry practices that are widely
recognized as generally accepted but that are not subject to due
process. The Board concluded that the GAAP
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
hierarchy
should reside in the accounting literature established by the FASB and issued
SFAS 162 to achieve that result. This statement is effective November
15, 2008. The Company has reviewed the impact of SFAS 162 and does
not believe it will result in a change in current practice.
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Discontinued
Operations
|
As
discussed in Note 2, PNM entered into an agreement to sell its gas operations,
which comprise the PNM Gas segment. Under GAAP, the assets and
liabilities of PNM Gas are considered to be held-for-sale beginning December 31,
2007 and presented as discontinued operations on the accompanying balance
sheets. The PNM Gas results of operations are excluded from
continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations on the statements
of earnings. Prior periods have been recast to be consistent with
this presentation. In accordance with SFAS 144, no depreciation is
recorded on assets held for sale in 2008. Summarized financial
information for PNM Gas is as follows:
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
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September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 63,301 | $ | 59,527 | $ | 379,325 | $ | 351,097 | ||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
37,498 | 33,975 | 263,244 | 240,751 | ||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
25,803 | 25,552 | 116,081 | 110,346 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
22,852 | 21,815 | 67,286 | 68,905 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | 5,273 | - | 16,347 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
2,951 | (1,536 | ) | 48,795 | 25,094 | |||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
614 | 2 | 2,057 | 627 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(3,383 | ) | (3,869 | ) | (9,931 | ) | (9,713 | ) | ||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
182 | (5,403 | ) | 40,921 | 16,008 | |||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
820 | (2,139 | ) | 16,299 | 6,337 | |||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (638 | ) | $ | (3,264 | ) | $ | 24,622 | $ | 9,671 |
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Financial
Position
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 26 | $ | 28 | ||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues, net
|
29,076 | 89,699 | ||||||
Regulatory
and other current assets
|
44,352 | 30,334 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
73,454 | 120,061 | ||||||
Gas
plant in service
|
766,117 | 743,664 | ||||||
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(240,426 | ) | (245,741 | ) | ||||
Construction
work in progress
|
21,689 | 22,411 | ||||||
Net
utility utility plant
|
547,380 | 520,334 | ||||||
Regulatory
and other assets
|
5,130 | 6,205 | ||||||
$ | 625,964 | $ | 646,600 | |||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$ | 10,512 | $ | 68,458 | ||||
Regulatory
and other current liabilities
|
35,470 | 27,545 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
45,982 | 96,003 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
74,551 | 72,727 | ||||||
Deferred
credits and other liabilities
|
15,526 | 17,121 | ||||||
Total
deferred credits and other liabilities
|
90,077 | 89,848 | ||||||
Equity
|
489,905 | 460,749 | ||||||
$ | 625,964 | $ | 646,600 |
PNM’s
cost-of-gas revenues collected from sales-service customers are recovered in
accordance with NMPRC regulations through the PGAC and represent a pass-through
of the cost of natural gas to the customer. The NMPRC has approved an
agreement regarding the hedging strategy of PNM and the implementation of a
price management fund program which includes a continuous monthly balancing
account with a carrying charge.
PNM Gas
uses call options and financial swaps to facilitate the hedge strategy. PNM Gas
also enters into physical gas contracts to meet the needs of its retail
sales-service customers. Costs and gains and losses for these
instruments are deferred and recovered through the PGAC with no income statement
effect. At September 30, 2008, PNM Gas had $14.5 million of current
assets, including $14.1 million related to the PGAC that is recorded as a
regulatory asset, and $14.1 million of current liabilities related to these
instruments. At December 31, 2007, PNM Gas had $7.1 million of
current assets and current liabilities related to these
instruments. At September 30, 2008, substantially all PNM Gas
derivative assets, exclusive of the PGAC regulatory asset, were valued using
Level 2 inputs and $2.4 million of the derivative liabilities were valued using
Level 2 inputs and $11.7 million were valued using Level 3 inputs as defined in
SFAS 157.
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|
Business
Improvement Plan
|
As
discussed in Note 24 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the
2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K, the Company has undertaken a business
improvement process that includes a comprehensive cost structure analysis of its
operations and a benchmarking analysis to similar-sized
utilities. The Company is now in the process of implementing a series
of initiatives designed to manage future operational costs, maintain financial
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
strength
and strengthen its regulated utilities. The multi-phase process
includes a business improvement plan to streamline internal processes and reduce
the Company’s work force. The utility-related process enhancements
are designed to improve and centralize business functions.
The
Company has existing plans providing severance benefits to employees who are
involuntarily terminated due to elimination of their positions. Under
SFAS 112, the severance benefits payable under the Company’s existing plans
should be recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and
the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company regularly
assesses the status of the business improvement plan process and the positions
that are probable of being eliminated as determined at that
time. During the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2008, PNMR recorded pre-tax severance benefits payable of $1.3 million and $1.8
million and other costs, primarily consulting fees, related to the business
improvement plan of $2.5 million and $5.7 million. Substantially all
of these costs were recorded at PNMR. PNMR recorded pre-tax severance
benefits payable of $12.3 million, of which $6.9 million was recorded by PNM and
$0.3 million was recorded by TNMP, and other costs related to the business
improvement plan of $0.3 million during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007. As additional phases of the business improvement
plan are developed, the associated costs will be analyzed and
recorded.
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|
Variable
Interest Entities
|
Information
regarding the Company’s assessment of potential variable interest entities is
contained in Note 9 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the
2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
On April
18, 2007, PNM entered into a PPA to purchase all of the electric capacity and
energy from Valencia, a natural gas-fired power plant near Albuquerque, New
Mexico. Valencia became operational on May 30, 2008. A
third-party built, owns and operates the facility while PNM is the sole
purchaser of the electricity generated. The total construction cost for the
facility was $90.0 million. The term of the PPA is for 20 years beginning June
1, 2008, with the full output of the plant estimated to be 145
MW. During the term of the PPA, PNM has the option to purchase and
own up to 50% of the plant or the variable interest entity. PNM estimates that
the plant will typically operate during peak periods of energy demand in summer
(less than 18% of the time on an annual basis).
PNM has
evaluated the accounting treatment of this arrangement and concluded that the
third party entity that owns Valencia is a variable interest entity and that PNM
is the primary beneficiary of the entity under FIN 46R since PNM will absorb the
majority of the variability in the cash flows of the plant. As the
primary beneficiary, PNM has consolidated the entity in its financial statements
beginning on the commercial operations date. Accordingly, the assets,
liabilities, operating expenses, and cash flows of Valencia are included in the
consolidated financial statements of PNM although PNM has no legal ownership
interest or voting control of the variable interest entity. The
owner’s equity and net income of Valencia are considered attributable to
minority interest. PNM did not consolidate the variable interest
entity prior to May 30, 2008 since PNM had no financial risk.
Summarized
financial information for Valencia since May 30, 2008 is as
follows:
Results
of Operations
Three
months ended
|
May
30, 2008
to
|
|||||||
September 30, 2008
|
September 30, 2008
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 4,641 | $ | 6,058 | ||||
Operating
expenses
|
(1,190 | ) | (1,381 | ) | ||||
Interest
expense
|
- | ( 225 | ) | |||||
Income
attributable to minority interest
|
$ | 3,451 | $ | 4,452 | ||||
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Financial
Position
September 30, 2008
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 7,300 | ||
Net
property, plant and equipment
|
89,716 | |||
Total
assets
|
97,016 | |||
Current
liabilities
|
1,067 | |||
Owners’
equity – minority interest
|
$ | 95,949 |
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|
Impairment
of Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets
|
Under the
provisions of SFAS 142, the Company evaluates its goodwill and non-amortizing
intangible assets for impairment annually at the reporting unit level or more
frequently if circumstances indicate that the goodwill or intangible assets may
be impaired. The goodwill and other intangible assets were recorded
upon PNMR’s acquisition of TNP and were pushed down to the businesses
acquired. In connection with the transfer of TNMP’s New Mexico
operations to PNM, $102.8 million of goodwill was transferred to
PNM.
The
Company performed its annual testing of these assets as of April 1,
2008. Application of the impairment test requires judgment, including
the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to
reporting units and determination of the fair value of each reporting
unit. The fair value of each reporting unit is estimated
using a discounted cash flow methodology. This analysis requires
significant judgments, including estimation of future cash flows, which is
dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of long-term growth rates for the
business and determination of appropriate weighted average cost of capital for
each reporting unit. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could
materially affect the determination of fair value and the conclusion of
impairment for each reporting unit.
The
market capitalization of PNMR’s common stock has been significantly below book
value during 2008, which is an indicator that intangible assets may be
impaired. In addition, changes in the ERCOT market in which First
Choice operates have significantly impacted its results of
operations. The first step of the impairment test for goodwill
requires that the Company compare the fair value of each reporting unit with its
carrying value, including goodwill. For non-amortizing intangibles,
the Company compares the fair value of the intangible asset to its recorded
value. As a result of this analysis, the Company concluded there was
an indication of impairment in the reporting units having goodwill and that the
First Choice trade name was impaired. This conclusion requires the
Company to perform the second step of the SFAS 142 impairment analysis,
determining the amount of goodwill impairment to be recorded. The
amount is calculated by comparing the implied fair value of the goodwill to its
carrying amount. This exercise requires the Company to allocate the
fair value determined in step one to the individual assets and liabilities of
the reporting unit. Any remaining fair value would be the implied
fair value of goodwill on the testing date. To the extent the
recorded amount of goodwill of a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value
determined in step two, an impairment loss is reflected in results of
operations. Although the impairments of goodwill have no income tax
effects, the impairment of the First Choice trade name does have an income tax
effect.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Because
of the timing and complexity of the calculations required in the second step of
the impairment analysis related to First Choice, preliminary estimates of
impairment were recorded as of June 30, 2008 amounting to $43.2 million for
goodwill and $7.4 million for the First Choice trade name. During the
third quarter of 2008, the Company finalized this analysis and additional
amounts were recorded. The impairments do not impact the Company’s
cash flows. A summary of goodwill and non-amortizing intangible
assets and pre-tax impairments recorded in the nine months ended September 30,
2008 is as follows:
Balance
|
Balance
|
|||||||||||
before
|
after
|
|||||||||||
Impairment
|
Impairment
|
Impairment
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Goodwill:
|
||||||||||||
First
Choice
|
$ | 131,768 | $ | 82,310 | $ | 49,458 | ||||||
PNM
|
102,775 | 51,632 | 51,143 | |||||||||
TNMP
|
261,121 | 226,665 | 34,456 | |||||||||
Total
PNMR
|
$ | 495,664 | $ | 360,607 | 135,057 | |||||||
Other
intangible assets - First Choice trade name
|
$ | 68,774 | $ | 59,746 | 9,028 | |||||||
Total
impairment
|
$ | 144,085 | ||||||||||
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|
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
|
The
following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for PNMR is presented on a combined basis, including
certain information applicable to PNM and TNMP. The MD&A for PNM
and TNMP is presented as permitted by Form 10-Q General Instruction H
(2). For discussion purposes, this report will use the term “Company”
when discussing matters of common applicability to PNMR, PNM and
TNMP. A reference to a “Note” in this Item 2 refers to the
accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
included in Item 1, unless otherwise specified. Certain of the tables
below may not visually add due to rounding.
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. Trends
and contingencies of a material nature are discussed to the extent
known. Refer also to Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements
in Item 2 and to Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors.
MD&A
FOR PNMR
BUSINESS
AND STRATEGY
Overview
The
overall strategy of PNMR is to concentrate business efforts on its core
regulated and unregulated electric businesses. PNMR intends to focus
on its regulated electric business by selling its gas operations, which is
expected to close late in 2008 or early in
2009. PNMR expects to use the net after-tax proceeds to retire
debt, fund future electric capital expenditures and for other corporate
purposes. The growth of the unregulated electric business is expected
from the further development of EnergyCo. The strategic growth of
EnergyCo was initiated with PNMR’s contribution of Altura on June 1, 2007 and
continued with EnergyCo’s acquisition of the Altura Cogen Power Plant in August
2007 and with EnergyCo’s ongoing joint development project for the Cedar Bayou
IV Generating Station with NRG Energy, Inc.
On August
11, 2008, PNMR announced that it had decided to pursue strategic alternatives
for First Choice. PNMR also stated that it remained committed to the
Texas market structure and believed in the First Choice business
model. Since then, global economic conditions have deteriorated
dramatically encompassing the U.S. residential housing market, and global and
domestic equity and credit markets. The tightening of the credit
markets coupled with extreme volatility in commodity markets has had a direct,
negative impact on several of First Choice’s competitors in the ERCOT retail
market resulting in, on the one hand, profitable growth opportunities for First
Choice, but on the other hand, an increased risk in executing strategic
transactions in the retail sector. A number of qualified parties
indicated their interest in pursuing a transaction with First Choice, validating
its business model and strategic value, but at this point, management has
determined that retaining First Choice provides better long term value for PNMR
shareholders.
The focus
on the electric businesses also includes environmental sustainability
efforts. These efforts are comprised of various components including
environmental upgrades, energy efficiency leadership, solar generating site and
technology feasibility, purchasing power from renewable resources, and climate
change leadership. The investment in environmental sustainability is
expected to result in future emission reductions as well as other long-term
benefits for the Company.
The
recent and unprecedented disruption in the current credit markets has had a
significant adverse impact on a number of financial institutions. As discussed
in Note 7, several of the financial institutions that the Company deals with
have been impacted. However, at this point in time, the Company’s liquidity has
not been materially impacted by the current credit environment and management
does not expect that it will be materially impacted in the near future. We will
continue to closely monitor our liquidity and the credit markets. In
addition, there has been a significant decline in the level of prices of
marketable equity securities, including those held in trusts maintained for
future payments of benefits under pension and retiree medical
plans. The stock market decline will likely result in increased
levels of funding and expense applicable to these trusts.
Hurricane
Ike, which struck the Texas Gulf Coast on September 13, 2008, caused extensive
damage to the city of Galveston and the surrounding
communities. Storm-related outages lowered TNMP sales volumes,
decreasing revenues, margins, and earnings. In addition, TNMP estimates power
restoration costs to be in the range of $25 million to $30 million. As a
provider of regulated transmission and distribution services under the
provisions of TECA, TNMP expects to
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recover
prudently incurred storm-related restoration costs in accordance with applicable
regulatory and legal principles. First Choice was negatively impacted due to
reduced sales volumes and the sale of excess power at prices that were lower
than purchased prices. The storm only caused minor damage to EnergyCo’s
facilities, but EnergyCo was impacted because of lost power sales opportunities
and depressed market prices.
Another
initiative of PNMR is the separation of its merchant operations from PNM, which
is being accomplished in several steps. In June, 2008, PNMR completed
the sale of certain wholesale power, natural gas and transmission contracts as
an initial step in separating its merchant plant activities from
PNM. In addition, Luna and Lordsburg are required to be separated by
January 1, 2010 under an existing NMPRC regulatory order. As
discussed in Note 10, in its 2008 electric rate case, PNM has proposed that Luna
and Lordsburg be recovered through jurisdictional rates subject to regulation by
the NMPRC. If the NMPRC does not approve this request, these
units may be sold or placed in another PNMR subsidiary. PVNGS Unit 3,
which is not subject to the separation order, can remain in PNM. In
April 2008, PNM entered into three separate contracts for the sale of capacity
and energy related to its entire ownership interest in PVNGS Unit 3, which is
135 MW. Under two of the contracts, PNM sells 90 MW of firm capacity and
energy. Under the remaining contract, PNM sells 45 MW of unit contingent
capacity and energy. The term of the contracts is May 1, 2008 through
December 31, 2010. Under the two firm contracts, the two buyers made
prepayments of $40.6 million and $30.0 million. The prepayments have been
recorded as deferred revenue and are being amortized over the life of the
contracts.
