PNM RESOURCES INC - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
______________________
FORM
10-K
ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Commission
File Number
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Names
of Registrants, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone
Number
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I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.
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001-32462
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PNM
Resources, Inc.
(A
New Mexico Corporation)
Alvarado
Square
Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87158
(505)
241-2700
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85-0468296
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001-06986
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Public
Service Company of New Mexico
(A
New Mexico Corporation)
Alvarado
Square
Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87158
(505)
241-2700
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85-0019030
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002-97230
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Texas-New
Mexico Power Company
(A
Texas Corporation)
4100
International Plaza
P.O.
Box 2943
Fort
Worth, TX 76113
(817)
731-0099
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75-0204070
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Securities
Registered Pursuant To Section 12(b) Of The Act:
Name
of Each Exchange
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Registrant
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Title of Each
Class
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on Which
Registered
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PNM
Resources, Inc.
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Common
Stock, no par value
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New
York Stock Exchange
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Securities
Registered Pursuant To Section 12(g) Of The Act:
Registrant
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Title of Each
Class
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Public
Service Company of New Mexico
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1965
Series, 4.58% Cumulative Preferred Stock
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($100
stated value without sinking fund)
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Indicate
by check mark whether each registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
PNM Resources, Inc. (“PNMR”)
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YES ü
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NO
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Public Service Company of New Mexico (“PNM”)
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YES
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NO ü
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Texas-New Mexico Power Company (“TNMP”)
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YES
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NO ü
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Indicate
by check mark if each registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
PNMR
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YES
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NO ü
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PNM
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YES
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NO ü
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TNMP
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YES ü
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NO
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Indicate
by check mark whether PNMR and 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 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants’
knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. ü
Indicate
by check mark whether registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company (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
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Smaller
Reporting Company
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PNMR
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ü
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PNM
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ü
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TNMP
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ü
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrants are a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES
NO ü
As of
February 20, 2009, shares of common stock outstanding were.
PNMR
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86,561,686
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PNM
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39,117,799
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TNMP
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9,615
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On June
30, 2008 the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of PNMR as computed by reference to the New York Stock Exchange composite
transaction closing price of $11.96 per share reported by The Wall Street
Journal, was $1,030,653,239.
PNM
AND TNMP MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (I) (1) (a) AND
(b) OF FORM 10-K AND ARE THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE
FORMAT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION (I) (2).
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions
of the following document are incorporated by reference into Part III of this
report:
Proxy
Statement to be filed by PNMR with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A relating
to the annual meeting of stockholders of PNMR to be held on May 19,
2009.
This
combined Form 10-K 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-K 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-K that relate
to each other registrant are not incorporated by reference
therein.
ii
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
Page
GLOSSARY
vi
PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS A-1
THE
COMPANY
A-1
PNMR
WEBSITE
A-1
OPERATIONS
A-2
PNM
Electric
A-2
TNMP
Electric
A-3
PNM
Gas
A-4
Altura
A-5
Optim
Energy
A-5
First
Choice
A-6
Corporate
and Other
A-6
SOURCES
OF POWER
A-6
FUEL AND
WATER SUPPLY A-8
RATES AND
REGULATION
A-9
ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
A-10
COMPETITION
A-11
EMPLOYEES
A-12
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
A-12
SECURITIES
ACT DISCLAIMER
A-13
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
A-13
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
A-21
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES A-22
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
A-24
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF
SECURITY
HOLDERS
A-24
SUPPLEMENTAL ITEM - EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF PNM RESOURCES,
INC. A-24
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANY’S
COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
A-25
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
A-27
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
A-31
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE
ABOUT
MARKET
RISK
A-62
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
B-1
ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS
WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
C-1
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES C-1
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION C-2
PART
III
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERANCE
C-2
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION C-3
ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENTAND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
C-3
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
C-3
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND
SERVICES
C-3
PART
IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES D-1
SIGNATURES
E-1
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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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Optim
Energy Twin Oaks, LP; formerly known as Altura Power L.P.
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Altura
Cogen
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Optim
Energy Altura Cogen, LLC; formerly known as Altura Cogen, LLC (the CoGen
Lyondell Power Generation Facility)
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AOCI
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
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APS
|
Arizona
Public Service Company, which is the operator and a co-owner of PVNGS
and
Four
Corners
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APB
|
Accounting
Principles Board
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APBO
|
Accumulated
Postretirement Benefit Obligation
|
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ARO
|
Asset
Retirement Obligation
|
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Avistar
|
Avistar,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNMR
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BART
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Best
Available Retrofit Technology
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BLM
|
Bureau
of Land Management
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Board
|
Board
of Directors of PNMR
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BTU
|
British
Thermal Unit
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CAIR
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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, L.L.C.
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Constellation
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Constellation
Energy Commodities Group, Inc.
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CRHC
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Cap
Rock Holding Corporation, a subsidiary of Continental
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CTC
|
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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DOE
|
Department
of Energy
|
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ECJV
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ECJV
Holdings, LLC
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EEI
|
Edison
Electric Institute
|
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EIP
|
Eastern
Interconnection Project
|
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EITF
|
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;
now known as Optim Energy
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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
|
Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
|
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FCPSP
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First
Choice Power Special Purpose, L.P.
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FIN
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FASB
Interpretation Number
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FIP
|
Federal
Implementation Plan
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First
Choice
|
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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FPL
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FPL
Energy New Mexico Wind, LLC
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FPPAC
|
Fuel
and Purchased Power Adjustment Clause
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GAAP
|
Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of
America
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GEaR
|
Gross
Earnings at Risk
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GHG G
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Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
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GWh
|
Gigawatt
hours
|
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IBEW
|
International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 611
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IRS
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Internal
Revenue Service
|
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ISO
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Independent
System Operator
|
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KWh
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Kilowatt
Hour
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iv
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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LCC
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Lyondell
Chemical Company
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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
|
Megawatt
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MWh
|
Megawatt
Hour
|
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Navajo
Acts
|
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
|
United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
|
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NMGC
|
New
Mexico Gas Company, a subsidiary of Continental
|
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NMED
|
New
Mexico Environment Department
|
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NMPRC
|
New
Mexico Public Regulation Commission
|
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NOPR
|
Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
|
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NOX
|
Nitrogen
Oxides
|
|||
NOI
|
Notice
of Inquiry
|
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NRC
|
United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
|
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NSPS
|
New
Source Performance Standards
|
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NSR
|
New
Source Review
|
|||
NYMEX
|
New
York Mercantile Exchange
|
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OASIS
|
Open
Access Same Time Information System
|
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OATT
|
Open
Access Transmission Tariff
|
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O&M
|
Operations
and Maintenance
|
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OPEB
|
Other
Post Employment Benefits
|
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Optim
Energy
|
Optim
Energy, LLC, a limited liability corporation, owned 50% by each of PNMR
and ECJV; formerly known as EnergyCo
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PBO
|
Projected
Benefit Obligation
|
|||
PCRBs
|
Pollution
Control Revenue Bonds
|
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PGAC
|
Purchased
Gas Adjustment Clause
|
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PG&E
|
Pacific
Gas and Electric Co.
|
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PM
|
Particulate
Matter
|
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PNM
|
Public
Service Company of New Mexico and Subsidiaries
|
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PNM
Facility
|
PNM’s
$400 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
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PNMR
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
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PNMR
Facility
|
PNMR’s
$600 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
|
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PPA
|
Power
Purchase Agreement
|
|||
PRP
|
Potential
Responsible Party
|
|||
PSA
|
Power
Supply Agreement
|
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PSD
|
Prevention
of Significant Deterioration
|
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PUCT
|
Public
Utility Commission of Texas
|
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PVNGS
|
Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station
|
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Pyramid
|
Tri-State
Pyramid Unit 4
|
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RCRA
|
Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
|
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REC
|
Renewable
Energy Certificates
|
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REP
|
Retail
Electricity Provider
|
|||
RFP
|
Request
for Proposal
|
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Reimbursement
Agreement
|
PNM’s
$100 Million Letter of Credit Facility
|
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RMC
|
Risk
Management Committee
|
|||
RTO
|
Regional
Transmission Organization
|
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SCE
|
Southern
Cal Edison Company
|
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SCPPA
|
Southern
California Public Power Authority
|
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SDG&E
|
San
Diego Gas and Electric Company
|
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SEC
|
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
|
v
SFAS
|
FASB
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
|
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SJCC
|
San
Juan Coal Company
|
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SJGS
|
San
Juan Generating Station
|
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SOAH
|
State
Office of Administrative Hearings
|
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SO2
|
Sulfur
Dioxide
|
|||
SPS
|
Southwestern
Public Service Company
|
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SRP
|
Salt
River Project
|
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S&P
|
Standard
and Poor’s Ratings Services
|
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TCEQ
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Texas
Commission of Environmental Quality
|
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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
Bridge Facility
|
TNMP’s
$100 Million Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement
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TNMP
Facility
|
TNMP’s
$200 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
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Throughput
|
Volumes
of gas delivered, whether or not owned
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TNMP
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Texas-New
Mexico Power Company and Subsidiaries
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TNP
|
TNP
Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
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Tri-State
|
Tri-State
Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
|
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Tucson
|
Tucson
Electric Power Company
|
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Twin
Oaks
|
Assets
of Twin Oaks Power, L.P. and Twin Oaks Power III, L.P.
|
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UAMPS
|
Utah
Associated Municipal Power System
|
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USFS
|
United
States Forest Service
|
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Valencia
|
Valencia
Energy Facility
|
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VaR
|
Value
at Risk
|
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WSPP
|
Western
Systems Power Pool
|
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Accounting Pronouncements (as amended and
interpreted):
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APB
25
|
Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees”
|
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EITF
02-3
|
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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EITF
03-11
|
EITF
Issue No. 03-11 “Reporting Realized Gains and
Losses on Derivative Instruments that are Subject to FASB Statement No.