Critical
to PNMR’s success for the foreseeable future is the financial health of PNM,
PNMR’s largest subsidiary. In 2007, PNM filed for new electric rates
designed to increase operating revenues $76.9 million on an annual
basis. In addition, PNM asked for reinstatement of its FPPAC, which
it voluntarily relinquished in 1994 under dramatically different
circumstances. As discussed in Note 10, on April 24, 2008, the NMPRC
issued a final order in the case resulting in a revenue increase of $34.4
million and new rates reflecting the increase were effective for bills rendered
on and after May 1, 2008. In its final order, the NMPRC disallowed
recovery of costs associated with the PNM’s RECs that are being deferred as
regulatory assets and to cap the recovery of coal mine decommissioning costs at
$100 million. PNM recorded pre-tax write-offs in the first quarter of 2008 of
$19.6 million related to the coal mine decommissioning and $10.6 million for REC
costs deferred through March 31, 2008. PNM has appealed the NMPRC
treatment of coal mine decommissioning and the RECs to the New Mexico Supreme
Court. The Company is unable to predict the outcome of this
matter. As a result of PNM’s filing of the Emergency FPPAC described
below, the NMPRC determined that it was unnecessary to address the merits of the
FPPAC proposed in PNM’s original case.
On March
20, 2008, PNM, together with the IBEW, filed a joint motion to implement an
Emergency FPPAC. The motion requested immediate authority to implement an
Emergency FPPAC for a period of 24 months or until the effective date of new
rates in PNM’s next rate case, whichever is earlier. On May 22, 2008,
the NMPRC issued a final order that approved the Emergency FPPAC with certain
modifications relating to power plant performance and the treatment of revenue
from SO2
allowances. The Emergency FPPAC permits PNM to recover its actual
fuel and purchased power costs up to $0.024972 per kWh, which is an increase of
$0.008979 per kWh above the fuel costs included in base rates. PNM is unable to
predict if actual fuel and purchased power costs will exceed the cap during the
period the Emergency FPPAC is in effect. PNM implemented the
Emergency FPPAC as modified on June 2, 2008 and expects to recover $58 million
to $62 million annually. The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water
Utility Authority and the New Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers Inc. filed
notices of appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court, which seek to have vacated
the NMPRC order approving the Emergency FPPAC. The appeals have been
consolidated and PNM has been granted party status. PNM is unable to
predict the final outcome of these appeals.
On
September 22, 2008, PNM filed a general rate case requesting the NMPRC to
approve an increase in electric service rates to all PNM retail customers except
those formerly served by TNMP. The proposed rates are designed to increase
annual operating revenue by $123.3 million, based on a March 31, 2008 ending
test period and calculating base fuel costs using a projection of costs for the
12 months ending March 31, 2009. PNM has also proposed a FPPAC adjustment clause
in the general form authorized by the NMPRC, but with PNM retaining 25% of
off-system sales revenue and crediting 75% against fuel and purchased power
costs. As discussed in Note 10, the rate case requests that rates
allow PNM to recover costs related to the Valencia PPA and its ownership in Luna
and Lordsburg. In addition, PNM requests approval for the acquisition
and recovery of cost for a portion of PVNGS Unit 2 that is currently leased from
another subsidiary of PNMR. The NMPRC ordered that PNM‘s proposed
rates be suspended for a period of nine months from October 22, 2008. PNM is
unable to predict the final outcome of this matter.
On August
29, 2008, TNMP filed with the PUCT for an $8.7 million increase in
revenues. If approved, new rates would go into effect in September
2009. In its request, TNMP also asked for permission to implement a
catastrophe reserve fund similar to those approved for other transmission and
distribution companies in Texas. Catastrophe funds help
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pay for a
utility system’s recovery from natural disasters and acts of
terrorism. Once the rate case is finalized by the PUCT, TNMP may
update its transmission rates annually to reflect changes in its invested
capital. On October 10, 2008, the PUCT issued a preliminary order
permitting TNMP to file supplemental testimony on costs caused by Hurricane Ike.
These costs may be included in rates or captured as a regulatory asset for
review and approval in a subsequent proceeding. TNMP is unable to
predict the outcome of this matter.
EnergyCo
EnergyCo
was formed with ECJV as an unregulated energy company that will serve expanding
U.S. markets throughout the Southwest, Texas and the West. ECJV is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Cascade, which is a large PNMR
shareholder. PNMR and ECJV each have a 50 percent ownership interest
in EnergyCo, a limited liability company.
PNMR’s
strategy for unregulated operations is focused on some of the nation’s growing
power markets. PNMR intends to capitalize on the growth opportunities
in these markets through its participation and ownership in
EnergyCo. EnergyCo’s anticipated business activities will consist
of:
·
|
Competitive
retail energy sales
|
·
|
Development,
ownership, and active management of diverse generation
fleet
|
·
|
Wholesale
marketing to capture the extrinsic value of the generating
fleet
|
·
|
Multi-year
hedging program to minimize price volatility and maximize cash flow
predictability
|
On June
1, 2007, PNMR contributed its ownership of Altura to EnergyCo at fair market
value of $549.6 million, as adjusted to reflect changes in working
capital. ECJV made a cash contribution to EnergyCo equal to 50% of
the contribution amount and EnergyCo distributed that cash to
PNMR. EnergyCo has entered into a bank credit facility for working
capital and other corporate purposes. In August 2007, EnergyCo
completed the acquisition of Altura Cogen and announced plans to co-develop the
Cedar Bayou IV Generating Station, substantial portions of which are financed
through EnergyCo’s credit facility. In addition to purchasing
energy-related assets, EnergyCo could continue to grow by PNMR contributing
existing unregulated assets and ECJV, in turn, matching those contributions with
cash contributions, but any such contributions would be at the option of PNMR
and ECJV.
Dividends
on Common Stock
On August
11, 2008, the Board declared a regular quarterly dividend on common stock of
$0.125 per share, which represents a reduction of 46 percent from the previous
quarter. PNMR’s indicated annual dividend rate is $0.50 per share. The Board
took this action to improve the Company’s liquidity and set a new foundation for
long-term value creation. The reduction also better aligns PNMR’s
dividend yield with industry averages. On September 16, 2008, the Board declared
another regular quarterly dividend on common stock of $0.125 per
share.
Business
Improvement Plan
The Company has undertaken a business
improvement process that includes a comprehensive cost structure analysis of its
operations and a benchmarking analysis to similar-sized
utilities. The Company is now in the process of implementing a series
of initiatives designed to manage future operational costs, maintain financial
strength and strengthen its regulated utilities. The multi-phase
process includes a business improvement plan to streamline internal processes
and reduce operating costs. The utility-related process enhancements
are designed to improve business functions. For the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 2008, PNMR recorded pre-tax expenses of $3.8
million and $7.5 million for costs of the business improvement plan, primarily
consulting and severance-related costs. PNMR recorded pre-tax
severance benefits payable of $12.3 million and other costs related to the
business improvement plan of $0.3 million during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007. As additional phases of the business
improvement plan are developed, the associated costs will be analyzed and
recorded as specified by GAAP.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Executive
Summary
A summary
of PNMR’s net earnings (loss) is as follows:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions, except earnings per share)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (4.8 | ) | $ | 11.6 | $ | (16.5 | ) | $ | (222.2 | ) | $ | 48.6 | $ | (270.8 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings
from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
(0.6 | ) | (3.3 | ) | 2.7 | 24.6 | 9.7 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (5.5 | ) | $ | 8.4 | $ | (13.9 | ) | $ | (197.6 | ) | $ | 58.3 | $ | (255.9 | ) | ||||||||
Average
common and common equivalent shares outstanding
|
86.4 | 77.6 | 8.8 | 81.7 | 78.2 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations per diluted share
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.15 | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (2.72 | ) | $ | 0.62 | $ | (3.34 | ) | ||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per diluted share
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.11 | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (2.42 | ) | $ | 0.75 | $ | (3.17 | ) |
The
components of the changes in earnings (loss) from continuing operations by
segment are:
Three
Months
Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
September
30, 2008
|
September
30, 2008
|
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(In
millions)
|
||||||||
PNM
Electric
|
$ | 14.4 | $ | (74.6 | ) | |||
TNMP
Electric
|
(2.1 | ) | (32.3 | ) | ||||
Altura
|
- | (6.0 | ) | |||||
First
Choice
|
(19.2 | ) | (116.0 | ) | ||||
Corporate
and Other
|
(2.2 | ) | (16.9 | ) | ||||
EnergyCo
|
(7.3 | ) | (24.9 | ) | ||||
Net
change
|
$ | (16.5 | ) | $ | (270.8 | ) |
Detailed
information regarding the changes in earnings (loss) from continuing and
discontinued operations is included in the segment information below. The
changes in the number of common and common equivalent shares are primarily due
to shares of common stock issued in May 2008 under the publicly held
equity-linked units (See Note 7) offset by a reduced number of dilutive shares
due to changes in the quoted market price of PNMR common stock.
As
discussed in Note 17, the Company performs its annual assessment of its goodwill
and non-amortizing intangible assets as of April 1 of each year. The
2008 assessment indicates that goodwill and the First Choice trade name have
been impaired. In addition, EnergyCo has made a strategic decision
not to pursue the Twin Oaks expansion at this time and has written off its
development rights as an impairment. After-tax impairment losses
totaling $140.3 million, including PNMR’s equity in the EnergyCo impairment,
were recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2008. During the
third quarter of 2008, the Company finalized the First Choice impairment
analysis and recorded additional after-tax impairment losses totaling $7.3
million. The impairment analysis is based on operating results
expected to occur in the future. If the anticipated future results
are not achieved, the Company may be required to perform additional assessments
that could result in further impairment write-offs.
The
impairments of goodwill amounting to $135.1 million have no income tax
impacts. However, the impairment of the First Choice trade name
amounting to $9.0 million and PNMR’s equity in the EnergyCo impairment amounting
to $10.9 million do have income tax impacts. The absence of income
tax benefits on the goodwill impairments has a significant impact on the
effective tax rates of the Company in 2008. In 2007, PNMR had
favorable tax decisions regarding previously unrecognized tax benefits,
including a settlement with the IRS, that had a $16.0 million positive impact on
income taxes, which reduced the effective tax rate.
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Segment
Information
The
following discussion is based on the segment methodology that PNMR’s management
uses for making operating decisions and assessing performance of its various
business activities. See Note 3 for more information on PNMR’s
operating segments.
PNM
Electric
The table
below summarizes operating results for PNM Electric:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
$ | 356.4 | $ | 360.5 | $ | (4.1 | ) | (1.1 | ) | $ | 995.1 | $ | 901.1 | $ | 94.0 | 10.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
194.5 | 229.2 | (34.7 | ) | (15.1 | ) | 577.8 | 517.8 | 60.0 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
161.9 | 131.2 | 30.7 | 23.4 | 417.4 | 383.4 | 34.0 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
92.9 | 110.2 | (17.3 | ) | (15.7 | ) | 366.7 | 288.1 | 78.6 | 27.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
21.7 | 20.7 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 63.5 | 62.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
47.4 | 0.3 | 47.1 | 15,700.0 | (12.8 | ) | 33.1 | (45.9 | ) | (138.7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
7.2 | 10.5 | (3.3 | ) | (31.4 | ) | 18.2 | 25.4 | (7.2 | ) | (28.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
(8.8 | ) | 4.1 | (12.9 | ) | (314.6 | ) | (16.5 | ) | 6.7 | (23.2 | ) | (346.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(20.3 | ) | (13.0 | ) | (7.3 | ) | 56.2 | (52.0 | ) | (38.9 | ) | (13.1 | ) | 33.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
25.5 | 1.9 | 23.6 | 1,242.1 | (63.2 | ) | 26.2 | (89.4 | ) | (341.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
9.5 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 2,275.0 | (5.1 | ) | 9.6 | (14.7 | ) | (153.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividend requirements
|
0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$ | 15.8 | $ | 1.4 | $ | 14.4 | 1,028.6 | $ | (58.4 | ) | $ | 16.2 | $ | (74.6 | ) | (460.5 | ) |
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to operating revenues, gross margin,
earnings before income taxes and segment earnings:
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
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Earnings
(Loss)
|
Earnings
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before
|
Segment
|
Before
|
Segment
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increased
rate recovery including Emergency FPPAC
|
$ | 44.1 | $ | 44.1 | $ | 44.1 | $ | 26.6 | $ | 56.0 | $ | 56.0 | $ | 56.0 | $ | 33.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
(8.3 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (1.1 | ) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Generation
and purchased power
cost increases
|
- | (17.6 | ) | (17.6 | ) | (10.6 | ) | - | (26.9 | ) | (26.9 | ) | (16.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Regulated
plant availability
|
11.5 | 2.8 | (1.3 | ) | (0.8 | ) | 20.8 | (10.5 | ) | (29.5 | ) | (17.8 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales
of SO2
allowances
|
- | - | - | - | (13.2 | ) | (13.2 | ) | (13.2 | ) | (8.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unregulated
margins
|
(61.8 | ) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.3 | (32.3 | ) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of merchant portfolio
|
- | - | - | - | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
unrealized economic hedges
|
16.8 | (6.9 | ) | (6.9 | ) | (4.2 | ) | 58.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operational
costs
|
- | - | (6.3 | ) | (3.8 | ) | - | - | (8.5 | ) | (5.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NDT
|
- | - | (9.5 | ) | (5.7 | ) | - | - | (16.4 | ) | (9.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (30.2 | ) | (18.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Afton
impairment
|
- | - | 19.5 | 11.8 | - | - | 17.5 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (51.1 | ) | (51.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
(6.4 | ) | 4.1 | (2.6 | ) | (1.4 | ) | 0.7 | 4.1 | (11.6 | ) | (7.4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | (4.1 | ) | $ | 30.7 | $ | 23.6 | $ | 14.4 | $ | 94.0 | $ | 34.0 | $ | (89.4 | ) | $ | (74.6 | ) |
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The
following table shows PNM Electric operating revenues by customer class,
including intersegment revenues and average number of customers:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 89.3 | $ | 78.0 | $ | 11.3 | 14.5 | $ | 227.1 | $ | 204.2 | $ | 22.9 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
98.9 | 85.7 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 248.0 | 223.6 | 24.4 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
27.3 | 25.7 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 78.4 | 74.9 | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transmission
|
7.7 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 19.2 | 20.4 | (1.2 | ) | (5.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
retail
|
11.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 23.8 | 3.4 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term sales
|
43.7 | 50.5 | (6.8 | ) | (13.5 | ) | 126.3 | 112.4 | 13.9 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wholesale
short-term sales
|
78.0 | 103.9 | (25.9 | ) | (24.9 | ) | 268.9 | 241.8 | 27.1 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 356.4 | $ | 360.5 | $ | (4.1 | ) | (1.1 | ) | $ | 995.1 | $ | 901.1 | $ | 94.0 | 10.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Average
retail customers (thousands)
|
495.6 | 490.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 494.7 | 488.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 |
The
following table shows PNM Electric GWh sales by customer class:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Gigawatt
hours)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
898.8 | 945.9 | (47.1 | ) | (5.0 | ) | 2,474.7 | 2,471.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
1,142.6 | 1,181.3 | (38.7 | ) | (3.3 | ) | 3,069.2 | 3,050.9 | 18.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
408.1 | 488.6 | (80.5 | ) | (16.5 | ) | 1,260.4 | 1,453.1 | (192.7 | ) | (13.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
retail
|
80.6 | 79.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 211.4 | 199.7 | 11.7 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term sales
|
740.5 | 867.8 | (127.3 | ) | (14.7 | ) | 2,167.7 | 2,042.5 | 125.2 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wholesale
short-term sales
|
764.7 | 1,601.8 | (837.1 | ) | (52.3 | ) | 2,883.9 | 4,055.7 | (1,171.8 | ) | (28.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
4,035.3 | 5,165.3 | (1,130.0 | ) | (21.9 | ) | 12,067.3 | 13,273.4 | (1,206.1 | ) | (9.1 | ) |
On May 1,
2008, PNM Electric implemented a $34.4 million base rate increase approved by
the NMPRC. The rate increase provides for a 10.1 percent return on
equity. Additionally, the NMPRC approved the implementation of an
Emergency FPPAC effective June 2, 2008, which is projected to allow PNM Electric
to recover an additional $58 to $62 million of actual fuel and purchased power
costs annually above amounts collected through base rates. See Note
10. The base rate increase resulted in a $22.7 million and $32.2
million increase to revenues and gross margin in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The Emergency FPPAC resulted in a $21.4 million
and $23.8 million increase to revenues and gross margin in the second quarter of
2008 when compared to the second quarter of 2007, reflecting the net amount of
fuel and purchased power costs used to serve retail loads that were recovered in
addition to amounts recovered through base rates.
For the
three and nine months ended September 30, an increase in the average retail
customer count was more than offset by lower per-customer usage due to weather
and conservation efforts and the reduced operations of a major industrial
customer, reducing sales volumes and decreasing revenues. This was
mostly offset by the reduction of fuel and purchased power costs to serve these
volumes. For the nine months ended September 30, the net increase in
margin is a result of increased sales volumes from higher-rate customers and
decreased sales volumes from lower-rate customers, primarily due to the reduced
operations of a major industrial customer.
For the
three and nine months ended September 30, generation prices and purchased power
costs were significantly higher due to increased coal costs and market
prices. In the third quarter, the increase in rate recovery discussed
above reflects recovery of these additional costs.
For the
three months ended September 30, increased net generation from regulated power
plants increased system sales revenues, gross margin and segment earnings, as
increased generation from the addition of Afton and increased availability at
PVNGS was partially offset by reduced generation at SJGS resulting from planned
outages at Units 1 and 3. For the nine months ended September 30,
impacts include first quarter planned outages at SJGS Unit 3 and Four Corners
Unit 5, along with the extension of a planned outage for environmental upgrades
at SJGS Unit 4 and a planned refueling outage at PVNGS Unit 3, reducing
off-system sales revenues, gross margins and segment earnings. During
the three and nine months ended September 30, O&M costs related to regulated
plant performance increased as a result of an increase in the maintenance work
performed during the outages, the addition of Afton and an increase in costs for
labor, materials and
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supplies.
A
decrease in the sales of SO2 allowances
reduced revenues, gross margin and segment earnings.
For the
three months and nine months ended September 30, unregulated margins increased
over prior year levels due to increased availability and more favorable pricing
terms under the forward sales agreement at PVNGS, combined with higher price
spreads on market transactions. Unregulated sales volumes and
revenues decreased substantially due to the sale of merchant portfolio sales
contracts and the reduction of other market sales, but this decrease was offset
by a corresponding reduction in costs for these transactions.
A gain on
the sale of the merchant portfolio in June 2008 increased revenues, gross margin
and segment earnings. PNM’s merchant portfolio included certain
wholesale power, natural gas and transmission contracts that represent a
significant portion of the wholesale activity portfolio of PNM Electric and
include several long-term sales and purchase power agreements. See
Note 4.
Changes
in net unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on economic hedges were driven
by increased gas and electric price movements during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2008 when compared to the changes in the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007.
Operational
costs include costs for materials and supplies, self-insurance, depreciation,
interest, shared services, employee labor, pension and
benefits. Increased costs in the third quarter included interest on
higher debt balances at higher rates, along with transaction fees associated
with the refinancing of debt. This increase, combined with an
increase in incentive-based compensation, was partially offset by cost savings
resulting from the business improvement plan.
Income
related to NDT assets includes realized gains and losses, interest and dividend
income and any associated fees and taxes, along with other than temporary
impairment losses recognized in accordance with SFAS 115. This income
totaled a loss of $4.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
a loss of $9.2 million for the nine months ending September 30, 2008, compared
to a gain of $4.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $7.2
million for the nine months ending September 30, 2007.
Regulatory
disallowances resulting from the NMPRC’s rate order dated April 24, 2008 include
write-offs of $10.6 million for deferred costs of RECs and $19.6 million for
coal mine decommissioning costs.
In 2007,
the impairment of Afton increased operating expenses, as the cost of
construction exceeded the amount allowed by a NMPRC rate order. An
impairment of goodwill amounting to $51.1 million was recorded in the three
months ended June 30, 2008 as a result of the annual impairment assessment (See
Note 17).
TNMP
Electric
The table
below summarizes the operating results for TNMP Electric:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
$ | 51.1 | $ | 52.7 | $ | (1.6 | ) | (3.0 | ) | $ | 140.4 | $ | 137.1 | $ | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
8.4 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 24.2 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
42.7 | 45.1 | (2.4 | ) | (5.3 | ) | 116.3 | 115.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
17.3 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 84.7 | 53.4 | 31.3 | 58.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
9.9 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 39.4 | 27.0 | 21.1 | 5.9 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
15.5 | 21.1 | (5.6 | ) | (26.5 | ) | 4.5 | 40.7 | (36.2 | ) | (88.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
- | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | (0.9 | ) | (100.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 325.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 107.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(4.2 | ) | (5.8 | ) | 1.6 | (27.6 | ) | (13.6 | ) | (19.7 | ) | 6.1 | (31.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income
taxes
|
13.0 | 15.7 | (2.7 | ) | (17.2 | ) | (6.3 | ) | 23.2 | (29.6 | ) | (127.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
4.9 | 5.5 | (0.6 | ) | (10.9 | ) | 10.6 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 35.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$ | 8.1 | $ | 10.2 | $ | (2.1 | ) | (20.6 | ) | $ | (16.9 | ) | $ | 15.4 | $ | (32.3 | ) | (209.7 | ) |
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The table
below summarizes the significant changes to operating revenues, gross margin,
earnings before income taxes and segment earnings:
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
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Earnings
(Loss)
|
Earnings
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before
|
Segment
|
Before
|
Segment
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
$ | (0.5 | ) | $ | (0.5 | ) | $ | (0.5 | ) | $ | (0.3 | ) | $ | 2.4 | $ | 2.4 | $ | 2.4 | $ | 1.6 | ||||||||||||
Hurricane
Ike margin impact
|
(1.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (1.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
PUCT
order
|
- | - | (2.7 | ) | (1.8 | ) | 1.0 | 1.0 | (4.4 | ) | (2.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Synergy
savings credits
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financing
costs
|
- | - | 1.3 | 0.8 | - | - | 5.1 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operational
costs
|
- | - | (0.3 | ) | (0.2 | ) | - | - | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (34.5 | ) | (34.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
0.5 | (0.3 | ) | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | (0.7 | ) | 0.8 | (0.5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase
|
$ | (1.6 | ) | $ | (2.4 | ) | $ | (2.7 | ) | $ | (2.1 | ) | $ | 3.3 | $ | 1.1 | $ | (29.6 | ) | $ | (32.3 | ) |
The
following table shows TNMP Electric operating revenues by customer class,
including intersegment revenues, and average number of customers:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 22.3 | $ | 23.4 | $ | (1.1 | ) | (4.7 | ) | $ | 55.4 | $ | 53.8 | $ | 1.6 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
18.0 | 19.2 | (1.2 | ) | (6.3 | ) | 53.5 | 52.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
3.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 66.7 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 78.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
7.3 | 8.0 | (0.7 | ) | (8.8 | ) | 21.5 | 24.8 | (3.3 | ) | (13.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 51.1 | $ | 52.7 | $ | (1.6 | ) | (3.0 | ) | $ | 140.4 | $ | 137.1 | $ | 3.3 | 2.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Average
customers (thousands(1))
|
230.3 | 226.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 229.0 | 225.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
(1)
|
Under
TECA, customers of TNMP Electric in Texas have the ability to choose First
Choice or any other REP to provide energy. The average
customers reported above include (in thousands) 111.0 and 135.3 and
customers of TNMP Electric for the three months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007 and 118.3 and 139.4 customers for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007 who have chosen First Choice as their
REP. These customers are also included in the First Choice
segment.
|
The
following table shows TNMP Electric GWh sales by customer class:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Gigawatt
hours
(1))
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
811.3 | 860.4 | (49.1 | ) | (5.7 | ) | 1,987.2 | 1,978.7 | 8.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
618.6 | 664.8 | (46.2 | ) | (6.9 | ) | 1,679.5 | 1,687.6 | (8.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
482.9 | 543.7 | (60.8 | ) | (11.2 | ) | 1,542.5 | 1,424.9 | 117.6 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
28.8 | 26.4 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 81.5 | 74.5 | 7.0 | 9.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,941.6 | 2,095.3 | (153.7 | ) | (7.3 | ) | 5,290.7 | 5,165.7 | 125.0 | 2.4 |
(1)
|
The
GWh sales reported above include 467.2 and 651.4 GWhs for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and 1,295.2 and 1,611.7 GWhs for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 used by customers of TNMP
Electric, who have chosen First Choice as their REP. These GWhs
are also included below in the First Choice
segment.
|
In the
third quarter, milder temperatures and customer conservation more than offset an
increases in the average customer count. In the first and second
quarters, the increase in the average customer count more than offset milder
temperatures, resulting in increases in sales volumes. On a
year-to-date basis, the increase in sales volumes and higher
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service
fees approved by the PUCT increased operating revenues and gross
margin. Hurricane Ike, which struck the Gulf Coast in September 2008,
reduced sales volumes, revenues and gross margin. A decrease in the
carrying cost rate on stranded costs resulted in a decrease to net
earnings. See Note 10.
Credits
from synergy savings related to the acquisition of TNMP operations by PNMR were
returned to customers from July 2005 through June 2007, as ordered by the
PUCT. The completion of the return of these savings in 2007 resulted
in increased 2008 earnings.
Third
quarter 2008 segment earnings also benefited from lower interest charges
resulting from a $100 million long-term debt reduction in the second quarter of
2007 and the refinancing of $148.9 million of debt in the second quarter of
2008.
An
impairment of goodwill amounting to $34.5 million was recorded in the three
months ended June 30, 2008 as a result of the annual impairment assessment (See
Note 17).
Operational
costs include costs for materials and supplies, self-insurance, depreciation,
shared services, employee labor, pension and benefits. Increased
shared service and incentive-based compensation costs in the third quarter were
more than offset by savings during the first six months of 2008, primarily
resulting from the business improvement plan.
PNM
Gas
The table
below summarizes the operating results for PNM Gas, which is classified as
discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Loss):
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
$ | 63.3 | $ | 59.5 | $ | 3.8 | 6.4 | $ | 379.3 | $ | 351.1 | $ | 28.2 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
37.5 | 34.0 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 263.2 | 240.8 | 22.4 | 9.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin
|
25.8 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 116.1 | 110.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
22.9 | 21.8 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 67.3 | 68.9 | (1.6 | ) | (2.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | 5.3 | (5.3 | ) | (100.0 | ) | - | 16.3 | (16.3 | ) | (100.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income
|
3.0 | (1.5 | ) | 4.5 | (300.0 | ) | 48.8 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 94.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
0.6 | (0.1 | ) | 0.7 | (700.0 | ) | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 375.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | (0.1 | ) | (33.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(3.4 | ) | (3.9 | ) | 0.5 | (12.8 | ) | (9.9 | ) | (9.7 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before
income taxes
|
0.2 | (5.4 | ) | 5.6 | (103.7 | ) | 40.9 | 16.0 | 24.9 | 155.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
0.8 | (2.1 | ) | 2.9 | (138.1 | ) | 16.3 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 158.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment earnings (loss)
|
$ | (0.6 | ) | $ | (3.3 | ) | $ | 2.7 | (81.8 | ) | $ | 24.6 | $ | 9.7 | $ | 14.9 | 153.6 |
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to operating revenues, gross margin,
earnings (loss) before income taxes and segment earnings:
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss)
|
Earnings
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before
|
Segment
|
Before
|
Segment
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retail
gas prices
|
$ | 14.7 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 15.4 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||
Rate
increase
|
- | - | - | - | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
(1.9 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 13.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Off-system
activities
|
(9.7 | ) | (0.4 | ) | (0.4 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (4.4 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Operational
costs
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discontinuation
of depreciation
on assets
|
- | - | 5.4 | 3.3 | - | - | 16.0 | 9.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (0.3 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | 3.8 | $ | 0.2 | $ | 5.6 | $ | 2.7 | $ | 28.2 | $ | 5.8 | $ | 24.9 | $ | 14.9 |
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The
following table shows PNM Gas operating revenues by customer class included in
earnings from discontinued operations within the presentation of Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) and average number of
customers:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 39.5 | $ | 31.4 | $ | 8.1 | 25.8 | $ | 255.4 | $ | 232.1 | $ | 23.3 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
14.1 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 35.6 | 77.8 | 71.0 | 6.8 | 9.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 86.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation(1)
|
2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 12.3 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 12.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
6.6 | 14.7 | (8.1 | ) | (55.1 | ) | 31.0 | 35.6 | (4.6 | ) | (12.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 63.3 | $ | 59.5 | $ | 3.8 | 6.4 | $ | 379.3 | $ | 351.1 | $ | 28.2 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Average
customers (thousands)
|
494.4 | 489.9 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 496.3 | 490.8 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
(1)
|
Customer-owned
gas.
|
The
following table shows PNM Gas throughput by customer class:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Thousands
of Decatherms)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
2,170.6 | 2,244.2 | (73.6 | ) | (3.3 | ) | 20,205.7 | 20,015.1 | 190.6 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
1,059.9 | 1,138.3 | (78.4 | ) | (6.9 | ) | 7,131.2 | 7,287.7 | (156.5 | ) | (2.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
52.2 | 65.0 | (12.8 | ) | (19.7 | ) | 280.1 | 178.3 | 101.8 | 57.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation(1)
|
8,175.2 | 9,784.0 | (1,608.8 | ) | (16.4 | ) | 28,744.5 | 30,733.0 | (1,988.5 | ) | (6.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
348.1 | 1,773.7 | (1,425.6 | ) | (80.4 | ) | 2,338.1 | 3,598.7 | (1,260.6 | ) | (35.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
11,806.0 | 15,005.2 | (3,199.2 | ) | (21.3 | ) | 58,699.6 | 61,812.8 | (3,113.2 | ) | (5.0 | ) |
(1)
|
Customer-owned
gas.
|
Due to
the pending sale of the PNM Gas business, the Company is reporting this segment
as discontinued operations as required under GAAP. See Note
14. Certain corporate items that historically were allocated to the
PNM Gas segment cannot be included as discontinued operations and were
reassigned to PNM Electric for previously reported periods. These
items include officer compensation, depreciation on common utility and
shared-service assets, and postage costs. The after-tax amount of
costs reassigned in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 totaled
$2.5 million and $8.0 million. Beginning in 2008, these costs were
reallocated among all PNMR business segments.
PNM Gas
purchases natural gas in the open market and resells it at no profit to its
sales-service customers. As a result, increases or decreases in gas
revenues driven by gas costs do not impact the gross margin or operating income
of PNM Gas. Increases or decreases to gross margin caused by changes
in sales-service volumes represent margin earned on the delivery of gas to
customers based on regulated rates.
On June
29, 2007, the NMPRC unanimously approved an increase in annual revenues of
approximately $9 million for PNM Gas, which included a 9.53 percent return on
equity. See Note 10. Implementation of this rate increase
resulted in an increase to revenues and gross margin in 2008.