133 and Not Held for Trading Purposes”
|
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EITF
03-13
|
EITF
Issue No. 03-13 “Applying the Conditions in
Paragraph 42 of FASB Statement No. 144 in Determining Whether to Report
Discontinued Operations“
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FIN
46R
|
FIN
46R “Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities an Interpretation of ARB No.
51”
|
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FIN
47
|
FIN
No. 47 “Accounting for
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations an Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 143”
|
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FIN
48
|
FIN
No. 48 “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes”
|
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FSP
FIN 39-1
|
FSP
FIN No. 39-1 “Amendment
of FASB Interpretation No. 39”
|
||
FSP
FAS 157-3
|
FSP
FAS No. 157-3 “Determining the Fair Value of
a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not
Active”
|
||
SFAS
5
|
SFAS
No. 5 “Accounting for
Contingencies”
|
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SFAS
34
|
SFAS
No. 34 “Capitalization
of Interest Cost”
|
||
SFAS
57
|
SFAS
No. 57 “Related Party
Disclosures”
|
||
SFAS
71
|
SFAS
No. 71 “Accounting for
Effects of Certain Types of Regulation”
|
||
SFAS
87
|
SFAS
No. 87 “Employers'
Accounting for Pensions”
|
||
SFAS
106
|
SFAS
No. 106 “Employers'
Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions”
|
||
SFAS
109
|
SFAS
No. 109 “Accounting for
Income Taxes”
|
||
SFAS
112
|
SFAS
No. 112 “Employers’
Accounting for Postemployment Benefits – an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 5 and 43”
|
||
SFAS
115
|
SFAS
No. 115 “Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities”
|
||
SFAS
123R
|
SFAS
No. 123R “Share Based
Payment”
|
||
SFAS
128
|
SFAS
No. 128 “Earnings per
Share”
|
||
SFAS
131
|
SFAS
No. 131 “Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information”
|
||
SFAS
133
|
SFAS
No. 133 “Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”
|
||
SFAS
141
|
SFAS
No. 141 “Business
Combinations”
|
||
SFAS
142
|
SFAS
No. 142 “Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets”
|
vi
SFAS
143
|
SFAS
No. 143 “Accounting for
Asset Retirement Obligations”
|
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SFAS
144
|
SFAS
No. 144 “Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”
|
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SFAS
154
|
SFAS
No. 154 “Accounting
Changes and Error Corrections”
|
||
SFAS
157
|
SFAS
No. 157 “Fair Value
Measurements”
|
||
SFAS
158
|
SFAS
No. 158 “Employers'
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an
amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and
132(R)”
|
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SFAS
159
|
SFAS
No. 159 “The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an
Amendment of FASB Statement No.
115”
|
vii
PART
I
ITEM
1.
|
BUSINESS
|
THE
COMPANY
Overview
PNMR is
an investor-owned holding company of energy and energy-related
businesses. PNMR’s primary subsidiaries are PNM, TNMP, First Choice
and, through May 31, 2007, Altura. PNM is a public utility with
regulated operations primarily engaged in the generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity and, through January 29, 2009, the transmission and
distribution and sale of natural gas. PNM began service to TNMP’s New
Mexico customers effective January 1, 2007. TNMP is a regulated
utility operating in Texas and through December 31, 2006 in New
Mexico. In Texas, TNMP provides regulated transmission and
distribution services. First Choice is a competitive REP operating in
Texas. PNMR owns 50% of Optim Energy (formerly, EnergyCo), which is
focused on unregulated electric operations, principally within the areas of
Texas covered by ERCOT, including the development, operation and ownership of
diverse generation assets and wholesale marketing.
On
January 12, 2008, PNM entered into an agreement to sell its natural gas
operations, which comprise the PNM Gas segment, to NMGC, a subsidiary of
Continental, for $620 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on the level
of working capital at closing. Financial information regarding PNM’s
gas operations, which are reflected as discontinued operations herein, is
presented in Note 23. 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 provided that Continental pay PNMR $15.0 million upon the closing of
the PNM Gas transaction. PNMR completed the sale of its gas
operations on January 30, 2009. PNM used proceeds from the sale to
retire short-term debt and paid a dividend of $220.0 million to PNMR. The
remaining proceeds were invested in a money market fund and will be used to pay
income taxes on the gain from the sale. PNMR used the dividend from
PNM and the $15.0 million from Continental to retire debt.
PNMR’s
common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
PNM. PNMR was incorporated in the State of New Mexico in
2000.
Other
Information
These
filings for PNMR, PNM and TNMP 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. A reference to “MD&A” in this report refers to Part II,
Item 7. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operation in this report. A reference to a “Note” in this
Part I refers to the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Financial
information relating to amounts of sales, revenue, net income and total assets
of reportable segments is contained in Part II, Item 7. - Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation and Note
3.
WEBSITES
PNMR’s
Internet address is http://www.pnmresources.com; PNM’s Internet address is
http://www.pnm.com; TNMP’s Internet address is
http://www.tnpe.com. The contents of these websites are not a part of
this Form 10-K. The filings of PNMR, PNM, and TNMP with the SEC,
including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, are
accessible free of charge at http://www.pnmresources.com as soon as reasonably
practicable after they are filed with, or furnished to, the
SEC. These reports are also available upon request in print from PNMR
free of charge. Additionally, PNMR's Corporate Governance Principles,
code of ethics (Do the Right
Thing-Principles of Business Conduct) and charters of its Audit and
Ethics Committee, Board Governance and Human Resources Committee, Finance
Committee, and Public Policy
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and
Sustainability Committee are available at
http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/governance.cfm and such information is
available in print, without charge, to any shareholder who requests
it.
OPERATIONS
PNM
Electric
PNM
Electric is an electric utility that is primarily focused on providing service
to its rate-regulated customers. PNM Electric’s operations consist of
generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for retail electric
customers in New Mexico subject to the jurisdiction of the NMPRC and for
wholesale customers in New Mexico and Arizona subject to the jurisdiction of
FERC. PNM Electric also provides transmission services to third
parties and, through December 31, 2006, to TNMP at which time TNMP’s operations
in New Mexico were transferred to PNM. PNM Electric also includes the
generation and sale of electricity into the wholesale market. This
includes the sale of excess energy from PNM’s jurisdictional assets, primarily
SJGS, PVNGS Units 1 and 2, and Four Corners, as well as the energy of its
generating plants excluded from retail rates. PNM Electric provides
retail electric service to a large area of north central New Mexico, including
the cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and certain other areas of New Mexico,
which are located in Southern New Mexico. PNM Electric owns or leases
transmission lines, interconnected with other utilities in New Mexico, Texas,
Arizona, Colorado and Utah. The largest non-affiliated retail
electric customer served by PNM Electric accounted for 2.0% of the PNM
Electric’s revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008. PNM was incorporated
in the State of New Mexico in 1917.
Customer
rates for retail electric service are set by the NMPRC. In February
2007, PNM filed a general rate case with the NMPRC for all of its New Mexico
retail customers except those formerly served by TNMP. Following
NMPRC approvals, PNM implemented new electric rates reflecting an annual $34.4
million rate increase in May 2008 and an Emergency FPPAC through which changes
in the cost of fuel and purchased power, above or below the costs included in
base rates, are passed through to customers on a monthly basis beginning in June
2008. In September
2008, PNM filed its 2008 Electric Rate Case requesting an increase in electric
rates of $123.3 million and requesting a FPPAC in the general form
authorized by the NMPRC. In this rate case, PNM is proposing
that its Luna and Lordsburg generating plants, as well as the Valencia PPA and
the portion of PVNGS Unit 2 currently owned by another subsidiary of PNMR and
leased to PNM, be included in resources subject to NMPRC jurisdiction and
recovered through rates charged to retail customers. The Company is
unable to predict the outcome of this rate proceeding. See Note
17. PNM can not request a rate increase that would go into
effect prior to January 1, 2011 for customers transferred from
TNMP.
Weather-normalized
retail electric loads decreased by 1.8% in 2008. PNM Electric’s
system peak demands for its retail customers and firm requirements customers in
the summer and the winter for the last three years are shown in the following
table:
System
Peak Demands
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||
(Megawatts)
|
|||||
Summer
|
1,901
|
1,933
|
1,855
|
||
Winter
|
1,643
|
1,606
|
1,616
|
PNM holds
long-term, non-exclusive franchise agreements for its electric retail
operations, with varying expiration dates. These franchise agreements
allow PNM to access public rights-of-way for placement of PNM’s electric
facilities. Franchise agreements have expired in some areas PNM
serves, including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and the City of Rio
Rancho. PNM remains obligated under New Mexico state law to provide
service to customers in these franchise areas despite the absence of an
effective franchise agreement, so there should be no direct impact on PNM’s
business. The Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe metropolitan
areas accounted for 32.4%, 6.8%, and 6.4% of PNM Electric’s 2008 revenues and no
other franchise area represents more than 5%. Although PNM does not
collect or pay franchise fees in some areas it serves, PNM continues to collect
and pay franchise fees in certain parts of its service territory, including
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and the City of Rio Rancho.
PNM
Electric owns or leases 3,165 circuit miles of electric transmission lines,
interconnected with other utilities in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and
Utah. Due to rapid load growth in PNM Electric’s service
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territory
in recent years and the lack of transmission development, most of the capacity
on this transmission system is fully committed during peak hours and there is
very little or no additional access available on a firm commitment basis. These
factors result in physical constraints on the system and limit the ability to
wheel power into PNM Electric’s service area from outside of New
Mexico.
PNM
Electric includes wholesale activities that consist of the generation and sale
of electricity into the wholesale market from Luna, Lordsburg, and PNM’s share
of Unit 3 at PVNGS, which are excluded from retail rates. PNMR
embarked on a strategy to move away from certain wholesale activities within PNM
Electric. In June 2008, PNM completed the sale of certain wholesale
power, natural gas and transmission contracts as the first step of separating
its wholesale activities from PNM. See Note 8. In addition, the Luna
and Lordsburg assets are required to be separated from PNM Electric by January
1, 2010, under an existing NMPRC regulatory order. PNM is proposing
that these assets be included in retail rates beginning with PNM’s 2008 Electric
Rate Case. See Note 17. Because PNM's share of Unit 3 at
the PVNGS is excluded from the regulatory separation requirement, it can remain
within PNM and its power can continue to be sold on the wholesale
market. PNM Electric also engages in activities to optimize its
existing jurisdictional assets and long-term purchase power agreements through
spot market, hour ahead, day ahead, week ahead and other sales of any excess
generation not required to fulfill PNM Electric’s retail load and contractual
commitments. 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, through December 31, 2010.
PNM
Electric has entered into various firm-requirements wholesale electric sales
contracts. These contracts contain fixed capacity charges in addition
to energy charges. Capacity charges are fixed monthly payments for a
commitment of resources to service the contract requirements. Energy
charges are payments based on the amount of electricity delivered to the
customer intended to compensate PNM Electric for its variable costs incurred to
provide the energy. PNM Electric’s firm-requirements demand was 162
MW in 2008, and is expected, based solely on existing contracts, to be 102 MW in
2009, 105 MW in 2010, 108 MW in 2011, and 110 MW in 2012. No
firm-requirements customer of PNM Electric accounted for more than 1.5% of the
PNM Electric's revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008.
TNMP
Electric
TNMP
Electric consists of all the operations of TNMP. TNMP is a regulated
utility operating in Texas and, through December 31, 2006, in New Mexico. TNMP’s
predecessor was organized in 1925 and TNMP is incorporated in the State of
Texas.
In New
Mexico, TNMP provided integrated electricity services that included the
transmission, distribution, purchase and sale of electricity to its customers in
southwest and south central New Mexico as well as transmission to third parties
and to PNM through December 31, 2006. PNM Electric began serving
these customers on January 1, 2007 when the TNMP New Mexico assets were
transferred to PNM.
In Texas,
TNMP Electric provides regulated transmission and distribution services under
the provisions of TECA and the Texas Public Utility Regulatory
Act. TNMP Electric serves a market of small-to-medium-sized
communities. Most of the communities in TNMP Electric’s service
territory have populations of less than 50,000. In most areas that
TNMP Electric serves, it is the exclusive provider of transmission and
distribution services.
TNMP
Electric’s Texas territory consists of three non-contiguous
areas. One portion of this territory extends from Lewisville, which
is approximately 10 miles north of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,
eastward to municipalities near the Red River, and to communities north, west
and south of Fort Worth. The second portion of its territory includes
the area along the Texas Gulf Coast between Houston and Galveston, and the third
portion includes areas of far west Texas between Midland and El
Paso. TNMP Electric’s Texas operations lie entirely within the ERCOT
region. ERCOT is the independent system operator that is responsible
for maintaining reliable operations for the bulk electric power supply system in
the ERCOT region, which is located entirely within Texas. See Rates
and Regulation below for more information about ERCOT.
TNMP
Electric provides transmission and distribution services at regulated rates to
various REPs that, in turn, provide retail electric service within TNMP
Electric’s Texas service area. As of December 31, 2008, 65 active
REPs served customers that receive transmission and distribution services from
TNMP Electric. First Choice, TNMP Electric’s affiliated REP, was TNMP
Electric’s largest customer and accounted for 29.0% of TNMP's revenues for the
year ended December 31, 2008. Revenues of TNMP’s next largest
customer accounted for 22.0% of revenues
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and no
other customers accounted for more than 10% of revenues.
In August
2008, TNMP filed with the PUCT for an $8.7 million increase in revenues, which
would be TNMP’s first increase in rates since 2002. 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 $18 million to $19 million. As a
provider of regulated transmission and distribution services under the
provisions of TECA, TNMP expects to recover prudently incurred storm-related
restoration costs in accordance with applicable regulatory and legal
principles. 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’s rate case is currently
being held in abatement, pending the final determination of the costs related to
Hurricane Ike as well as anticipated debt financing costs to be included in
rates charged to customers. TNMP is unable to predict the outcome of
this matter.
TNMP
holds long-term, non-exclusive franchise agreements for its electric
transmission and distribution services, with varying expiration
dates. TNMP intends to negotiate and execute new or amended franchise
agreements with municipalities as they expire. Since TNMP Electric is
the exclusive provider of transmission and distribution services in most areas
that it serves, the need to renew or renegotiate franchise agreements should not
have a material adverse impact on TNMP’s business. The remainder of
TNMP's revenues is earned from service provided to facilities in its service
area that lie outside the territorial jurisdiction of the municipalities with
which TNMP has franchise agreements.
PNM
Gas
PNM Gas
distributed natural gas to most of the major communities in New Mexico,
including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, through January 29, 2009 under rates that
were subject to traditional rate regulation by the NMPRC. On January
12, 2008, PNM entered into an agreement to sell PNM Gas. On
January 30, 2009, PNM completed the sale. See Note 2 and Note
23.
The
Albuquerque metropolitan area accounted for approximately 51.2% of the total gas
revenues in 2008. No single sales-service customer accounted for more
than 1.0% of PNM Gas’ therm sales in 2008. PNM Gas held non-exclusive
franchises with varying expiration dates. Franchise agreements had
expired for the City of Rio Rancho and several smaller municipalities, although
PNM continued to collect and pay franchise fees to each of these
communities. Franchise agreements had also expired for several
counties that PNM Gas serves. PNM Gas remained obligated to serve
these franchise areas pursuant to state law.
PNM Gas
had a customer base that included both sales-service customers and
transportation-service customers. Sales-service customers purchased
natural gas and received transportation and delivery services from PNM Gas for
which PNM Gas received both cost-of-gas and cost-of-service
revenues. Cost-of-gas revenues collected from its sales-service
customers were recovered in accordance with NMPRC regulations through the PNM
Gas PGAC and represented a pass-through of the cost of natural gas to the
customer. As a result, increases or decreases in gas revenues
resulting from wholesale gas price fluctuations did not impact gross
margin. The NMPRC had approved an agreement regarding the hedging
strategy of PNM Gas and the implementation of a price management fund program
which included a continuous monthly balancing account with a carrying
charge. This carrying charge had the effect of keeping PNM Gas whole
on purchases of gas since it was compensated for the time value of money that
existed due to any delay in collections from customers. Additionally,
PNM Gas made occasional gas sales to off-system sales
customers. Off-system sales deliveries generally occured at pipeline
interconnections with the PNM Gas system and profits were shared between PNM Gas
and its regulated customers on a 30%/70% basis.