In the
first and second quarters, customer growth resulted in increased operating
revenues and gross margin. This was partially offset by weather
impacts, as temperatures across the service area were colder than normal levels
early in the year, particularly in January, but were milder than temperatures
experienced during the first quarter of 2007. In the third quarter,
reduced customer usage due to weather and conservation efforts more than offset
the increase in customer growth, resulting in decreased operating revenues and
gross margin.
Revenues
from off-system activity increased during the first and second quarters due to
increased gas prices, which were largely offset by increases in costs for the
transactions. In the second quarter of 2008, increased activity
resulted in a slight increase to margin, which more than offset the slight
decrease experienced in the first quarter due to reduced activity. In
the third quarter, decreased gas prices resulted in reduced revenues from
off-system activity, and decreased activity also
83
resulted
in a decrease to margin.
Operational
costs include costs for materials and supplies, self-insurance, shared services,
employee labor, pension and benefits. In the third quarter, cost
savings resulting from the business improvement plan offset increases in
incentive-based compensation costs. On a year-to-date basis, these
cost savings more than offset increases in costs.
Due to
the pending sale of the gas business, the assets held for sale have not been
depreciated in accordance with SFAS 144. If PNM Gas was not treated as
discontinued operations, depreciation of $5.4 million and $16.1 million would
have been recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008.
Altura
Effective
June 1, 2007, PNMR contributed Altura, including the Twin Oaks business, to
EnergyCo. See Note 2. Accordingly, Altura’s results of
operations are included in PNMR for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
but not in 2008.
First
Choice
The table
below summarizes the operating results for First Choice:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
$ | 215.0 | $ | 177.7 | $ | 37.3 | 21.0 | $ | 461.4 | $ | 463.3 | $ | (1.9 | ) | (0.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
206.0 | 159.2 | 46.8 | 29.4 | 469.3 | 395.9 | 73.4 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
9.1 | 18.5 | (9.4 | ) | (50.8 | ) | (7.9 | ) | 67.4 | (75.3 | ) | (111.7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
30.5 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 124.3 | 118.8 | 41.7 | 77.1 | 184.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(22.1 | ) | 4.5 | (26.6 | ) | (591.1 | ) | (128.4 | ) | 24.3 | (152.7 | ) | (628.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
0.4 | 0.5 | (0.1 | ) | (20.0 | ) | 1.3 | 1.5 | (0.2 | ) | (13.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(1.8 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (1.2 | ) | 200.0 | (2.5 | ) | (1.8 | ) | (0.7 | ) | 38.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes
|
(23.3 | ) | 4.4 | (27.7 | ) | (629.5 | ) | (129.4 | ) | 24.1 | (153.5 | ) | (636.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
(6.8 | ) | 1.7 | (8.5 | ) | (500.0 | ) | (28.4 | ) | 9.1 | (37.5 | ) | (412.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (16.5 | ) | $ | 2.7 | $ | (19.2 | ) | (711.1 | ) | $ | (101.0 | ) | $ | 15.0 | $ | (116.0 | ) | (773.3 | ) |
The
following table summarizes the significant changes to operating revenues, gross
margin, earnings (loss) before income taxes, and segment earnings
(loss):
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss)
|
Earnings
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before
|
Segment
|
Before
|
Segment
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
$ | (19.0 | ) | $ | (2.1 | ) | $ | (2.1 | ) | $ | (1.3 | ) | $ | (25.0 | ) | $ | (8.2 | ) | $ | (8.2 | ) | $ | (5.3 | ) | ||||||||
Hurricane
Ike
|
(4.2 | ) | (3.3 | ) | (3.3 | ) | (2.1 | ) | (4.2 | ) | (3.3 | ) | (3.3 | ) | (2.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Retail
margins
|
54.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 69.7 | (16.9 | ) | (16.9 | ) | (11.0 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
LBCS
bankruptcy
|
- | (3.9 | ) | (3.9 | ) | (2.5 | ) | - | (3.9 | ) | (3.9 | ) | (2.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Trading
margin
|
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | (41.6 | ) | (41.6 | ) | (41.6 | ) | (26.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
economic hedges
|
0.6 | (9.1 | ) | (9.1 | ) | (5.9 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (1.4 | ) | (1.4 | ) | (0.9 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
- | - | (6.4 | ) | (4.2 | ) | - | - | (11.0 | ) | (7.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operational costs
|
- | - | (2.6 | ) | (1.7 | ) | - | - | (7.6 | ) | (4.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill and other intangible assets
|
- | - | (7.9 | ) | (7.3 | ) | - | - | (58.5 | ) | (55.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
- | - | (1.4 | ) | - | - | - | (1.1 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | 37.3 | $ | (9.4 | ) | $ | (27.7 | ) | $ | (19.2 | ) | $ | (1.9 | ) | $ | (75.3 | ) | $ | (153.5 | ) | $ | (116.0 | ) |
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The
following table shows First Choice operating revenues by customer class,
including intersegment revenues, and actual number of customers:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
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(Dollars
in millions)
|
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Residential
|
$ | 144.9 | $ | 124.1 | $ | 20.8 | 16.8 | $ | 331.3 | $ | 298.1 | $ | 33.2 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mass-market
|
16.7 | 16.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 46.3 | 50.5 | (4.2 | ) | (8.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-market
|
42.7 | 40.5 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 116.1 | 109.5 | 6.6 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading
gains (losses)
|
0.1 | (5.7 | ) | 5.8 | (101.8 | ) | (48.9 | ) | (7.3 | ) | (41.6 | ) | 569.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
10.6 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 307.7 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 32.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 215.0 | $ | 177.7 | $ | 37.3 | 21.0 | $ | 461.4 | $ | 463.3 | $ | (1.9 | ) | (0.4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Actual
customers (thousands)(1,2)
|
233.8 | 258.6 | (24.8 | ) | (9.6 | ) | 233.8 | 258.6 | (24.8 | ) | (9.6 | ) |
(1)
|
See
note above in the TNMP Electric segment discussion about the impact of
TECA.
|
(2)
|
Due
to the competitive nature of First Choice’s business, actual customer
count at September 30 is presented in the table above as a more
representative business indicator than average
customers.
|
The
following table shows First Choice GWh electric sales by customer
class:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Gigawatt
hours) (1)
|
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Residential
|
772.9 | 886.5 | (113.6 | ) | (12.8 | ) | 2,045.8 | 2,139.5 | (93.7 | ) | (4.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mass-market
|
73.1 | 101.3 | (28.2 | ) | (27.8 | ) | 236.1 | 312.7 | (76.6 | ) | (24.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-market
|
340.8 | 348.9 | (8.1 | ) | (2.3 | ) | 924.1 | 944.5 | (20.4 | ) | (2.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
2.7 | 11.3 | (8.6 | ) | (76.1 | ) | 12.5 | 21.6 | (9.1 | ) | (42.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1,189.5 | 1,348.0 | (158.5 | ) | (11.8 | ) | 3,218.5 | 3,418.3 | (199.8 | ) | (5.8 | ) |
(1)
|
See
note above in the TNMP Electric segment discussion about the impact of
TECA.
|
For the
third quarter and year-to-date 2008, a decrease in customers and lower MWh sales
decreased segment earnings compared to 2007. An increase in the
average retail sales price over 2007 levels, largely related to higher purchased
power costs, resulted in increased sales revenues. Other revenues
increased retail margins as a result of higher discretionary fees in
2008. However, the impact of Hurricane Ike resulted in additional
lower sales and selling excess power at prices lower than purchased prices,
which resulted in lower segment earnings for the quarter. In
addition, First Choice had forward purchase power contracts with LBCS through
March 2009. As a result of LBCS’s recent bankruptcy, First Choice
terminated their contracts with LBCS effective September 24, 2008 and recognized
a $3.9 million loss as settled purchase power contracts. The $3.9
million loss consisted of $2.2 million previously recorded in earnings as
unrealized losses on economic hedges and $1.7 million of power purchases
under normal contracts not previously recorded in earnings. These power supply
contracts have since been replaced with other counterparties and are expected to
substantially offset the $3.9 million loss in future
months. Recognizing this forward loss in the third quarter, in
addition to cumulative higher purchase power costs resulted in lower average
retail margins versus last year. A delay in implementing price
increases on fixed price term customer renewals, coupled with
contractual limitations on monthly price increases for floating rate customers,
prevented First Choice from recouping the dramatic increase in purchase power
costs in the second quarter. The customer renewal process has since
been automated and contractual limitations on monthly price increases have been
significantly changed to reduce First Choice’s exposure to future price
volatility. Year-to-date losses on unrealized economic hedges
represent unrealized fair value estimates related to forward energy contracts
and are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that will be realized upon
settlement.
For the
nine months ended September 30, a decrease in trading margins from a $7.3
million loss in 2007 to a $48.9 million loss in 2008 resulted in an after-tax
$26.8 million decrease in segment earnings. The losses were primarily
the result of a series of speculative forward trades that arbitraged basis
differentials among certain ERCOT delivery zones. Because of
continued market volatility and the concern that the forward basis market would
continue to deteriorate, First Choice decided to end any further speculative
trading. First Choice had flattened some of its speculative positions
with
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LBCS
contracts. Due to their bankruptcy, some of the First Choice’s
speculative exposure was re-opened. The speculative portion of the
LBCS contracts was a loss position of $3.3 million. However, these
contracts were subsequently replaced with other counterparties resulting in no
material net change in First Choice’s future position. Of the speculative trading
losses, $7.8 million has not cash settled at September 30, 2008. The
majority of these positions will cash settle before December 31,
2008. No significant additional costs are expected related to
speculative trading.
Year-to-date
2008, impairments of goodwill of $49.5 million and the First Choice trade name
of $9.0 million pre-tax (aggregating $55.3 million after-tax) were recorded as a
result of the annual impairment assessment (See Note 17).
Other
operational costs include costs for customer acquisition and service, as well as
shared services, employee labor, pension, and benefits. Increased
operational costs including higher bad debt expense resulted in a decrease to
segment earnings for both the third quarter and year-to-date
2008. Unfavorable operating costs were driven largely by an increase
in bad debt expense as a result of residual billing system conversion issues,
increased customer churn, and higher average bills.
Corporate
and Other
The
following table summarizes the significant changes to operating revenues, gross
margin, earnings (loss) before income taxes, and segment earnings
(loss):
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
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Earnings
(Loss)
|
Earnings
(Loss)
|
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Before
|
Segment
|
Before
|
Segment
|
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Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
(Loss)
|
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(In
millions)
|
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Intercompany
eliminations
|
$ | 5.8 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 9.9 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||
EnergyCo
formation costs
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss
on contribution of Altura
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity
in earnings of EnergyCo
|
- | - | (12.1 | ) | (7.3 | ) | - | - | (41.3 | ) | (24.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Business
improvement plan
|
- | - | 2.1 | 1.3 | - | - | (2.0 | ) | (1.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Divestiture
related costs
|
- | - | (4.1 | ) | (2.5 | ) | - | - | (4.5 | ) | (2.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financing
|
- | - | (1.1 | ) | (0.7 | ) | - | - | (3.7 | ) | (2.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Effects
of settlement with IRS
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (4.7 | ) | (18.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Altura
property tax true up
|
- | - | (2.1 | ) | (1.3 | ) | - | - | (2.1 | ) | (1.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
(0.3 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 0.3 | 1.0 | (0.6 | ) | (0.4 | ) | 4.4 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | 5.5 | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | (17.0 | ) | $ | (9.5 | ) | $ | 9.3 | $ | (0.4 | ) | $ | (42.7 | ) | $ | (41.8 | ) | ||||||||||
The
Corporate and Other segment includes consolidation eliminations of revenue and
expense between TNMP and First Choice. In 2007, PNMR incurred costs
associated with formation of EnergyCo as well as a loss on the contribution of
Altura to EnergyCo. Corporate and Other results also include earnings
associated with EnergyCo. Further explanation of equity in earnings
of EnergyCo is shown below. Corporate and Other also includes costs
to achieve savings such as severances and consulting costs associated with the
business improvement plan to reduce costs and improve processes in future
years. In addition, costs incurred in 2008 associated with the
planned divestiture of the gas business are included in the Corporate and Other
segment. Increased financing charges in 2008 resulted from
remarketing of the debt component of equity-linked units at a higher interest
rate, offset partially by lower short-term borrowings and lower short-term
interest rates. In 2007 the Corporate and Other segment includes
favorable tax decisions regarding previously unrecognized tax benefits,
including a settlement with the IRS that had a $16.0 million non-recurring
impact on income taxes. In addition, there was a true up in property
taxes in 2007 related to Twin Oaks for periods prior to its contribution to
EnergyCo.
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EnergyCo
The table
below summarizes the operating results for EnergyCo:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
$ | 414.1 | $ | 100.5 | $ | 313.6 | $ | 892.6 | $ | 114.8 | $ | 777.8 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
357.8 | 56.4 | 301.4 | 814.9 | 61.0 | 753.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin
|
56.3 | 44.0 | 12.3 | 77.7 | 53.8 | 23.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
47.2 | 12.2 | 35.0 | 99.7 | 17.7 | 82.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
7.7 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
1.4 | 26.0 | (24.6 | ) | (44.8 | ) | 28.8 | (73.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
- | 0.2 | (0.2 | ) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(3.7 | ) | (7.0 | ) | 3.3 | (15.0 | ) | (7.8 | ) | (7.2 | ) | |||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
(2.2 | ) | 19.2 | (21.4 | ) | (59.1 | ) | 21.3 | (80.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Income
tax (benefit) on margin
|
0.1 | 0.4 | (0.3 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 0.4 | (0.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (2.3 | ) | $ | 18.8 | $ | (21.1 | ) | $ | (58.9 | ) | $ | 20.9 | $ | (79.8 | ) | ||||||||
50
percent of net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (1.2 | ) | $ | 9.4 | $ | (10.6 | ) | $ | (29.5 | ) | $ | 10.4 | $ | (39.9 | ) | ||||||||
Plus amortization of basis difference in EnergyCo
|
(0.3 | ) | 1.1 | (1.4 | ) | 0.4 | 1.7 | (1.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
PNMR Equity in net earnings (loss) of EnergyCo
|
$ | (1.5 | ) | $ | 10.6 | $ | (12.1 | ) | $ | (29.1 | ) | $ | 12.2 | $ | (41.3 | ) |
PNMR
evaluates the results of operation of EnergyCo on an earnings before interest,
income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) basis. In
this evaluation of EnergyCo, PNMR also excludes purchase accounting amortization
recorded in accordance with SFAS 141, speculative trading and mark to market on
forward economic hedges.
SFAS 141
requires that EnergyCo individually value each asset and liability received in
the Altura and Altura Cogen Power Plant transactions and initially record them
on its balance sheet at the determined fair value. For both
transactions, this accounting results in a significant amount of amortization
since the acquired contracts’ pricing terms differ significantly from fair value
at the date of acquisition and emission allowances, while acquired from
government programs without future cost to EnergyCo, have historically had
significant market value. During the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2008, EnergyCo recorded amortization of contracts acquired
of $6.2 million and $7.1 million, which is recorded in operating revenues, and
amortization of emission allowances of $4.2 million and $9.5 million, which is
recorded in cost of sales.
In July
2008, a federal appeals court ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit Court invalidated CAIR. This ruling
appears to remove the need for emissions allowance credits under the CAIR
program. EnergyCo has inventory of emissions allowances from the
purchase of the Altura Cogen plant and contribution of the Twin Oaks
plant. As of September 30, 2008, EnergyCo recorded a pre-tax write
off of $31.7 million for all inventory under the CAIR
program. EnergyCo has $117.6 million in inventory for other emission
allowances not related to the CAIR program.
The
contribution of Altura created a basis difference between PNMR’s recorded
investment in EnergyCo and 50 percent of EnergyCo’s equity. While the
portion of the basis difference related to contract amortization will only
continue through 2010, other basis differences, including a difference related
to emission allowances, will continue to exist through the life of the Altura
plant. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
the basis difference adjustment detailed above relates mainly to contract
amortization with insignificant offsets related to the other minor basis
difference components.