PNM Gas
had 39 transportation-service customers in 2008, which procured gas for their
end users independently of PNM Gas end users. Transportation-service
customers were gas marketers and producers contracting with PNM Gas for
transportation services to their end users and for other related services that
provided PNM Gas with cost-of-service revenues only. Transportation
services were provided to transportation-service customers at locations
throughout the PNM Gas distribution system, as well as points on and off PNM Gas
transmission pipelines. Through its transportation-service customers,
PNM Gas provided gas transportation deliveries to 2,624 end users that were not
PNM Gas customers at the end of 2008.
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In 2008,
41% of the total gas throughput of PNM Gas was related to transportation gas
deliveries. The transportation rates of PNM Gas were unbundled, and
transportation customers only paid for the service they received. In
2008, revenues from transportation customers accounted for 3.2% of the total gas
revenues of PNM Gas. Revenues from sales-service customers accounted
for the remaining 96.8%. Cost of gas, on which PNM Gas made no
margin, accounted for 71.8% of total sales-service revenue. Because a
major portion of the PNM Gas load was related to heating, sales levels were
affected by the weather. In 2008, 63.1% of the total sales occurred
in the months of January, February, March and December.
PNM Gas
obtained its supply of natural gas primarily from sources within New Mexico by
contracting with third party producers and marketers. These contracts
were generally sufficient to meet peak-day demand. PNM Gas served
certain cities that depend on El Paso Natural Gas Company or Transwestern
Pipeline Company for transportation of gas supplies. Because these
cities were not directly connected to the transmission facilities of PNM Gas,
gas transported by these companies was the sole supply source for these
cities. Such gas transportation was regulated by the
FERC.
Altura
On April
18, 2006, PNMR’s wholly owned subsidiary, Altura, purchased Twin Oaks, which
included a 305 MW coal-fired power plant located 150 miles south of Dallas,
Texas. PNMR acquired Twin Oaks to expand its merchant generation
capacity in order to serve a growing wholesale market in the Southwest.
Effective June 1, 2007, PNMR contributed Altura, including Twin Oaks, to Optim
Energy. See Note 2 and Note 22. The results of Twin Oaks
operations have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of PNMR
from April 18, 2006 through May 31, 2007.
Optim
Energy
In
January 2007, PNMR and ECJV created EnergyCo to serve expanding U.S. markets,
principally the areas of Texas covered by ERCOT. In February 2009,
the name of EnergyCo was changed to Optim Energy and references to Optim Energy
herein encompass periods prior to the name change. 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 Optim Energy, a limited
liability company. On June 1, 2007, PNMR contributed its ownership of
Altura, including the Twin Oaks plant, to Optim Energy at fair value of $549.6
million, as adjusted to reflect changes in working capital. ECJV made
a cash contribution to Optim Energy equal to 50% of the fair value amount and
Optim Energy distributed that cash to PNMR. In August 2007, Optim Energy
completed the acquisition of the Altura Cogen plant, a cogeneration electric and
steam generating plant, and is co-developing another electric generating unit at
Cedar Bayou that is scheduled to be completed in the summer of
2009.
Optim
Energy’s strategy is focused on unregulated operations in one of the nation’s
growing power markets. Optim Energy’s business consists of
development, operation and ownership of diverse generation assets, and wholesale
marketing and trading to optimize its assets. PNMR accounts for its
50% ownership interest in Optim Energy using the equity method of accounting
because PNMR’s ownership interest results in significant influence, but not
control, over Optim Energy and its operations. PNMR records as income
its percentage share of earnings or losses of Optim Energy and carries its
investment at cost, adjusted for its share of undistributed earnings or
losses. Accordingly, Optim Energy’s revenues and expenses are not
included in PNMR’s consolidated revenues and expenses. See Note 22.
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First
Choice
First
Choice is a certified REP operating in ERCOT, which provides electricity to
residential, small commercial and governmental customers. First
Choice’s services include acquiring retail customers, setting up retail
accounts, handling customer inquiries and complaints, and acting as a liaison
between the transmission and distribution companies and retail
customers. First Choice focuses its competitive customer acquisition
efforts in the major Texas metropolitan areas that are open to electric choice
within ERCOT, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Corpus Christi, and
McAllen-Harlingen. Due to the competitive nature of the Texas market,
First Choice, along with other REPs, experiences significant turnover in its
customer base. There is no provision under Texas regulation that
requires customers to pay their previous REP before obtaining service from
another REP. This has been exacerbated by the impacts of Hurricane
Ike and depressed economic conditions and has resulted in significant increases
in the levels of uncollectible accounts and bad debt
expense. Although First Choice is regulated in certain respects by
the PUCT under ERCOT, its business is not subject to traditional rate of return
regulation.
First
Choice’s load fluctuates continuously due to, among other things, customer
additions and losses, changes in customer usage, and seasonality of
weather. First Choice continually monitors and revises its load
forecast to account for changing competitive customer loads. First
Choice develops short-term load forecasts to identify short-term load surpluses
and shortages, and to ensure that hedges are in place to cover forecasted
sales. To the extent these short-term load forecasts identify
shortages, First Choice covers shortages through short-term power purchases or
through purchases on the ERCOT balancing market.
First
Choice experiences increased sales and operating revenues during the summer
months as a result of increased air conditioner usage in hot
weather. In 2008, approximately 41% of First Choice’s consolidated
annual revenues were recorded in June, July, and August.
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 fixed price supply.
Corporate
and Other
PNMR
Services Company provides corporate services through shared services agreements
to PNMR, to all of PNMR's business units, including First Choice, PNM and TNMP,
and to Optim Energy. These services are charged and billed on a
monthly basis to the business units. Billings are at cost, except for
Optim Energy, which includes a profit element. PNMR Services Company
is included in the Corporate and Other segment.
SOURCES
OF POWER
PNMR
First
Choice assumed the energy supply activities of TNMP in Texas in
2002. Constellation was the primary supplier of power for First
Choice’s customers through the end of 2006. Additionally,
Constellation agreed to supply power in certain transactions under the PSA
beyond the date when that commitment expired. The obligations of
Constellation were extended until January 31, 2008. First Choice has
no long-term power supply agreements. Therefore, First Choice is
exposed to market risk if power prices increase faster or in excess of its
ability to increase rates to its customers. Since January 1, 2008,
power to serve its customers has been obtained through short-term market
purchases.
PNM
As of
December 31, 2008, the total net generation capacity of facilities owned or
leased by PNM was 2,313 MW. See Item 2. Properties. PNM
also obtains power under long-term PPAs as described below. PNM
Electric’s total generation capacity from these sources is:
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Owned
and leased
|
2,313
MW
|
Long-term
PPAs:
|
New
Mexico Wind Energy Center
|
200
MW
|
SPS
contingent
|
150
MW
|
Tri-State
|
50
MW
|
Total
|
2,713
MW
|
Owned
and Leased
SJGS’
equivalent availability was 76.5% and 80.4% for the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2007. PVNGS’ equivalent availability was 83.0% and 77.3% for
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. Four Corners’ equivalent
availability was 78.8% and 78.5% for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007. SJGS is operated by PNM. Four Corners and PVNGS are operated by
APS.
PNM’s
Lordsburg plant was built to serve wholesale customers and other sales rather
than New Mexico retail customers. In 2004, a subsidiary of PNMR
purchased a one-third interest in Luna, a 570 MW, partially constructed, natural
gas-fired power plant near Deming in southern New Mexico. In 2005,
the one-third interest in Luna was transferred to PNM. Although these
plants are not currently included in the retail rates, PNM is proposing that
they be included in rates charged to retail customers beginning with the 2008
Electric Rate Case. See Note 17.
In 2007,
PNM Electric completed the conversion of Afton to a combined cycle
plant. The NMPRC has approved bringing Afton into retail rates, with
50% of Afton's capacity designated to serve TNMP's former New Mexico customers,
which were transferred to PNM effective January 1, 2007, and the other 50%
designated to serve PNM Electric's other regulated customers.
PNM
leases portions of PVNGS and the lease payments are being recovered through
retail rates approved by the NMPRC. PNM is proposing that it acquire
the ownership of a portion of PVNGS Unit 2 leased to PNM that is currently owned
by another PNMR subsidiary and that it be included in rates charged to retail
customers on an ownership basis beginning with the 2008 Electric Rate
Case. See Item 2. Properties, Note 7, and Note 17 for additional
information.
In 1996,
PNM entered into an operating lease agreement for the rights to all the output
of the Delta gas-fired generating plant for 20 years. The plant
received FERC approval for "exempt wholesale generator" status. The maximum
dependable capacity under the lease is 132 MW. The gas turbine
generating unit is operated by Delta and is located on PNM’s retired Person
Generating Station site in Albuquerque. Primary fuel for the gas
turbine generating unit is natural gas provided by wholesale gas
purchases. In addition, the unit has the capability to utilize low
sulfur fuel oil if natural gas is neither available nor cost
effective.
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 Belen, 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
term of the PPA is for 20 years beginning June 1, 2008. Although
Valencia is not currently included in retail rates, PNM is proposing that it be
included in the Emergency FPPAC and included in retail rates charged to
customers beginning with the 2008 Electric Rate Case. 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 consolidates the entity in its financial
statements. Accordingly, the assets 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 148
MW capacity of Valencia is reflected as owned in the above table. See
Note 9 and Note 17.
PPAs
In
addition to generating its own power, PNM Electric purchases power in the open
market under long-term PPAs. PNM also purchases power in the forward,
day-ahead and real-time markets.
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In 2002,
PNM entered into an agreement with FPL to develop a 200 MW wind generation
facility in New Mexico. PNM began receiving commercial power from the
project in June 2003. FPL owns and operates the New Mexico Wind
Energy Center, which consists of 136 wind-powered turbines on a site in eastern
New Mexico. PNM has a contract to purchase all the power and RECs
generated by the New Mexico Wind Energy Center for 25
years.
In
addition, PNM has long-term PPAs with SPS to purchase 150 MW interruptible power
through May 2011 and with Tri-State to purchase 50 MW of firm power and capacity
through June 2010. See Owned and Leased above
regarding the Valencia PPA.
A summary
of purchased power is as follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Purchased
under long-term PPAs
|
||||||||||||
MWh
|
2,274,276 | 2,370,364 | 2,094,510 | |||||||||
Cost
per MWh
|
$ | 57.43 | $ | 47.23 | $ | 47.36 | ||||||
Other
purchased power
|
||||||||||||
Total
MWh
|
2,640,131 | 6,575,882 | 5,993,846 | |||||||||
Cost
per MWh
|
$ | 68.82 | $ | 61.97 | $ | 58.27 |
TNMP
TNMP
provides only transmission and distribution services and does not sell
power.
FUEL
AND WATER SUPPLY
PNMR
The coal
requirements for Twin Oaks were supplied by a long-term fuel supply agreement
during the period PNMR owned Twin Oaks. PNMR and Altura are not
responsible under this agreement for the decommissioning or reclamation costs of
the supplying mine. Upon PNMR’s contribution of Altura to Optim
Energy, PNMR has no benefits or obligations under this fuel supply
agreement.
PNM
The
percentages of PNM’s generation of electricity (on the basis of KWh) fueled by
coal, nuclear fuel and gas and oil, and the average costs to PNM of those fuels
per million BTU, during the past three years were as follows:
Coal
|
Nuclear
|
Gas
and Oil
|
|||||||||
Percent
of
|
Average
|
Percent
of
|
Average
|
Percent
of
|
Average
|
||||||
Generation
|
Cost
|
Generation
|
Cost
|
Generation
|
Cost
|
||||||
2008
|
58.7%
|
$2.28
|
27.9%
|
$0.51
|
13.4%
|
$8.10
|
|||||
2007
|
65.1%
|
$1.79
|
27.2%
|
$0.53
|
7.7%
|
$5.28
|
|||||
2006
|
70.4%
|
$1.75
|
23.7%
|
$0.54
|
5.9%
|
$6.15
|
The
generation mix for 2009 is expected to be 63.7% coal, 25.6% nuclear and 10.7%
gas and oil. Due to locally available natural gas and oil supplies,
the utilization of locally available coal deposits and the generally adequate
supply of nuclear fuel, PNM believes that adequate sources of fuel are available
for its generating stations into the foreseeable future. See Sources
of Power - PNM - PPAs for information concerning the cost of purchased
power.
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Coal
See Note
16 for information about PNM’s coal supply.
Natural Gas
The
natural gas used as fuel for the electric generating plants is procured on the
open market and delivered by third party transportation providers and PNM Gas
(through January 29, 2009 and thereafter by NMGC) through its transportation
facilities.
Nuclear
Fuel
PNM is
one of several participants in PVNGS. See Note 14. The fuel cycle for
PVNGS is comprised of the following stages:
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mining
and milling of uranium ore to produce uranium
concentrates;
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conversion
of uranium concentrates to uranium
hexafluoride;
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enrichment
of uranium hexafluoride;
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fabrication
of fuel assemblies;
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utilization
of fuel assemblies in reactors; and
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storage
and disposal of spent nuclear fuel.
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The PVNGS
participants are continually identifying their future resource needs and
negotiating arrangements to fill those needs. The PVNGS participants
have contracted for all of PVNGS’s requirements for uranium concentrates and
conversion services through 2011. The participants have also
contracted for all of PVNGS’s enrichment services through 2013 and all of
PVNGS’s fuel assembly fabrication services until at least 2015.
Water
Supply
See Note
16 for information about PNM's water supply.
RATES
AND REGULATION
The items
below describe certain of the more significant rate and regulatory matters that
are relevant to the Company. See Notes 16 and 17 for a discussion of
additional rate and regulatory matters.
PNMR
First
Choice
First
Choice is a member of ERCOT, the ISO responsible for maintaining reliable
operations of the bulk electric power grid in the Texas deregulated electricity
market. ERCOT does not operate a centrally dispatched pool and does
not procure energy on behalf of its members other than to maintain the reliable
operation of the transmission system. ERCOT also serves as a
clearinghouse for procuring ancillary services.
Members
of ERCOT include independent REPs, investor owned utilities, municipals,
cooperatives, independent generators, independent power marketers, and
consumers. The electric market served by ERCOT operates under the
reliability standards set by the North American Electric Reliability
Council. The PUCT has primary jurisdictional authority over the
electric market served by ERCOT and the reliability of electricity across Texas'
main interconnected power grid.
First
Choice provides energy to retail customers in ERCOT. As a result of
the deregulated electricity market in Texas, there are no provisions for the
specific recovery of fuel and purchased power costs by First
Choice. The rates charged to new customers acquired by First Choice
are not regulated by the PUCT, but are negotiated by First Choice with each
customer. As a result, purchased power costs will affect First
Choice’s operating results.
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PNM
Regulation
PNM is subject to the jurisdiction of the NMPRC, with respect to
its retail electric rates, service, accounting, issuances of securities,
construction of major new generation, transmission, and distribution facilities
and other matters regarding retail utility services provided in New
Mexico. The NMPRC approved PNM implementing new electric rates
reflecting a $34.4 million rate increase in May 2008 and also implementing an
Emergency FPPAC in June 2008. In September 2008, PNM
filed its 2008 Electric Rate Case requesting an increase in electric rates of
$123.3 million and requesting a FPPAC in the general form authorized by the
NMPRC. See Note 17. FERC has jurisdiction over rates and
other matters related to wholesale electric sales and cost recovery for a
portion of PNM’s transmission network.
Operations
Transferred from TNMP
In
connection with obtaining the approval of the NMPRC for PNMR’s acquisition of
TNP, including TNMP, PNMR agreed to reduce rates for TNMP’s New Mexico
customers, except one large industrial customer, by 1.851 cents per KWh in 2006
through 2007, by an additional 0.1 cents per KWh in 2008, and by a further 0.1
cents per KWh in 2009. No rate increase can be requested that would go into
effect prior to January 1, 2011. Effective January 1, 2007, the
New Mexico utility operations of TNMP were transferred to PNM and these
provisions regarding rates remain in effect.
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 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.
TNMP
Regulation
In Texas,
TNMP provides regulated transmission and distribution services and is subject to
the jurisdiction of the PUCT and certain municipalities with respect to rates
and service. TNMP is subject to traditional cost-of-service
regulation in Texas. TNMP’s transmission and distribution activities
in Texas are not subject to FERC regulation, because those activities occur
solely within the ERCOT system of Texas.
In August
2008, TNMP filed with the PUCT for an $8.7 million increase in
revenues. The rate case is currently being held in abatement, pending
the final determination of the costs related to Hurricane Ike, as well as
anticipated debt financing costs to be included in rates charged to
customers. See Note 17.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
Electric
and gas utilities are subject to stringent laws and regulations for protection
of the environment by local, state, federal and tribal authorities. In addition,
PVNGS is subject to the jurisdiction of the NRC, which has the authority to
issue permits and licenses and to regulate nuclear facilities in order to
protect the health and safety of the public from radioactive hazards and to
conduct environmental reviews pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act. The liabilities under these laws and regulations can be material
and, in some instances, may be imposed without regard to fault, or may be
imposed for past acts, whether or not such acts were lawful at the time they
occurred. See MD&A - Critical Accounting Policies for a
discussion of applicable accounting policies and – Other Issues Facing the
Company – Climate Change Issues for information on greenhouse gas
emissions. In addition, see Notes 16 and 18 for information related
to the following matters, incorporated in this item by reference.