EnergyCo
has a hedging program that covers a multi-year period. The level of
hedging at any given time varies depending on current market conditions and
other factors. Economic hedges that do not qualify for or are not
designated as cash flow hedges or normal purchases/sales under SFAS 133 are
derivative instruments that are required to be marked to
market. Changes in the fair value of economic hedges resulted in an
increase in net earnings of $28.3 million in the three months ended September
30, 2008 and a reduction of net earnings of $10.7 million in the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 as a result of higher power prices. Due to
the extreme market volatility experienced in the first quarter of 2008 in the
ERCOT market, EnergyCo made the decision to exit the speculative trading
business and close out the speculative
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trading
positions. In May 2008, EnergyCo closed out all remaining speculative
positions. EnergyCo recognized speculative trading losses of $2.4
million in the first quarter of 2008 and less than $0.1 million in the second
and third quarters of 2008 combined. No additional costs are expected
related to speculative trading.
Results
of operations for EnergyCo for the three months ended September 2008 primarily
include the operations of Altura and Altura Cogen operating
stations. Altura was contributed to EnergyCo on June 1, 2007 and
EnergyCo acquired Altura Cogen on August 1, 2007. Both generation
stations continue to have strong performance in 2008, with Altura Cogen’s
availability exceeding that of the same period in 2007. In addition,
Altura’s availability earned additional capacity payments in 2008 not earned in
the same period last year. Since primary operations of EnergyCo did
not commence until the contribution of Altura, the earnings for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 only reflect start-up costs, four months of Altura
operations and two months of Altura Cogen operations.
The
assets of Altura transferred to EnergyCo included the development rights for a
possible 600-megawatt expansion of the Twin Oaks plant, which was classified as
an intangible asset. EnergyCo made a strategic decision not to pursue
the Twin Oaks expansion at this time and wrote off the development rights as an
impairment of intangible assets amounting to $21.8 million in the second quarter
of 2008.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Statements
of Cash Flows
The
changes in PNMR’s cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
compared to 2007 are summarized as follows:
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
|
$ | 64.1 | $ | 127.0 | $ | (62.9 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
(209.9 | ) | 19.3 | (229.2 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
395.2 | (252.9 | ) | 648.1 | ||||||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 249.4 | $ | (106.7 | ) | $ | 356.0 |
The
change in PNMR’s cash flows from operating activities reflects lower earnings
after adjustments to reconcile to cash flows from operations due primarily to
results of operations at First Choice as well as increased margin calls due to
an increase in commodity prices at First Choice. The decrease in operating
cash flows is partially offset by settlements in 2007 of 2006 TNMP liabilities
to REPs related to retail competition in Texas as ordered under TECA and
payments in 2007 of 2006 incentive based compensation
accruals.
The
change in cash flows from investing activities reflects net distributions from
EnergyCo in 2007 related to the contribution of Altura, partially offset by less
cash used at PNM for utility plant additions in 2008 compared to 2007 when the
expansion of the Afton plant, the purchase of assets underlying a portion of
PNVGS leased by PNM, and corporate software upgrades impacted cash
flows.
The change in cash flows
from financing activities reflects the issuance of common stock by PNMR
in connection with the settlement of equity purchase obligations of the holders
of publicly held equity-linked units and the issuance of long-term debt by PNMR
and PNM, partially offset by the redemption of long-term debt by
PNM. In addition, PNMR had increased short-term borrowings in
2008. At TNMP, the redemption of long-term debt was offset by new
short-term borrowings. Cash flows from financing activities continued
to fund construction
expenditures as well as strengthen the Company’s liquidity
position.
Capital
Requirements
Total
capital requirements consist of construction expenditures and cash dividend
requirements for both common and preferred stock. The main focus of
PNMR’s current construction program is upgrading generation resources, including
pollution control equipment, upgrading and expanding the electric and gas
transmission and distribution systems, and purchasing nuclear
fuel. On August 11, 2008, the Board declared the regular quarterly
dividend on
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common
stock of $0.125 per share, which represents a reduction of 46 percent from the
previous quarter. PNMR’s indicated annual dividend rate is $0.50 per share. The
Board took this action to improve the Company’s liquidity and set a new
foundation for long-term value creation. The reduction also better
aligns PNMR’s dividend yield with industry averages. The Board also
declared a regular quarterly dividend on common stock of $0.125 per share on
September 16, 2008. Projections, including amounts expended through
September 30, 2008, for total capital requirements for 2008 are $414.4 million,
including construction expenditures of $356.6 million. Total capital
requirements for the years 2008-2012 are projected to be $1,983.6 million,
including construction expenditures of $1,741.4 million. This
projection includes $81.0 million for the SJGS environmental project to install
low NOX combustion control and mercury reduction technologies, as well as
equipment to increase SO2
controls. These estimates are under continuing review and subject to
on-going adjustment, as well as to Board review and
approval.
During
the first nine months of 2008, the Company utilized cash from the debt
arrangements described above, cash generated from operations and cash on hand,
as well as its liquidity arrangements, to meet its capital requirements and
construction expenditures. During the nine months ended September 30,
2008, PNM also received $6.6 million from draws under its $20 million of
pollution control revenue bonds issued by the City of Farmington, New
Mexico.
TNMP has
$167.7 million in senior unsecured notes that mature in January 2009, PNM has
$36.0 million of PCRBs that will be remarketed in July 2009, and PNMR has $100.0
million in the debt component of its privately held equity-linked units that
currently are scheduled to mature in 2010, but as discussed below, the debt
component of the equity-linked units will be remarketed in 2008 and the maturity
may be extended if the remarketing is successful. PNMR and its
subsidiaries have no other long-term debt that comes due prior to 2016, except
for $13.2 million that is due in installments through 2013.
As
discussed in Note 22 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007
Annual Reports on Form 10-K, EnergyCo purchased an electric generating plant in
August 2007 for $477.9 million, after working capital adjustments, for which
PNMR and ECJV each made a cash contribution to EnergyCo of $42.5
million. In addition, EnergyCo has announced an agreement for the
co-development of an additional generating unit for which its share of the
construction costs is anticipated to be approximately $215 million, including
financing costs. To the extent EnergyCo’s credit facility should be
insufficient to finance the current project or additional projects, PNMR and
ECJV may, at their option, provide additional funds to
EnergyCo. Likewise, if EnergyCo undertakes additional projects, which
require funds that would exceed the capacity of its current credit facility and
EnergyCo is unable to obtain additional financing capabilities, PNMR and ECJV
may be asked to provide additional funding, but such funding would be at the
option of PNMR and ECJV. PNMR is unable to predict if additional
funding will be required or, if required, the amount or timing of additional
funds that would be provided to EnergyCo.
Financing
Activities
On March
7, 2008, TNMP entered into a $150 million short-term loan agreement with two
lenders. On April 9, 2008, TNMP borrowed $150.0 million under this
agreement and used the proceeds to redeem the remaining $148.9 million of its
6.125% senior unsecured notes prior to the maturity date of June 1,
2008. The $150.0 million borrowing under this agreement was repaid in
October 2008, through borrowing under the TNMP Facility.
On May 5,
2008, PNM entered into the Term Loan Agreement
that matures April 30, 2009 in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300.0
million, which capacity was reduced to $150.0 million on May 28,
2008. On May 8, 2008, PNM entered into the $100.0 million Reimbursement
Agreement, which allows PNM to obtain standby letters of credit up to the
aggregate amount of $100.0 million at any time prior to April 30,
2009. No borrowings have been made and no letters of credit have been
issued under these arrangements.
As
described in Note 7, in May 2008, PNM issued $350.0 million of senior unsecured
notes and PNMR remarketed the senior unsecured notes component of its publicly
held equity-linked units. The proceeds from the remarketed senior
notes amounted to $247.3 million and were utilized by the holders of the
equity-linked units to satisfy their obligations to purchase 9,403,412 shares of
PNMR’s common stock for the same aggregate amount on May 16, 2008. In
connection with the remarketing, PNMR issued an additional $102.7 million of new
senior unsecured notes for an aggregate offering of $350.0 million.
On
October 31, 2008, TNMP entered into the $100 million TNMP Bridge Facility to
provide an additional source of funds that would be available in order to repay
TNMP’s $167.7 million of senior unsecured notes that mature January 15,
2009. The TNMP Bridge Facility allows for other lenders to be added
to bring the total amount up to a maximum of $150
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million
and TNMP is in discussions with several other potential lenders to obtain
commitments to fill out the facility. The TNMP Bridge Facility
provides for a single draw of funds after January 1, 2009 and through January
15, 2009 solely for the purpose of repaying TNMP’s senior unsecured notes
maturing January 15, 2009. Any amount drawn will be due March 30,
2009 and the facility will expire if funds are not drawn by January 15,
2009. In the event the facility is not expanded to $150 million,
there is no obligation for the lenders to fund unless PNMR agrees to provide
funds to bring the total to $150 million. The TNMP Bridge Facility
includes customary covenants, including requirements to maintain a maximum
consolidated debt-to-consolidated capitalization ratio.
As
discussed in Note 7, PNMR’s privately held equity-linked units contain mandatory
obligations under which the holders are required to purchase for cash, $100.0
million of PNMR common or preferred stock in November 2008. The
equity-linked units also provide that, prior to settlement of those purchase
obligations, the $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes that
are components of the equity-linked units, which are scheduled to mature in
2010, will be remarketed beginning November 7, 2008. The maturity
date of the senior notes may be extended in the remarketing and the interest
rate will be reset to a level designed to achieve a successful remarketing of
the notes. If the remarketing is successful, PNMR will receive $100.0
million in cash for its equity securities and the debt will continue to mature
in 2010, or such later date established in the remarketing. In
addition, PNMR may purchase up to $90.0 million principal amount of the notes in
the remarketing, which notes would be cancelled thereby reducing the amount of
notes outstanding. If the remarketing is not successful on the final
remarketing date of November 12, 2008, the holder of the equity-linked units may
satisfy its obligations to purchase PNMR equity securities by tendering the debt
to PNMR instead of paying cash for the equity securities, the equity securities
will be issued, and the debt will be cancelled without requiring payment in cash
by PNMR. As discussed below, the credit ratings of PNMR’s debt were
downgraded in April and May of 2008. There has also been an overall
deterioration of the credit markets in general. Because of the
current turmoil in the credit markets, PNMR can provide no assurance that the
remarketing will be successful.
As
discussed in Note 2, on January 12, 2008, PNM reached a definitive agreement to
sell its natural gas operations, which comprise the PNM Gas segment, for $620
million in cash, subject to regulatory approval by the NMPRC and other
conditions. The parties may terminate the agreement under certain
circumstances. PNMR expects to use the net after-tax proceeds of this
transaction to retire debt, fund future electric capital expenditures and for
other corporate purposes.
In
addition to cash that may be received from the issuance of equity securities
during the settlement of PNMR’s privately held equity-linked units, the sale of
PNM Gas, and its internal cash generation, the Company anticipates that it will
be necessary to obtain additional long-term financing in the form of debt
refinancing, new debt issuances, and/or new equity in order to fund its capital
requirements and the repayment of senior unsecured notes during the 2008-2012
period.
PNMR has
an effective universal shelf registration statement for the issuance of debt
securities, common stock, preferred stock, purchase contracts, purchase contract
units and warrants. As of October 30, 2008, PNMR had approximately
$150.0 million of remaining unissued securities under this universal shelf
registration statement. In addition, in August 2006, PNMR filed a new
automatically effective shelf registration statement with the SEC for common
stock and in April 2008, PNMR filed a new automatically effective shelf
registration statement for debt securities. These new registration
statements can be amended at any time to include additional securities of
PNMR. As a result, these new shelf registration statements have
unlimited availability, subject to certain restrictions and
limitations.
PNMR
offers new shares of PNMR common stock through the PNMR Direct Plan and an
equity distribution agreement. The equity distribution agreement is
currently suspended. From January 1, 2008 through October 30, 2008,
PNMR had sold a total of 185,499 shares of its common stock through the PNMR
Direct Plan for net proceeds of $2.4 million.
In April
2008, PNM filed a new shelf registration statement for the issuance of $750
million of senior
unsecured notes that was declared effective on April 29,
2008. As of October 30, 2008,
PNM had $600.0 million of remaining unissued securities registered under this
and a prior shelf registration statement.
At
October 30, 2008, the Company had short-term debt outstanding of $778.7
million. In addition, the Company has scheduled maturities of
long-term debt aggregating $205.6 million prior to September 30,
2009. The Company is exploring financial alternatives to meet these
obligations. Although accessing the capital markets at the current
time could be difficult as well as costly, the Company currently believes that
its internal cash generation, existing credit arrangements, and access to public
and private capital markets in the longer term will provide sufficient resources
to meet the Company’s capital requirements and retire or refinance its senior
unsecured notes at maturity. To cover the difference in the amounts
and timing of cash generation and cash requirements, the Company intends to use
short-term borrowings under its current and future liquidity
arrangements. However, if the current market difficulties continue
for an extended period of time or
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worsen,
the Company may not be able to access the capital markets or renew credit
facilities when they expire. In such event, the Company would seek to
improve cash flows by reducing capital expenditures and would consider seeking
authorization for the issuance of first mortgage bonds in order to improve
access to the capital markets, as well as any other alternatives that may remedy
the situation at that time.
The
Company’s ability, if required, to access the capital markets at a reasonable
cost and to provide for other capital needs is largely dependent upon its
ability to earn a fair return on equity, its results of operations, its credit
ratings, its ability to obtain required regulatory approvals and conditions in
the financial markets.
On April
18, 2008, S&P lowered the credit ratings for PNMR, PNM, and TNMP and placed
them on credit watch for possible additional downgrades. On May 6,
2008, S&P again lowered the credit ratings for PNMR, PNM, and TNMP and the
outlook was changed to stable for all entities. On April 25, 2008,
Moody’s lowered the credit ratings for PNMR and PNM and continued a review for
possible downgrade, while reaffirming TNMP’s ratings with a negative
outlook. On May 23, 2008, Moody’s changed the outlook for PNMR and
PNM from rating under review for possible downgrade to negative. The
ratings actions have increased borrowing costs for PNMR and PNM and could
increase future borrowing costs for PNMR, PNM, and TNMP. In addition, certain
contractual arrangements require that the Company obtain commercial insurance
for risks that were previously self-insured. On October 2, 2008,
Fitch Ratings announced credit ratings for PNMR, PNM, and TNMP. As of
October 30,
2008, ratings on the Company’s securities were as follows:
PNMR
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PNM
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TNMP
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S&P
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Senior
unsecured notes
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BB-
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BB+
|
BB+
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Commercial
paper
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B-2
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B-2
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*
|
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Preferred
stock
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*
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B
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*
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Moody’s
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Senior
unsecured notes
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Ba2
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Baa3
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Baa3
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Commercial
paper
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NP
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P-3
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*
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Preferred
stock
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*
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Ba2
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*
|
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Fitch
Ratings
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Senior
unsecured notes
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BB
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BB+
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BBB-
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Secured
PCRBs
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*
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BBB-
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*
|
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Short-term
borrowings
|
BB
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BB+
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BBB-
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Preferred
stock
|
*
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BB
|
*
|
* Not
applicable
Investors
are cautioned that a security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or
hold securities, that it is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the
assigning rating organization, and that each rating should be evaluated
independently of any other rating.
Liquidity
The
Company’s principal liquidity arrangements include the PNMR Facility and the PNM
Facility, both of which primarily expire in 2012, and the TNMP Facility, which
expires in May 2009. These facilities provide short-term borrowing
capacity and also allow letters of credit to be issued, which reduce the
available capacity under the facilities. Both PNMR and PNM also have
lines of credit with local financial institutions.