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Note
16
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Renewable
Portfolio Standard
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PVNGS
Decommissioning Funding
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Nuclear
Spent Fuel and Waste Disposal
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Environmental
Matters under the caption “The Clean Air
Act”
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Santa
Fe Generating Station
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Coal
Combustion Waste Disposal
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Gila
River Indian Reservation Superfund
Site
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Note
18
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Environmental
Issues
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COMPETITION
Through
certain of its subsidiaries, PNMR is a merchant utility and a regulated energy
service provider. Regulated utilities are generally not subject to
competition from other utilities in areas that are under the jurisdiction of
state regulatory commissions. In New Mexico, PNM does not have
competition for services provided to its retail electric
customers. In Texas, TNMP is not currently in any direct retail
competition with any other regulated electric utility. However, the
Company is subject to customer conservation activities and initiatives to
utilize alternative energy sources. As a merchant utility, PNMR is
subject to competition in the wholesale markets and the deregulated electricity
market in Texas. Additional information relating to the competitive
environment in which the Company operates in is contained in
MD&A.
The
Company is subject to varying degrees of competition in certain territories
adjacent to or within the areas it serves with other utilities in its region as
well as with rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The
Company is involved in the generation and sale of electricity into the wholesale
market. It is subject to competition from regional utilities with similar
opportunities to generate and sell energy at market-based prices and larger
trading entities that do not own or operate generating assets. The
Texas electricity market has been open to retail competition since 2002.
The Company is exposed to competition in the unregulated Texas retail
electricity market through First Choice, which serves customers at competitive
rates. In order to compete effectively in the Texas retail electricity
market, First Choice must be able to attract and retain customers on the basis
of cost and service, while managing the cost of its energy
supply.
Since
2002, electric consumers in Texas have been encouraged to switch from their
traditional retail energy provider, such as TNMP, to a competitive REP, such as
First Choice. Currently under TECA, consumers whose chosen retail energy
provider has exited the Texas market are provided electric service by a
“provider of last resort.” Rates of the provider of last resort are
regulated by the PUCT and are fixed for the two-year period that each provider
of last resort serves. First Choice Power and other REPs, formerly subject
to price-to-beat rates, currently market retail electricity at competitive
rates, which has resulted in increased pressure on margins.
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EMPLOYEES
The
following table sets forth the number of employees of PNMR, PNM and TNMP and for
each business segment as of December 31, 2008:
PNMR
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PNM
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TNMP
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Corporate
*
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624 | - | - | |||||||||
PNM
Electric
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1,135 | 1,135 | - | |||||||||
TNMP
Electric
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348 | - | 348 | |||||||||
PNM
Gas
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681 | 681 | - | |||||||||
First
Choice
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76 | - | - | |||||||||
Total
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2,864 | 1, 816 | 348 |
* Represents
employees of PNMR Services Company.
TNMP does
not have any employees that are represented by unions. The following
table sets forth the number of employees of PNMR and PNM, by business segment,
represented by unions as of December 31, 2008:
PNMR
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PNM
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PNM
Electric
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677 | 677 | ||||||
PNM
Gas
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260 | 260 | ||||||
Total
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937 | 937 |
PNM
Electric has 587 employees in its power plant and operations areas that are
currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the IBEW that
expires April 30, 2009. Negotiations for a successor
agreement began in February 2009. It is anticipated that the
successor agreement would cover approximately 90 additional employees, meter
readers and collectors who voted for IBEW representation in 2008. PNM
Gas employees were represented by the United Association of Pipefitters and the
IBEW. These gas employees became employed by NMGC on January 30, 2009. While the
Company is optimistic that a timely agreement on a successor agreement will
be reached, PNM cannot, at this time, predict the outcome of the
negotiations. The salaries and benefits for all PNM employees who are
members of the IBEW are typically included in the rates charged to electric
customers, subject to approval of the NMPRC.
Not all
of the Company’s business segments are separate legal entities. The
employees disclosed in the tables above for PNM Electric and PNM Gas are
allocated, in part, in a manner consistent with the allocation of labor costs to
those segments. On January 30, 2009, PNM completed the sale of PNM
Gas. See Note 23.
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 Optim
Energy’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,
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The
recession and its consequent extreme disruption 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, and appeals of prior
regulatory proceedings,
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The
performance of generating units, including PVNGS, SJGS, Four Corners, and
Optim Energy
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generating units, and transmission systems, | |
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The
risk that Optim Energy is unable to identify and implement profitable
acquisitions, including development of the Cedar Bayou Generating Station
Unit 4, or that PNMR and ECJV will not agree to make additional capital
contributions to Optim Energy,
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The
potential unavailability of cash from PNMR’s subsidiaries or Optim Energy
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 nuclear decommissioning funding and
pension and other postretirement benefits, including the levels of funding
and expense,
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The
ability of First Choice to attract and retain customers and collect
amounts billed,
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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,
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Insurance
coverage available for claims made in
litigation,
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Fluctuations
in interest rates,
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Weather,
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Water
supply,
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Changes
in fuel costs,
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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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The
effectiveness of risk management and commodity risk
transactions,
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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,
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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
industry,
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The
risk that the Company and Optim Energy 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,
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The
risks associated with completion of generation, including pollution
control equipment at SJGS, and the Optim Energy Cedar Bayou Generating
Station Unit 4, transmission, distribution, and other projects, including
construction delays and unanticipated cost
overruns,
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The
outcome of legal proceedings,
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Changes
in applicable accounting principles,
and
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The
performance of state, regional, and national
economies.
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See Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk for information
about the risks associated with the use of derivative financial
instruments.
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-K does not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
The
business and financial results of PNMR, PNM and TNMP are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, including those set forth below and in MD&A, Note
16 and Note 17. Optim Energy, which is 50% owned by PNMR, is subject
to many of the same risks and uncertainties.
The
economic recession and its consequent extreme disruption in the credit markets
may impact our growth strategy and ability to raise capital.
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There
currently exists what has been characterized as a “credit crisis” in the United
States. PNMR and its operating subsidiaries rely on access to both
short-term money markets and longer-term capital markets as a source of
liquidity for any capital requirements not satisfied by the cash flow from
operations, which could include capital requirements for energy infrastructure
investments and funding new projects. If PNMR, its operating
subsidiaries, or Optim Energy are not able to access capital at competitive
rates, or at all, PNMR’s ability to finance capital requirements, if needed, and
its ability to implement its growth strategy will be
limited. Disruptions in the credit markets which could negatively
impact our access to capital could be caused by:
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a
further or prolonged economic
recession,
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declines
in the health of the banking sector generally, and the failure of specific
banks who are parties to our credit
facilities,
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the
bankruptcy of an unrelated energy
company,
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increased
market prices for electricity and
gas,
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terrorist
attacks or threatened attacks on facilities of PNMR’s operating
subsidiaries or those of unrelated energy companies,
and
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deterioration
in the overall health of the utility
industry.
|
Market
disruptions may increase the cost of borrowing or adversely affect our ability
to raise capital through the issuance of securities or other borrowing
arrangements, which could have a material adverse effect on business, financial
position, results of operations and liquidity.
Additionally,
the recession may affect the actions of our customers and result in decreased
consumption and increased bad debt expense, and could also negatively impact our
suppliers, all of which could negatively impact us.
In addition to affecting the capital
markets generally, the recession indicates an overall reduction in the level of
economic activity. Decreased economic activity can lead to declines
in energy consumption, which could adversely affect future revenues, earnings
and growth. Rises in unemployment rates both inside our service
territories and nationwide could result in commercial customers ceasing
operations and lower levels of income for our residential customers, causing
them to be unable to pay their bills on time, which could impact our cash flows
and increase our bad debt expense, which will impact results of
operations. For example, First Choice experienced an increase of $36.7
million in bad debt expense in 2008 compared to 2007. Decreased consumption,
late or absence of payments and increases in bad debt expense would all
negatively impact our results.
Economic conditions also impact the
supply of commodities and materials needed to construct or acquire utility
assets or make necessary repairs. The recession may affect the supply
of concrete, copper, steel, and aluminum. The costs of those items
are also affected by economic conditions and could increase significantly over
forecasted amounts.
Declines
in values of marketable securities held in trust funds for pension and other
postretirement benefits and in the NDT could result in sustained increases in
costs and funding requirements for those obligations, which may affect our
results of operations.
The
Company targets 57.5% of its pension trust funds and 70.0% 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 the second half of 2008 and early
2009. It is likely that increased levels of funding will be required and
additional amounts will be recorded as expense. Also, a significant portion of
funds held in the NDT are invested in marketable equity
securities. The declines in market values have resulted in the
recognition of losses as impairments of the certain securities held in the NDT
and further declines in market value could result in additional
impairments.
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Any
failure to meet our debt obligations could harm our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
As of
February 20, 2009, the Company had consolidated short-term debt outstanding of
$472.7 million. Included in this amount are the TNMP Bridge Facility,
which expires on March 30, 2009 and had an outstanding balance of $100.0
million, and the TNMP Facility, which expires May 13, 2009 and had an
outstanding balance of $150.0 million. The TNMP facilities will need
to be paid or refinanced at their maturities. In addition, prior to
February 20, 2010, the Company has long-term debt aggregating $36.0 million,
consisting of PNM’s 4.0% unsecured PCRBs, which are subject to a mandatory
repurchase and remarketing on July 1, 2009.
The
Company is exploring financial alternatives to meet these obligations at their
maturities 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.
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 reductions of our credit ratings, 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. 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.
Future
reduction in the credit ratings of PNMR or its operating subsidiaries could
materially and adversely affect their business, financial position, results of
operations and liquidity.
The
credit ratings for the debt of PNMR, PNM, and TNMP were downgraded in April and
May 2008 and in some instances are below investment grade. PNMR, PNM
and TNMP cannot be sure that any of their current ratings will remain in effect
for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn
entirely by a rating agency. Any downgrade could result
in:
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increased
borrowing costs, which would diminish financial
results,
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required
payment of a higher interest rate in future financings and a smaller
potential pool of investors and decreased funding
sources,
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·
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required
provision of additional support in the form of letters of credit or cash
or other collateral to various counterparties,
and
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limited
access to or increased costs of access to the commercial paper and other
credit markets.
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The
outcomes of the pending electric rate cases for PNM and TNMP and the appeal of
the decision in PNM’s 2007 Electric Rate Case could have a significant impact on
the Company’s future financial condition and results of operations.
Critical
to PNMR’s success for the foreseeable future is the financial health of its
operating subsidiaries. The outcome of PNM’s 2007 Electric Rate Case and the
Emergency FPPAC are still under appeal before the New Mexico Supreme
Court. In 2008, each of PNM and TNMP filed electric rate cases. See
Note 17 for additional information. Favorable outcomes of these matters are
critical to PNM’s and TNMP’s financial health.
PNMR,
including Optim Energy, may fail to successfully achieve the anticipated
benefits from current or future business development initiatives, joint ventures
and acquisitions.
PNMR may
from time to time pursue business development and acquisition
opportunities. Although PNMR’s approach would be disciplined and
would identify anticipated benefits, potential synergies, cost savings, and
growth opportunities prior to entering into business initiatives and prior to
the acquisition and integration of acquired companies or assets, PNMR may not be
able to achieve these anticipated benefits and actual results may differ
materially from anticipated benefits due to, among other things:
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delays
or difficulties in completing the integration of acquired companies or
assets,
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higher
than expected costs or a need to allocate resources to manage unexpected
operating difficulties,
|
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diversion
of the attention and resources of its
management,
|
·
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reliance
on inaccurate assumptions in evaluating the expected benefits of a given
business initiative, joint venture or
acquisition,
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·
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inability
to retain key employees or key customers of business initiatives, joint
ventures or acquired companies, and
|
·
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assumption
of liabilities unrecognized in the due diligence
process.
|
In
addition, PNMR intends to capitalize on the growth opportunities, principally
within the areas of Texas covered by ERCOT through its participation and
ownership in Optim Energy. In particular, it is anticipated that
Optim Energy will focus on these anticipated business lines:
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development,
operation and ownership of diverse generation assets;
and
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·
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wholesale
marketing and trading to optimize its assets.
|
There are
a number of conditions that must be satisfied in order for Optim Energy to
operate successfully. The parties must agree if cash and/or assets
are proposed to be contributed. Optim Energy must have adequate
financing to undertake acquisitions and must also receive certain financing
commitments with respect to its proposed ongoing operations. Certain regulatory
approvals may be required in connection with the contributions of the members
and acquisitions. Although Optim Energy has been established and has
made certain acquisitions, there is no assurance that Optim Energy will be able
to identify and implement profitable acquisitions in the future. There can be no
assurance that these conditions will be satisfied, and PNMR may not realize the
benefits it anticipates from the operation of Optim Energy.
The
financial performance of PNMR, PNM and TNMP may be adversely affected if their
power plants and transmission and distribution system are not successfully
operated. Further, the financial performance of PNMR may be adversely affected
if Optim Energy’s power plants are not successfully operated.
The
financial performance of PNMR, PNM and TNMP, as well as that of Optim Energy,
depends on the successful operation of their generation, transmission and
distribution assets. Unscheduled or longer than expected maintenance
outages, other performance problems with the electric generation assets, severe
weather conditions, accidents and other catastrophic events, disruptions in the
delivery of fuel and other factors could reduce generation capacity and
therefore limit the ability to sell power. Diminished generation capacity could
also result in PNM’s aggregate net open forward electric sales position,
including its retail load requirements, being larger than forecasted generation
capacity. If this were to occur, purchases of electricity in the
wholesale market by PNM would be required under contracts priced at the time of
execution or, if in the spot market, at the then-current market
price. There can be no assurance that sufficient electricity would be
available at reasonable prices, or at all, if such a situation were to occur.
Failures of transmission or distribution facilities may also cause interruptions
in the services that PNM and TNMP provide. These potential generation,
distribution and transmission problems, and any potentially related service
interruptions, could result in lost revenues and additional costs.
The
financial performance of PNMR and PNM may be adversely affected if PVNGS cannot
be operated at a satisfactory level or if the NRC imposes restrictions on
operation of the plant or any of the three units at PVNGS. Additional
information relating to the performance of PVNGS is contained in MD&A. See
Sources of Power above.
Demand
for power could exceed supply capacity, resulting in increased costs for
purchasing capacity in the open market or building additional generation
capabilities.
Through
its operating subsidiaries, PNMR is currently obligated to supply power to
retail customers and wholesale customers. At peak times, the demand for power
required to meet this obligation could exceed PNMR’s available generation
capacity. Market or competitive forces may require that PNMR’s operating
subsidiaries purchase capacity on the open market or build additional generation
capabilities. Because regulators or market conditions may not permit the
operating subsidiaries to pass all of these purchase or construction costs on to
their customers, the operating subsidiaries may not be able to recover any of
these costs or may have exposure to regulatory lag associated with the time
between the incurrence of costs of purchased or constructed capacity and the
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recovery
in customers’ rates. These situations could have negative impacts on net income
and cash flows for PNMR and the affected operating subsidiary.
PNMR
and its operating subsidiaries may not be able to mitigate fuel and wholesale
electricity pricing risks, which could result in unanticipated liabilities or
increased volatility in earnings.
The
business and operations of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries are subject to
changes in purchased power prices and fuel costs that may cause increases in the
amounts that must be paid for power supplies on the wholesale market and the
cost of producing power in owned generation plants. Prices for
electricity, fuel and natural gas may fluctuate substantially over relatively
short periods of time and expose PNMR and its operating subsidiaries to
significant commodity price risks.
Among the
factors that could affect market prices for electricity and fuel
are:
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prevailing
market prices for coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear fuel and other fuels
used in the generation plants of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries,
including associated transportation costs, and supplies of such
commodities,
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·
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prevailing
market conditions in the general wholesale electricity
market,
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·
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liquidity
in the commodity markets,
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·
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the
rate of growth in electricity as a result of population changes, regional
economic conditions and the implementation of conservation
programs,
|
·
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weather
conditions impacting demand for electricity or availability of
hydroelectric power or fuel
supplies,
|
·
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changes
in the regulatory framework for the commodities markets that PNMR and its
operating subsidiaries rely on for purchased power and
fuel,
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·
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the
actions of external parties, such as FERC or independent system operators,
that may impose price limitations and other mechanisms to address some of
the volatility in the United States’ western energy
markets,
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changes
in federal and state energy and environmental laws and
regulations,
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union
and labor relations, and
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natural
disasters, wars, embargoes and other catastrophic
events.
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PNMR and
its operating subsidiaries rely on derivatives such as forward contracts,
futures contracts, options and swaps to manage certain risks. They
attempt to manage their exposure from these activities through enforcement of
established risk limits and risk management procedures. PNMR and its
operating subsidiaries cannot be certain that these strategies will be
successful in managing pricing risk, or that they will not result in net
liabilities as a result of future volatility in these markets. To the
extent electric capacity generated by wholesale plants is not under contract to
be sold, the business, results of operations and financial position of PNMR and
its operating subsidiaries will generally be subject to the volatility of
wholesale electricity prices. To the extent these strategies are not
successful, they could have a material adverse effect on business, financial
position, results of operations and liquidity.
Costs
of environmental compliance, liabilities and litigation could exceed estimates
by PNMR and its operating subsidiaries and Optim Energy, which could adversely
affect their business, financial position, results of operations and
liquidity. In addition, while there is uncertainty about the timing
and form of anticipated climate change regulation, the regulation of GHG is
expected to have a material impact on operations.