PNMR has
a commercial paper program under which it may issue commercial paper for up to
270 days and PNM has a commercial paper program under which it may issue
commercial paper for up to 365 days although these commercial paper programs are
currently suspended and no commercial paper has been issued since March 11,
2008. The commercial paper is unsecured and the proceeds are used for
short-term cash management needs. The PNMR Facility and the PNM
Facility serve as support for the outstanding commercial
paper. Operationally, this means the aggregate borrowings under the
commercial paper program and the revolving credit facility for each of PNMR and
PNM cannot exceed the maximum amount of that entity’s revolving credit
facility.
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A summary
of these arrangements as of October 30, 2008 is as follows:
PNMR
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PNM
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TNMP
|
PNMR
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Separate
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Separate
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Separate
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Consolidated
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(In
millions)
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Financing
Capacity:
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Revolving
credit facility
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$ | 600.0 | $ | 400.0 | $ | 200.0 | $ | 1,200.0 | ||||||||
Local
lines of credit
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10.0 | 8.5 | - | 18.5 | ||||||||||||
Delayed
draw term loan facility
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- | 150.0 | - | 150.0 | ||||||||||||
Letter
of credit facility
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- | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Total
financing capacity
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$ | 610.0 | $ | 658.5 | $ | 200.0 | $ | 1,468.5 | ||||||||
Commercial
paper program maximum
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$ | 400.0 | $ | 300.0 | $ | - | $ | 700.0 | ||||||||
Amounts
outstanding as of October 30, 2008:
|
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Commercial
paper program
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Revolving
credit facility
|
288.7 | 340.0 | 150.0 | 778.7 | ||||||||||||
Local
lines of credit
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Delayed
draw term loan facility
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
short-term debt outstanding
|
288.7 | 340.0 | 150.0 | 778.7 | ||||||||||||
Letters
of credit
|
112.3 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 140.3 | ||||||||||||
Total
short term-debt and letters of credit
|
$ | 401.0 | $ | 366.5 | $ | 151.5 | $ | 919.0 | ||||||||
Remaining
availability as of October 30, 2008
|
$ | 209.0 | $ | 292.0 | $ | 48.5 | $ | 549.5 | ||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents as of October 30, 2008
|
$ | 147.4 | $ | 79.5 | $ | 8.4 | $ | 235.3 |
The above
tables exclude short-term debt of Valencia, which at September 30, 2008 was
zero. See Note 16. The TNMP Bridge Facility entered into
on October 31, 2008 is not reflected in the above, since borrowings on it can
only be made after January 1, 2009 and through January 15, 2009. The
remaining availability under the revolving credit facilities varies based on a
number of factors, including the timing of collections of accounts receivables
and payments for construction and operating expenditures. The
above financing capacity and availability includes $14.5 million that represents
the unfunded portion of the PNMR facility attributable to LBB.
As
discussed in BUSINESS AND STRATEGY – Overview above and in Note 7, the recent
disruption in the current credit markets has had a significant adverse impact on
a number of financial institutions and several of the financial institutions
that the Company deals with have been impacted. However, at this point in time,
the Company’s liquidity has not been materially impacted by the current credit
environment and management does not expect that it will be materially impacted
in the near-future.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
PNMR’s
off-balance sheet arrangements include PNM’s operating lease obligations for
PVNGS Units 1 and 2, the EIP transmission line, and the entire output of Delta,
a gas-fired generating plant. These arrangements help ensure PNM the
availability of lower-cost generation needed to serve customers. In
addition, PNMR issued both public and private equity-linked units in 2005, each
of which consisted of a debt component and a purchase contract for PNMR’s equity
securities. The purchase contracts are forward transactions in the
equity securities of PNMR that are not considered derivatives. The
debt component of the publicly held equity-linked units was remarketed in May
2008 and common stock was issued in exchange for cash received from the purchase
contract component thereby ending that off-balance sheet
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arrangement. See
Note 7. See MD&A – Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Notes 6 and
7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007 Annual Reports on
Form 10-K.
Commitments
and Contractual Obligations
PNMR, PNM
and TNMP have contractual obligations for long-term debt, operating leases,
purchase obligations and certain other long-term liabilities that were
summarized in a table of contractual obligations in the Current Report on Form
8-K filed March 14, 2008.
PNMR
entered into a five-year contract on July 1, 2008 for the outsourcing of certain
data processing services. This contract has a five-year base period
of performance and three one-year options. The base contract requires
payments aggregating $20.9 million over the five-year term.
Contingent
Provisions of Certain Obligations
As
discussed in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K, PNMR, PNM and TNMP have a
number of debt obligations and other contractual commitments that contain
contingent provisions. Some of these, if triggered, could affect the
liquidity of the Company. The contingent provisions include
contractual increases in the interest rate charged on certain of the Company’s
short-term debt obligations in the event of a downgrade in credit ratings and
the requirement to provide security under certain contractual agreements. Based
on additional credit facilities entered into by PNM and TNMP in May 2008, the
Company believes its financing arrangements are sufficient to meet the
requirements of the contingent provisions.
Capital
Structure
The
capitalization tables below include the current maturities of long-term debt,
but do not include operating lease obligations as debt.
September
30,
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December
31,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
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PNMR
|
||||||||
Common
equity
|
50.4 | % | 50.0 | % | ||||
Preferred
stock of subsidiary
|
0.3 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||
Long-term
debt
|
49.3 | % | 49.7 | % | ||||
Total
capitalization
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
PNM
|
||||||||
Common
equity
|
55.7 | % | 57.8 | % | ||||
Preferred
stock
|
0.5 | % | 0.5 | % | ||||
Long-term
debt
|
43.8 | % | 41.7 | % | ||||
Total
capitalization
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
TNMP
|
||||||||
Common
equity
|
71.3 | % | 57.8 | % | ||||
Long-term
debt
|
28.7 | % | 42.2 | % | ||||
Total
capitalization
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
OTHER
ISSUES FACING THE COMPANY
Climate
Change Issues
In May
2007, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the EPA had the authority to regulate
greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”) under the Clean Air Act. This
decision, coupled with an increased focus in Congress on legislation to address
climate change, has heightened the importance of this issue for the energy
industry. Although there continues to be debate over the details and
best design for state and federal programs, increased state and federal
legislative and regulatory
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activities
calling for regulation of GHG indicate that climate change protection
legislation and/or regulation is likely in the future. On July 30,
2008, EPA published the Greenhouse Gas Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPR). The ANPR represents EPA’s next step in responding to the
Supreme Court case. Although the ANPR identified, but did not choose
among, options for GHG regulation, it enabled EPA to achieve meaningful progress
on a foundation for future regulation of GHG. In addition, several
legislative initiatives are under consideration in Congress that would regulate
GHG. While it appears unlikely that legislation will be adopted or regulation
completed in 2008, the Company expects GHG to be regulated in the near- to
medium-term.
In 2006
the Company became a founding member of the United States Climate Action
Partnership (“USCAP”), a coalition currently consisting of 35 businesses and
national environmental organizations calling on the federal government to enact
national legislation to reduce GHG at the earliest practicable
date. In January 2007, after almost a year’s effort, USCAP released
A Call To Action, a
landmark set of principles and recommendations outlining a policy framework for
federal climate protection legislation. As a member of USCAP, the
Company believes that a mandatory, economy-wide, market-driven approach that
includes a cap and trade program, combined with other complementary state and
federal policies, is the most cost effective and environmentally efficient means
of slowing, stopping and reversing GHG. The Company intends to
continue working with USCAP, government agencies, and Congress to advocate for
federal action to address this challenging environmental issue that is closely
linked with the U.S. economy, energy supply, and energy security.
Pursuant
to New Mexico law, each utility must submit an integrated resource plan every
three years to evaluate renewable energy, energy efficiency, load management,
distributed generation and conventional supply-side resources on a consistent
and comparable basis. The integrated resource plan is required to
take into consideration risk and uncertainty of fuel supply, price volatility
and costs of anticipated environmental regulations when evaluating resources
options to meet supply needs of the Company’s customers. The NMPRC
issued an order in June 2007, requiring that New Mexico utilities
factor a standardized cost of carbon emissions into their integrated resource
plans using prices ranging between $8 and $40 per metric ton of CO2 emitted
and escalating these costs by 2.5% per year. Under the NMPRC order,
each utility must analyze these standardized prices as projected operating costs
with respect to years 2010 and thereafter. Reflecting the developing
nature of this issue, the NMPRC order states that these prices may be changed in
the future to account for additional information or changed
circumstances. The Company is required, however, to use these
prices for purposes of its integrated resource plan, and the prices may not
reflect the costs that it ultimately will incur. The Company’s
integrated resource plan was filed with the NMPRC on September 16,
2008. The analysis showed that incorporation of the NMPRC required carbon
emissions costs did not significantly change the dispatch of existing facilities
nor the resource decisions of future facilities over the next 20 years.
Much higher carbon emissions costs than assumed in the analysis are necessary to
impact the dispatch of existing resources or future resource decisions. The
primary consequence of carbon emissions costs was an increase to generation
portfolio costs.
In
2007 five western states (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and
Washington) entered into an accord, called the Western Regional Climate Action
Initiative (the “WCI”), to reduce GHG from automobiles and certain industries,
including utilities. Since then, Montana, Utah, British Columbia,
Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec have joined as partners in the
WCI. The WCI released design recommendations for elements
of a regional cap and trade program on September 23, 2008. Under
these recommendations, GHG from the electricity sector and fossil fuel
consumption of the industrial and commercial sectors will be capped at then
current levels and subject to regulation starting in 2012. Over time,
producers will be required to reduce their emissions of GHG. At this
point the WCI blueprint represents a recommended set of principles and
guidelines. Implementation of the design elements will fall to each
state and province. In New Mexico, this will require new legislation
and/or rulemaking. The Company expects to participate in the
legislative and rulemaking process in New Mexico and will not be able to fully
assess the implications of New Mexico regulation of GHG until the legislative
and rulemaking processes have progressed significantly.
The
regulation of GHG is expected to have a material impact on the utility industry
both in terms of increased costs associated with fossil fuels and increased
opportunities associated with fuels other than fossil fuels, but it is premature
to attempt to quantify the possible costs and other implications of these
impacts on the Company.
Other
Matters
See Notes
9 and 10 herein and Notes 16, 17 and 18 in the 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K
for a discussion of commitments and contingencies, rate and regulatory matters
and environmental issues facing the Company.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires Company
management to select and apply accounting policies that best provide the
framework to report the results of operations and financial position for PNMR,
PNM, and TNMP. The selection and application of those policies
requires management to make difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments
concerning reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period
and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements. As a result, there exists the likelihood that materially
different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using
different assumptions.
As of
September 30, 2008, there have been no significant changes with regard to the
critical accounting policies disclosed in PNMR’s, PNM’s, and TNMP’s Annual
Reports on Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The
policies disclosed included the accounting for unbilled revenues, regulatory
accounting, impairments, decommissioning costs, derivatives, pension and other
postretirement benefits, accounting for contingencies, income taxes, and market
risk.
MD&A
FOR PNM
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
PNM’s
continuing operations are presented in the PNM Electric segment and is identical
to the segment presented above in Results of Operations for
PNMR. PNM’s discontinued operations are presented in the PNM Gas
segment, which is identical to the total earnings from discontinued operations,
net of income taxes, shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
for both PNM and PNMR. See Note 14.
MD&A
FOR TNMP
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
TNMP
operates in only one reportable segment, TNMP Electric, as presented above in
Results of Operations for PNMR.
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements
made in this filing that relate to future events or PNMR’s, PNM’s, or TNMP’s
expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets and strategies,
are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements are
based upon current expectations and estimates and PNMR, PNM, and TNMP assume no
obligation to update this information.
Because
actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP caution readers not to place
undue reliance on these statements. PNMR’s, PNM’s, and TNMP’s
business, financial condition, cash flow and operating results are influenced by
many factors, which are often beyond their control, that can cause actual
results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. These factors include:
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Conditions
affecting the Company’s ability to access the financial markets or
EnergyCo’s access to additional debt financing following the utilization
of its existing credit facility, including actions by ratings agencies
affecting the Company’s credit ratings, the economic downturn, and current
turmoil in the credit markets,
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●
|
State
and federal regulatory and legislative decisions and actions, including
the PNM and TNMP electric rate cases filed in
2008,
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●
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The
risk that the closing of the pending sale of the PNM natural gas utility
may not occur due to regulatory or other
reasons,
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●
|
The
performance of generating units and transmission systems, including PVNGS,
SJGS, Four Corners, and EnergyCo generating units, and transmission
systems,
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●
|
The
risk that EnergyCo is unable to identify and implement profitable
acquisitions,
including development of the Cedar Bayou IV Generating Station, or
that PNMR and ECJV will not agree to make additional capital contributions
to EnergyCo,
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●
|
The
potential unavailability of cash from PNMR’s subsidiaries or EnergyCo due
to regulatory, statutory or contractual
restrictions,
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●
|
The
impacts of the decline in the values of marketable equity securities on
the trust funds maintained to provide
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●
|
pension
and other postretirement benefits, including the levels of funding and
expense,
|
●
|
The
outcome of any appeals of the PUCT order in the stranded cost true-up
proceeding,
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●
|
The
ability of First Choice to attract and retain
customers,
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●
|
Changes
in ERCOT protocols,
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●
|
Changes
in the cost of power acquired by First
Choice,
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●
|
Collections
experience,
|
●
|
Insurance
coverage available for claims made in
litigation,
|
●
|
Fluctuations
in interest rates,
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●
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Weather,
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●
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Water
supply,
|
●
|
Changes
in fuel costs,
|
●
|
The
risk that PNM Electric may incur fuel and purchased power costs that
exceed the cap allowed under its Emergency
FPPAC,
|
●
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Availability
of fuel supplies,
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●
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The
effectiveness of risk management and commodity risk
transactions,
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●
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Seasonality
and other changes in supply and demand in the market for electric
power,
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●
|
Variability
of wholesale power prices and natural gas
prices,
|
●
|
Volatility
and liquidity in the wholesale power markets and the natural gas
markets,
|
●
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Uncertainty
regarding the ongoing validity of government programs for emission
allowances,
|
●
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Changes
in the competitive environment in the electric and natural gas
industries,
|
●
|
The
ability to secure long-term power
sales,
|
●
|
The
risk that the Company and its subsidiaries and EnergyCo may have to commit
to substantial capital investments and additional operating costs to
comply with new environmental control requirements including possible
future requirements to address concerns about global climate
change,
|
●
|
The
risks associated with completion of generation, including pollution
control equipment at SJGS, and the EnergyCo Cedar Bayou IV Generating
Station, transmission, distribution, and other projects, including
construction delays and unanticipated cost
overruns,
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●
|
The
outcome of legal proceedings, including pending appeals of PNM’s electric
and gas rate cases and the Emergency
FPPAC,
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●
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Changes
in applicable accounting principles, and
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●
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The performance of state, regional, and national economies. |
Any
material changes to risk factors occurring after the filing of PNMR’s, PNM’s, or
TNMP’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K are disclosed in Item 1A, Risk Factors,
in Part II of this Form 10-Q.
For
information about the risks associated with the use of derivative financial
instruments see Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.”
SECURITIES
ACT DISCLAIMER
Certain
securities described in this report have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be
reoffered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and
applicable state securities laws. This Form 10-Q does not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
PNMR
controls the scope of its various forms of risk through a comprehensive set of
policies and procedures and oversight by senior level management and the
Board. The Board’s Finance Committee sets the risk limit
parameters. The RMC, comprised of corporate and business segment
officers and other managers, oversees all of the risk management activities,
which include commodity price, credit, equity, interest rate and business
risks. The RMC has oversight for the ongoing evaluation of the
adequacy of the risk control organization and policies. PNMR has a
risk control organization, headed by the Vice President - Treasurer, which is
assigned responsibility for establishing and enforcing the policies, procedures
and limits and evaluating the risks inherent in proposed transactions, on an
enterprise-wide basis.
The RMC’s
responsibilities specifically include: establishment of a general policy
regarding risk exposure levels and activities in each of the business segments;
authority to approve the types of instruments traded; authority to establish a
general policy regarding counterparty exposure and limits; authorization and
delegation of transaction limits; review and
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approval
of controls and procedures; review and approval of models and assumptions used
to calculate mark-to-market and risk exposure; authority to approve and open
brokerage and counterparty accounts; review of hedging and risk activities; and
quarterly reporting to the Board and its Finance Committee on these
activities.
The RMC
also proposes risk limits, such as VaR and EaR, to the Finance
Committee. The Finance Committee ultimately sets the risk
limits.
It is the
responsibility of each business segment to create its own control procedures and
policies within the parameters established by the Finance
Committee. The RMC reviews and approves these policies, which are
created with the assistance of the Corporate Controller, Director of Internal
Audit and the Vice President - Treasurer. Each business segment’s
policies address the following controls: authorized risk exposure
limits; authorized instruments and markets; authorized personnel; policies on
segregation of duties; policies on mark-to-market accounting; responsibilities
for deal capture; confirmation procedures; responsibilities for reporting
results; statement on the role of derivative transactions; and limits on
individual transaction size (nominal value).
To the
extent an open position exists, fluctuating commodity prices can impact
financial results and financial position, either favorably or
unfavorably. As a result, the Company cannot predict with certainty
the impact that its risk management decisions may have on its businesses,
operating results or financial position.
Accounting
for Derivatives
Under
derivative accounting and related rules for energy contracts, the Company
accounts for its various derivative instruments for the purchase and sale of
energy based on the Company’s intent. Energy contracts that meet the
definition of a derivative under SFAS 133 and do not qualify for the normal
sales and purchases exception are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value at
each period end. The changes in fair value are recognized in earnings
unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Should an energy
transaction qualify as a cash flow hedge under SFAS 133, fair value changes are
recognized on the balance sheet with a corresponding entry in other
comprehensive income to the extent the transaction is an effective
hedge. The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income are
recognized in results of operations when the hedged transaction settles and
impacts earnings. Derivatives that meet the normal sales and
purchases exception within SFAS 133 are not marked to market but rather recorded
in results of operations when the underlying transaction settles. The
contracts recorded at fair value that do not qualify for hedge accounting are
classified as trading transactions or economic hedges. Trading
transactions are defined as derivative instruments that are either speculative
and expose the Company to market risk or transactions that lock in margin with
no forward market risk and are not economic hedges. Economic hedges
are defined as derivative instruments, including long-term power agreements,
used to hedge generation assets, purchase power costs, and customer load
requirements.
Commodity
Risk
Marketing
and procurement of energy often involve market risks associated with managing
energy commodities and establishing open positions in the energy markets,
primarily on a short-term basis. These risks fall into three
different categories: price and volume volatility, credit risk of
counterparties, and adequacy of the control environment. The
Company’s operations subject to market risk routinely enter into various
derivative instruments such as forward contracts, option agreements and price
basis swap agreements to hedge price and volume risk on their purchase and sale
commitments, fuel requirements and to enhance returns and minimize the risk of
market fluctuations.
PNM’s
unregulated operations, including long-term contracts and short-term sales, are
managed primarily through a net asset-backed marketing strategy, whereby PNM’s
aggregate net open forward contract position is covered by its forecasted excess
generation capabilities or market purchases. PNM would be exposed to
market risk if its generation capabilities were to be disrupted or if its retail
load requirements were to be greater than anticipated. If all or a
portion of the net open contract position were required to be covered as a
result of the aforementioned unexpected situations, commitments would have to be
met through market purchases. Additionally, PNM’s regulated
generation capacity is inadequate to meet retail load requirements during
certain peak times and PNM must rely on market purchases to meet these
requirements. As such, except to the extent costs are recoverable
through the Emergency FPPAC, PNM is exposed to risks related to fluctuations in
the market price of energy that could impact the sales price or purchase price
of energy. In 2008, PNM ended speculative trading.
First
Choice is responsible for energy supply related to the sale of electricity to
retail customers in Texas. TECA contains no provisions for the
specific recovery of fuel and purchased power costs. The rates
charged to First Choice
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customers
are negotiated with each customer. As a result, changes in purchased
power costs will affect First Choice’s operating results. First
Choice is exposed to market risk to the extent that its retail rates or cost of
supply fluctuates with market prices. Additionally, fluctuations in
First Choice retail load requirements greater than anticipated may subject First
Choice to market risk. First Choice’s basic strategy is to minimize
its exposure to fluctuations in market energy prices by matching fixed price
sales contracts with supply instruments designed to preserve targeted
margins. As discussed in the results of operations for First Choice,
in 2008 First Choice ended speculative trading.
GAAP
defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid
to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. Fair value is based on current market quotes as
available and are supplemented by modeling techniques and assumptions made by
the Company to the extent quoted market prices or volatilities are not
available. External pricing input availability varies based on
commodity location, market liquidity, and term of the agreement. The
Company regularly assesses the validity and availability of pricing data of its
derivative transactions. Although management uses its best judgment
in estimating the fair value of these financial instruments, there are inherent
limitations in any estimation technique.
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company determines the fair market values of its
instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established in SFAS 157, which
requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use
of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three
levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. Level 1
inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the
measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices
included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for
the asset or liability. Multiple sources of broker data are
referenced to triangulate reasonable ranges of values and to facilitate
validation of Level 2 and Level 3 commodity transactions.
The
following table shows the net fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts
included in PNMR’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 4
for additional information.
September
30, 2008
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Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Mark-to-market
energy contracts:
|
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Current
asset
|
$ | 50,635 | $ | 14,111 | $ | 64,746 | ||||||
Long-term
asset
|
7,388 | 4,083 | 11,471 | |||||||||
Total mark-to-market assets
|
58,023 | 18,194 | 76,217 | |||||||||
Current
liability
|
(65,082 | ) | (19,997 | ) | (85,079 | ) | ||||||
Long-term
liability
|
(6,404 | ) | (69 | ) | (6,473 | ) | ||||||
Total mark-to-market liabilities
|
(71,486 | ) | (20,066 | ) | (91,552 | ) | ||||||
Net
fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts
|
$ | (13,463 | ) | $ | (1,872 | ) | $ | (15,335 | ) |
December
31, 2007
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Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Mark-to-market
energy contracts:
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Current
asset
|
$ | 32,451 | $ | 15,060 | $ | 47,511 | ||||||
Long-term
asset
|
8,335 | 37,359 | 45,694 | |||||||||
Total mark-to-market assets
|
40,786 | 52,419 | 93,205 | |||||||||
Current
liability
|
(34,753 | ) | (17,991 | ) | (52,744 | ) | ||||||
Long-term
liability
|
(7,610 | ) | (47,564 | ) | (55,174 | ) | ||||||
Total mark-to-market liabilities
|
(42,363 | ) | (65,555 | ) | (107,918 | ) | ||||||
Net
fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts
|
$ | (1,577 | ) | $ | (13,136 | ) | $ | (14,713 | ) |
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PNMR has
elected not to offset the fair value amounts of derivative instruments under
master netting arrangements or with the cash collateral associated with its
derivative positions as elected under FSP FIN 39-1.
The
following table details the changes in the net asset or liability balance sheet
position from one period to the next for mark to market energy
transactions:
September
30, 2008
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Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Sources
of fair value gain (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Fair
value at beginning of year
|
$ | (1,577 | ) | $ | (13,136 | ) | $ | (14,713 | ) | |||
Adoption
of SFAS 157
|
- | 17,253 | 17,253 | |||||||||
Adjusted
beginning fair value
|
(1,577 | ) | 4,117 | 2,540 | ||||||||
Amount
realized on contracts delivered during period
|
37,539 | 12,985 | 50,524 | |||||||||
Changes
in fair value
|
(45,048 | ) | (18,338 | ) | (63,386 | ) | ||||||
Net
change recorded as mark-to-market
|
(7,509 | ) | (5,353 | ) | (12,862 | ) | ||||||
Unearned/prepaid
option premiums
|
(4,377 | ) | (636 | ) | (5,013 | ) | ||||||
Net
fair value at end of period
|
$ | (13,463 | ) | $ | (1,872 | ) | $ | (15,335 | ) |
September
30, 2007
|
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Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Sources
of fair value gain (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Fair
value at beginning of year
|
$ | 926 | $ | 2,540 | $ | 3,466 | ||||||
Amount
realized on contracts delivered during period
|
6,683 | 6,270 | 12,953 | |||||||||
Changes
in valuation techniques
|
301 | (4,410) | (4,109) | |||||||||
Changes
in fair value
|
(8,206 | ) | (16,256 | ) | (24,462 | ) | ||||||
Net change recorded as mark-to-market |
(1,222)
|
(14,396) | (15,618) | |||||||||
Net
fair value at end of period
|
$ | (296 | ) | $ | (11,856 | ) | $ | (12,152 | ) |
The
following table provides the maturity of the net assets (liabilities) of PNMR,
giving an indication of when these mark-to-market amounts will settle and
generate (use) cash. The following values were determined using
broker quotes and option models:
Fair
Value of mark-to-market instruments at September 30, 2008
Less
than
|
||||||||||||||||
1
year
|
1-3
Years
|
4+
Years
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Trading
|
$ | (14,447 | ) | $ | 984 | $ | - | $ | (13,463 | ) | ||||||
Economic
hedges
|
(5,886 | ) | 2,858 | 1,156 | (1,872 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (20,333 | ) | $ | 3,842 | $ | 1,156 | $ | (15,335 | ) |
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The net
change in fair value on PNMR’s commodity derivative instruments designated as
hedging instruments is summarized as follows:
Nine
Months Ended
|
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September
30,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Type
of Derivative
|
Hedge
Instruments
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Change
in fair value of energy contracts
|
$ | 29,520 | $ | (31,970 | ) | |||
Change
in fair value of swaps and futures
|
(1,110 | ) | 4,924 | |||||
Change
in the fair value of options
|
(747 | ) | (193 | ) | ||||
Net
change in fair value
|
$ | 27,663 | $ | (27,239 | ) |
As of
September 30, 2008, PNMR had $0.6 million of net derivative assets and
liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs (as defined in SFAS
157). The fair value of these net Level 3 transactions is less than
1% of PNMR’s total fair value net asset and liability positions. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, changes in PNMR’s Level 3 transactions
were primarily related to the June 2008 $15.7 million sale of PNM’s wholesale
contracts.
Risk
Management Activities
PNM
measures the market risk of its long-term contracts and wholesale activities
using a VaR calculation to maintain total exposure within management-prescribed
limits. The VaR calculation reports the possible market loss for the
respective transactions. This calculation is based on the
transaction’s fair market value on the reporting date. Accordingly,
the VaR calculation is not a measure of the potential accounting mark-to-market
loss. PNM utilizes the Monte Carlo simulation model of
VaR. The Monte Carlo model utilizes a random generated simulation
based on historical volatility to generate portfolio values. The
quantitative risk information, however, is limited by the parameters established
in creating the model. The instruments being evaluated may trigger a
potential loss in excess of calculated amounts if changes in commodity prices
exceed the confidence level of the model used. The VaR methodology
employs the following critical parameters: volatility estimates,
market values of open positions, appropriate market-oriented holding periods and
seasonally adjusted correlation estimates. The VaR calculation
considers PNM’s forward position for the next eighteen months. PNM
uses a holding period of three days as the estimate of the length of time that
will be needed to liquidate the positions. The volatility and the
correlation estimates measure the impact of adverse price movements both at an
individual position level as well as at the total portfolio
level. The two-tailed confidence level established is
99%. For example, if VaR is calculated at $10.0 million, it is
estimated that in 990 out of 1000 market simulations the pre-tax gain or loss in
liquidating the portfolio would not exceed $10.0 million in the three days that
it would take to liquidate the portfolio.
PNM
measures VaR for all transactions that are not directly asset related and have
economic risk. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the
average VaR amount for these transactions was $0.3 million with high and low VaR
amounts for the period of $0.9 million and zero. The VaR amount for
these transactions at September 30, 2008 was less than $0.1
million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the average
VaR amount for these transactions was $1.3 million with high and low VaR amounts
for the period of $2.8 million and $0.2 million. The total VaR amount
for these transactions at September 30, 2007 was $0.2 million.
First
Choice measures the market risk of its activities using an EaR calculation to
maintain PNMR’s total exposure within management-prescribed
limits. Because of its obligation to serve customers, First Choice
must take certain contracts to settlement. Accordingly, a measure
that evaluates the settlement of First Choice’s positions against earnings
provides management with a useful tool to manage its portfolio. First
Choice uses a held-to-maturity VaR calculation to approximate EaR. The
calculation utilizes the same Monte Carlo simulation approach described above at
a 95% confidence level and includes the retail load and supply portfolios.
Management believes the VaR results are a reasonable approximation of the
potential variability of earnings against forecasted earnings. The
quantitative risk information, however, is limited by the parameters established
in creating the model. The instruments being evaluated may trigger a
potential loss in excess of calculated amounts if changes in commodity prices
exceed the confidence level of the model used. The EaR calculation
considers First Choice’s forward position for the next twelve months and holds
each position to settlement. The volatility and the correlation
estimates measure the impact of adverse price movements both at an individual
position level as well as at the total portfolio level. For example,
if EaR is calculated at $10.0 million, it is
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estimated
that in 950 out of 1000 market scenarios calculated by the model the losses
against the Company’s forecasted earnings over the next twelve months would not
exceed $10.0 million.
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, the average EaR amount was $18.1 million,
with high and low EaR amounts for the period of $44.3 million and $6.1
million. The total EaR amount at September 30, 2008 was $6.5
million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the average
EaR amount for these transactions was $14.9 million, with high and low EaR
amounts for the period of $27.1 million and $5.7 million. The total
EaR amount for these transactions at September 30, 2007 was $18.8
million.
In
addition, First Choice utilizes two VaR measures to manage its market
risk. The first VaR limit is based on the same total portfolio
approach as the EaR measure; however, the VaR measure is intended to capture the
effects of changes in market prices over a 10-day holding
period. This holding period is considered appropriate given the
nature of First Choice’s supply portfolio and the constraints faced by First
Choice in the ERCOT market. The calculation utilizes the same Monte
Carlo simulation approach described above at a 95% confidence
level. The VaR amount for these transactions was $1.2 million at
September 30, 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the
high, low and average mark-to-market VaR amounts were $12.1 million, $1.1
million and $4.6 million. The VaR amount for these transactions was
$1.3 million at September 30, 2007. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, the high, low and average mark-to-market VaR amounts were
$6.2 million, $1.3 million and $3.9 million.
The
second VaR limit was established for First Choice transactions that are subject
to mark-to-market accounting as defined by SFAS 133. This calculation
captures the effect of changes in market prices over a 3-day holding period and
utilizes the same Monte Carlo simulation approach described above at a 95%
confidence level. The VaR amount for these transactions was less than
$0.1 million at September 30, 2008. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, the high, low and average mark-to-market VaR amounts were
$3.5 million, less than $0.1 million and $0.7 million. The VaR amount
for these transactions was $0.8 million at September 30, 2007. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the high, low and average
mark-to-market VaR amounts were $4.4 million, $0.1 million and $1.6
million.
The
Company's risk measures are regularly monitored by the Company's
RMC. The RMC has put in place procedures to ensure that increases in
risk measures that exceed the prescribed limits are reviewed and, if deemed
necessary, acted upon to reduce exposures. As discussed in Results of
Operations, First Choice experienced speculative pre-tax trading losses of $47.1
million in the first quarter of 2008. These transactions triggered exceedences
of the EaR limit and the 10-day VaR limit. These occurrences resulted in
numerous meetings between the RMC and First Choice management and ultimately the
decision to exit the basis transactions and speculative trading.
The VaR
and EaR limits represent an estimate of the potential gains or losses that could
be recognized on the Company’s portfolios, subject to market risk, given current
volatility in the market, and are not necessarily indicative of actual results
that may occur, since actual future gains and losses will differ from those
estimated. Actual gains and losses may differ due to actual
fluctuations in market prices, operating exposures, and the timing thereof, as
well as changes to the underlying portfolios during the year.
Credit
Risk
The
Company manages credit for energy commodities on a consolidated basis and uses a
credit management process to assess and monitor the financial conditions of
counterparties. Credit exposure is regularly monitored by the RMC.
The RMC has put procedures in place to ensure that increases in credit risk
measures that exceed the prescribed limits are reviewed and, if deemed
necessary, acted upon to reduce exposures.
The
following table provides information related to PNMR’s credit exposure as of
September 30, 2008. The table further delineates that exposure by the
credit worthiness (credit rating) of the counterparties and provides guidance as
to the concentration of credit risk to individual counterparties PNMR may
have.
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PNMR
Schedule
of Credit Risk Exposure
September
30, 2008
Net
|
||||||||||||
(b)
|
Number
|
Exposure
|
||||||||||
Net
|
of
|
of
|
||||||||||
Credit
|
Counter
|
Counter-
|
||||||||||
Risk
|
-parties
|
parties
|
||||||||||
Rating
(a)
|
Exposure
|
>10%
|
>10%
|
|||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
External
ratings:
|
||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$ | 138,480 | 3 | $ | 102,795 | |||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
2,885 | - | - | |||||||||
Internal
ratings:
|
||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
2,705 | - | - | |||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
266 | - | - | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 144,336 | $ | 102,795 |
(a)
|
The
Rating included in
“Investment Grade” is for counterparties with a minimum S&P rating of
BBB- or Moody's rating of Baa3. If the counterparty has
provided a guarantee by a higher rated entity (e.g., its parent),
determination is based on the rating of its guarantor. The
category “Internal Ratings - Investment Grade” includes those
counterparties that are internally rated as investment grade in accordance
with the guidelines established in the Company’s credit
policy.
|
|
(b)
|
The
Net Credit Risk Exposure is the net credit exposure from
operations. This includes long-term contracts, forward sales
and short-term sales. The exposure captures the net amounts from
receivables/payables for realized transactions, delivered and unbilled
revenues, and mark-to-market gains/losses (pursuant to contract
terms). Exposures are offset according to legally enforceable
netting arrangements and reduced by credit collateral. Credit
collateral includes cash deposits, letters of credit and performance bonds
received from counterparties. Amounts are presented before
those reserves that are determined on a portfolio
basis.
|
The
following table provides an indication of the maturity of credit risk by credit
ratings of the counterparties.
|
PNMR
|
|
Maturity
of Credit Risk Exposure
|
September
30, 2008
Greater
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Less
than
|
than
|
Net
|
||||||||||||||
Rating
|
2
Years
|
2-5
Years
|
5
Years
|
Exposure
|
||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
External
ratings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$ | 133,463 | $ | 4,279 | $ | 738 | $ | 138,480 | ||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
2,885 | - | - | 2,885 | ||||||||||||
Internal
ratings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
2,705 | - | - | 2,705 | ||||||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
266 | - | - | 266 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 139,319 | $ | 4,279 | $ | 738 | $ | 144,336 |
The
Company provides for losses due to market and credit risk. Credit
risk for PNMR's largest counterparty as of September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007 was $62.3 million and $77.2 million.
Interest
Rate Risk
The
remarketing of PNMR’s senior notes issued as part of the equity-linked units
sold in October 2005 will begin on November 7, 2008. The maturity
date may be extended in the remarketing and the interest rate will be reset to a
level designed to achieve a successful remarketing of the notes. If the remarketing of the
debt is not successful, the maturity and interest rate of the debt will not
change and holders of the equity-linked units will have the option of putting
the senior
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notes to
PNMR to satisfy their obligations under the purchase contracts. The credit
ratings of PNMR’s debt were recently downgraded and there has been an overall
deterioration of the credit markets in general. Although there can be no
assurance, PNMR believes the remarketing will be successful.
PNMR has
long-term debt which subjects it to the risk of loss associated with movements
in market interest rates. The majority of PNMR’s long-term debt is
fixed-rate debt, and therefore, does not expose PNMR’s earnings to a major risk
of loss due to adverse changes in market interest rates. However, the
fair value of all long-term debt instruments would increase by approximately
2.7%, if interest rates were to decline by 50 basis points from their levels at
September 30, 2008. In general, an increase in fair value would
impact earnings and cash flows to the extent not recoverable in rates if PNM
were to reacquire all or a portion of its debt instruments in the open market
prior to their maturity.
The
securities held by PNM in the NDT and in trusts for pension and other
post-employment benefits had an estimated fair value of $578.0 million at
September 30, 2008, of which 27.9% were fixed-rate debt securities that subject
PNM to risk of loss of fair value with movements in market interest
rates. If rates were to increase by 50 basis points from their levels
at September 30, 2008, the decrease in the fair value of the fixed-rate
securities would be 3.3%, or $5.3 million. PNM does not currently
recover or return through rates any losses or gains on these
securities. The securities held by TNMP in trusts for pension and
other post-employment benefits had an estimated fair value of $70.5 million at
September 30, 2008, of which 22.2% were fixed-rate debt securities that subject
TNMP to risk of loss of fair value with movements in market interest
rates. If rates were to increase by 50 basis points from their levels
at September 30, 2008, the decrease in the fair value of the fixed-rate
securities would be 3.9%, or $0.6 million. PNM, therefore, is at risk
for shortfalls in its funding of its obligations due to investment losses,
included those from the equity market and alternatives investment risks
discussed below.
Equity
Market Risk
The NDT
and trusts established for PNM’s pension and post-employment benefits hold
certain equity securities at September 30, 2008. These equity
securities also expose PNM to losses in fair value. Equity securities
comprised 53.3% of the securities held by the various trusts as of September 30,
2008. PNM does not recover or earn a return through rates on any
losses or gains on these equity securities. The trusts established
for TNMP’s pension and post-employment benefits hold certain equity
securities. These equity securities also expose TNMP to losses in
fair value. Equity securities comprised 47.8% of the securities held
by the trusts as of September 30, 2008. TNMP does not recover or earn
a return through rates on any losses or gains on these equity
securities. There has been a significant decline in the general price
levels of marketable equity securities in 2008, particularly in September and
October. The impacts of these declines will not be quantified until
the next valuations are performed. However, it is likely that
increased levels of funding will be required and additional amounts will be
recorded as expense.
Alternatives
Investment Risk
The
Company has a target of investing 20% of its pension assets in the alternatives
asset class. This includes real estate, private equity, and hedge funds. The
private equity and hedge fund investments are limited partner structures that
are multi-manager multi-strategy funds. This investment approach gives broad
diversification and minimizes risk compared to a direct investment in any one
component of the funds. The general partner oversees the selection and
monitoring of the underlying managers. The Company’s Corporate Investment
Committee, assisted by its investment consultant, monitors the performance of
the funds and general partner’s investment process. There is risk associated
with these funds due to the nature of the strategies and techniques and the use
of investments that do not have readily determinable fair value. The
valuation of the alternative asset class has also been impacted by the
significant decline in the general price levels of marketable equity
securities.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PNMR
Disclosure
of controls and procedures
PNMR
maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that it is able
to collect the information it is required to disclose in the reports it files
with the SEC, and to process, summarize and disclose this information within the
time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Based on an
evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period
covered by this report conducted by management, with the participation of the
Chief Executive and Chief
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Financial
Officer, the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer believe that these
controls and procedures are effective to ensure that PNMR meets the requirements
of SEC Regulation 13A, Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e).
Changes
in internal controls
There
have been no changes in PNMR’s internal controls over financial reporting for
the quarter ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, PNMR’s internal control over financial
reporting, except:
●
|
PNMR
outsourced information technology backup and recovery and support services
to a third party.
|
●
|
PNMR
outsourced customer remittance process functions to a third
party.
|
PNM
Disclosure
of controls and procedures
PNM
maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that it is able
to collect the information it is required to disclose in the reports it files
with the SEC, and to process, summarize and disclose this information within the
time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Based on an
evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period
covered by this report conducted by management, with the participation of the
Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive and Chief
Financial Officer believe that these controls and procedures are effective to
ensure that PNM meets the requirements of SEC Regulation 13A, Rule 13a-15(e) and
Rule 15d-15(e).
Changes
in internal controls
There
have been no changes in PNM’s internal controls over financial reporting for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, PNM’s internal control over financial
reporting, except:
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PNM
outsourced information technology backup and recovery and support services
to a third party.
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PNM
outsourced customer remittance process functions to a third
party.
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TNMP
Disclosure
of controls and procedures
TNMP
maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that it is able
to collect the information it is required to disclose in the reports it files
with the SEC, and to process, summarize and disclose this information within the
time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Based on an
evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period
covered by this report conducted by management, with the participation of the
Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive and Chief
Financial Officer believe that these controls and procedures are effective to
ensure that TNMP meets the requirements of SEC Regulation 13A, Rule 13a-15(e)
and Rule 15d-15(e).
Changes
in internal controls
There
have been no changes in TNMP’s internal controls over financial reporting for
the quarter ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, TNMP’s internal control over financial
reporting, except:
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TNMP
outsourced information technology backup and recovery and support services
to a third party.
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In
addition, see Notes 9 and 10 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements for information related to the following matters, for PNMR, PNM and
TNMP, incorporated in this item by reference.
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Citizen
Suit Under the Clean Air Act
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Navajo
Nation Environmental Issues
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·
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Four
Corners Federal Implementation Plan
Litigation
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·
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Santa
Fe Generating Station
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·
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Legal
Proceedings discussed under the caption, “Western United States Wholesale
Power Market”
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·
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TNMP
True-Up Proceeding
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·
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San
Juan River Adjudication
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·
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Gila
River Indian Reservation Superfund
Site
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Any
failure to meet our debt obligations could harm our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
As of
October 30, 2008, the Company had consolidated short-term debt outstanding of
$778.7 million. In addition, as of October 30, 2008, the Company had
scheduled maturities of long-term debt aggregating $205.6 million due prior to
October 30, 2009, including PNM’s $36.0 million aggregate principal amount of
4.0% senior unsecured notes PCRBs, due July 1, 2009 and TNMP’s $167.7 million
aggregate principal amount of 6.25% senior unsecured notes due January 15,
2009.
PNMR has
$100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.1% senior unsecured notes due
August 16, 2010. PNMR is obligated to remarket these notes
beginning November 7, 2008, and if PNMR cannot remarket the notes, the holder of
the notes has the right to put the notes to us on November 17, 2008 to
satisfy its obligations under the related purchase contracts to purchase PNMR
equity securities from us and we will not receive the $100 million of cash we
would have otherwise received for the issuance PNMR equity
securities. If PNMR does successfully remarket the notes, it
intends to purchase and cancel up to $90 million of the notes, and will have
approximately $10 million in cash remaining after the purchase of such notes and
the sale of the equity securities, which it expects to use to pay down
outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
The
Company is exploring financial alternatives to meet these obligations and
currently believes that internal cash generation, credit arrangements, and
access to the public and private capital markets will provide sufficient
resources to meet capital requirements and retire or refinance the debt
described above at maturity. To cover the difference in the amounts
and timing of cash generation and cash requirements, the Company intends to use
short-term borrowings under current liquidity arrangements.
The
credit ratings for the debt of PNMR, PNM, and TNMP were recently downgraded and
in some instances are below investment grade. There has also been an
overall deterioration of the credit markets in general. If our cash
flow and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt obligations, we may
be forced to sell assets, seek additional equity or debt capital or restructure
our debt. In addition, any failure to make scheduled payments of
interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness would likely result in a
further reduction of our credit rating, which could harm our ability to incur
additional indebtedness on acceptable terms and would result in an increase in
the interest rates applicable under our credit facilities. Our cash
flow and capital resources may be insufficient to pay interest and principal on
our debt in the future, including payments on the notes. If that
should occur, our capital raising or debt restructuring measures may be
unsuccessful or inadequate to meet our scheduled debt service obligations, which
could cause us to default on our obligations and further impair our
liquidity.
Impacts
of Current Economic Conditions
There is
currently a downturn in economic conditions worldwide that has varying degrees
of impact on the areas in which the Company operates. In the event of a
prolonged recession there may an overall reduction in the level of economic
activity that might result in uncertainty regarding energy prices and declines
in consumption, which could adversely affect future revenues, earnings and
growth. Current economic conditions also impact capital and commodity
markets. There currently exists what has been characterized as a
“credit crisis” in the United States. The uncertainty and instability of
the financial markets may affect the Company’s ability to raise capital as well
as increase the cost of additional capital.
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Downturns
in economic activity in certain areas could impact our customers, including
lower levels of income and increased unemployment. These factors may
cause customers to be unable to pay their bills on time, which could impact our
cash flows, and increase bad debt expense, which will impact results of
operations.
Economic
conditions also impact the supply of commodities and materials needed to
construct or acquire utility assets, including concrete, copper, steel, and
aluminum, as well as the availability of construction labor. The cost
of those items is also affected by economic conditions and could increase
significantly over forecasted amounts.
The
Company targets 57.5% of its pension trust funds and 70% of its trust funds for
other postretirement benefits to be invested in marketable equity
securities. There has been a significant decline in the general price
levels of marketable equity securities in 2008, particularly in September and
October. The impacts of these declines will not be quantified until
the next actuarial valuation as of January 1, 2009, but it is likely that
increased levels of funding will be required and additional amounts will be
recorded as expense.
Except as
stated above, as of the date of this report, there have been no material changes
with regard to the Risk Factors disclosed in PNMR’s, PNM’s, and TNMP’s Annual
Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
4.1
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PNMR
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Amended
and Restated Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2008,
between PNMR and U.S. Bank National Association, as purchase contract
agent
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4.2
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PNMR
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Amended
and Restated Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2008, between PNMR
and U.S. Bank National Association
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4.3
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PNMR
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Supplemental
Indenture No.2, dated as of August 4, 2008 between PNMR and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee
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4.4
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PNMR
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Letter
Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2008, among PNMR, Citigroup Global
Markets Inc, and U.S. Bank National Association, amending and
supplementing the Remarketing Agreement dated as of October 7,
2005
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10.1**
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PNMR
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PNM
Resources, Inc. Officer Retention Plan executed September 2,
2008
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10.2**
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PNMR
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Second
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Executive Spending Account executed
August 28, 2008
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10.3**
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PNMR
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Supplemental
Employee Retirement Agreement for Patrick T. Ortiz executed October 21,
2008
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12.1
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PNMR
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Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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12.2
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PNM
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Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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12.3
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PNM
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Ratio
of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock
Dividends
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31.1
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PNMR
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2
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PNMR
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Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.3
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PNM
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.4
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PNM
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Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.5
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TNMP
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.6
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TNMP
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Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1
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PNMR
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.2
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PNMR
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Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.3
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PNM
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.4
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PNM
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Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.5
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TNMP
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.6
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TNMP
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Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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**
Designates each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required
to be identified.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have
duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
PNM
RESOURCES, INC.
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY
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(Registrants)
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Date: November
5, 2008
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/s/ Thomas
G. Sategna
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Thomas
G. Sategna
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Vice
President and Corporate Controller
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(Officer
duly authorized to sign this
report)
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