Compliance
with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations may result in
increased capital, operating and other costs, including remediation and
containment expenses and monitoring obligations. PNMR, PNM, TNMP and
Optim Energy cannot predict how they would be affected if existing environmental
laws and regulations were revised, or if new environmental laws and regulations
seeking to protect the environment were adopted. In addition, while
there continues to be significant debate regarding the existence and extent of
the emission of so-called GHG (particularly CO2) from fossil-fired generation
facilities, PNMR and its operating subsidiaries believe that future governmental
regulations applicable to their operations will limit GHG. A number of bills
have been introduced in the U.S. Congress, and under a number of the bills, it
is likely that the incurrence of substantial costs would be required in order to
comply, assuming that technology is available. Material changes in
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existing
environmental laws and regulations, as well as new environmental laws and
regulations, including the expected regulation of GHG, will increase financing
requirements or otherwise adversely affect the business, financial position,
results of operations and liquidity of PNMR, its operating subsidiaries and
Optim Energy, unless increased environmental costs are recovered in customer
rates or otherwise. Revised or additional environmental laws and
regulations could also result in additional operating restrictions on facilities
and increased compliance costs that may not be fully recoverable in rates or
otherwise, thereby reducing net income.
In
addition, PNM or TNMP may be designated as a responsible party for environmental
clean up at a site identified by a regulatory body. PNMR, PNM and
TNMP cannot predict with certainty the amount and timing of all future
expenditures related to environmental matters because of the difficulty of
estimating clean-up and compliance costs, and the possibility that changes will
be made to the current environmental laws and regulations. There is also
uncertainty in quantifying liabilities under environmental laws that impose
joint and several liability on all potentially responsible
parties. Failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations,
even if caused by factors beyond PNM’s or TNMP’s control, may result in the
assessment of civil or criminal penalties and fines.
PNMR
may be unable to meet its ongoing and future financial obligations and to pay
dividends on its common and convertible preferred stock if its subsidiaries are
unable to repay funds to PNMR or if PNMR’s subsidiaries or Optim Energy are
unable to pay upstream dividends or distributions to PNMR.
PNMR is a
holding company and, as such, PNMR has no operations of its own. PNMR’s ability
to meet its financial obligations and to pay dividends on its common and
convertible preferred stock at the current rate is primarily dependent on the
net income and cash flows of its subsidiaries and Optim Energy and their ability
to pay upstream dividends or distributions or, in the case of PNMR’s
subsidiaries, to repay funds to PNMR. Prior to providing funds to PNMR, PNMR’s
subsidiaries and Optim Energy have financial obligations that must be satisfied,
including among others, debt service and, in the case of PNM, preferred stock
dividends.
PNM can
pay dividends to PNMR from earnings as well as equity contributions made by
PNMR. The NMPRC has placed certain restrictions on the ability of PNM
to pay dividends to PNMR, including the restriction that PNM cannot pay
dividends that cause its debt rating to fall below investment grade. The NMPRC
has also restricted PNM from paying dividends in any year, as determined on a
rolling four quarter basis, in excess of net earnings, including carryover
amounts, without prior NMPRC approval. Additionally, PNM has various
financial covenants that limit the transfer of assets, through dividends or
other means.
In
addition, the ability of PNMR to declare dividends is dependent upon the extent
to which cash flows will support dividends, the availability of retained
earnings, the financial circumstances and performance, the NMPRC’s and PUCT’s
decisions in various regulatory cases currently pending and which may be
docketed in the future, the effect of federal regulatory decisions,
Congressional and legislative acts and economic conditions in the United
States. Conditions imposed by the NMPRC or PUCT, future growth plans
and the related capital requirements and business considerations may also affect
PNMR’s ability to pay dividends.
PNMR,
PNM and TNMP are subject to complex government regulation, which may have a
negative impact on their business, financial position and results of
operations
PNMR, PNM
and TNMP are subject to comprehensive regulation by several federal, state and
local regulatory agencies, which significantly influences their operating
environment and may affect their ability to recover costs from utility
customers. In particular, the NMPRC, PUCT, FERC, NRC, EPA, ERCOT, NMED and TCEQ
regulate many aspects of their utility operations, including siting and
construction of facilities, conditions of service, the issuance of securities,
and the rates that the regulated entities can charge customers. PNMR, PNM and
TNMP are required to have numerous permits, approvals and certificates from
these agencies to operate their business. The rates that PNM and TNMP
are allowed to charge for their retail services significantly influence PNMR’s
and those subsidiaries’ business, financial position, results of operations and
liquidity. Due to continuing federal regulatory reforms, the public
utility industry continues to undergo change. Although Optim Energy’s
operations are generally not subject to regulation by the utility regulatory
agencies, its operations are subject to regulation by other regulators such as
environmental authorities.
The NRC
has broad authority under federal law to impose licensing and safety-related
requirements for the operation of nuclear generation facilities. In
the event of noncompliance, the NRC has the authority to impose monetary civil
penalties or a progressively increased inspection regime that could ultimately
result in the shut down
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of a
unit, or both, depending upon the NRC’s assessment of the severity of the
situation, until compliance is achieved. In early 2007, the NRC
placed PVNGS Unit 3 in the “multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone” column of
the NRC’s Action Matrix (“Column 4”), which has resulted in an enhanced NRC
inspection regime, including on-site in-depth inspections of PVNGS equipment and
operations. 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. APS
continues to cooperate fully with the NRC throughout this
process. The enhanced NRC inspection regime and APS’ ongoing
commitment to the conservatively safe operation of PVNGS could result in NRC
action or an APS decision to shut down one or more units in the event of
noncompliance with operating requirements or in light of other operating
considerations.
Under the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, FERC has issued a number of rules pertaining to
preventing undue discrimination in transmission services and electric
reliability standards. PNMR monitors and participates in the FERC and
other proceedings involving implementation of the Energy Policy Act, in order to
assess the implications of the law and rules on its operations.
PNMR and
its subsidiaries are unable to predict the impact on their business and
operating results from the future regulatory activities of any agency that
regulates them or from the implementation of the Energy Policy
Act. Changes in regulations or the imposition of additional
regulations may require PNMR and its regulated subsidiaries to incur additional
expenses or change business operations, and therefore may have an adverse impact
on PNMR’s and those subsidiaries’ results of operations.
The
operating results of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries and Optim Energy are
affected by weather conditions and regional drought and may fluctuate on a
seasonal and quarterly basis.
Electric
power generation and distribution are generally seasonal businesses with demand
for power from PNMR’s and Optim Energy’s electric operations traditionally
peaking during the hot summer months. As a result, the operating results of PNMR
and its operating subsidiaries and Optim Energy will likely fluctuate
substantially on a seasonal basis. In addition, the sale of PNM Gas on January
30, 2009 and the absence of revenues from gas operations for the remainder of
the first quarter of 2009 will likely highlight a change in quarterly earnings
distribution.
In
addition, PNMR and its operating subsidiaries have historically sold less power,
and consequently earned less income, when weather conditions are milder.
Temperature extremes inside an operating subsidiary’s service territory may
reduce the amount of power available to sell on the wholesale market. Unusually
mild weather in the future could reduce the revenues, net earnings, available
cash and borrowing ability of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries.
Drought
conditions in New Mexico generally, and especially in the “four corners” region,
in which SJGS and the Four Corners plant are located, may affect the water
supply for PNM’s generating plants. If adequate precipitation is not
received in the watershed that supplies that region, PNM may have to decrease
generation at these plants, which would require the purchase of power to serve
PNM’s customers and/or reduce PNM’s ability to sell excess power on the
wholesale market and reduce its revenues. Drought conditions or
actions taken by regulators or legislators could limit PNM’s supply of water,
and PNM’s and PNMR’s business may be adversely impacted. Although PNM
has been able to maintain adequate access to water through supplemental
contracts and voluntary shortage sharing agreements with tribes and other water
users in the “four corners” region, PNM cannot be certain that it will be able
to do so in the future.
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The
ability of First Choice to attract and retain customers, its ability to collect
amounts billed to customers, and its ability to mitigate the fluctuation in
costs of energy supply could have a significant adverse effect on PNMR’s
business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
PNMR is
exposed to competition in the unregulated Texas retail electricity market
through First Choice, which serves customers at competitive rates. In
order to compete effectively in the Texas retail electricity market, First
Choice must be able to attract and retain customers on the basis of cost and
service, while managing the cost of its energy supply. The
competitive nature of the Texas market results in significant turnover in the
customer base of First Choice. There is no provision under Texas
regulation that requires customers to pay their previous REP before obtaining
service from another REP. This has been exacerbated by the impacts of
Hurricane Ike and depressed economic conditions and has resulted in significant
increases in the levels of uncollectible accounts and bad debt expense. The
ability of First Choice to compete successfully in the Texas market could have a
significant effect on PNMR’s business, financial position, results of operations
and liquidity.
There
are inherent risks in the ownership and operation of nuclear facilities, such as
environmental, health, regulatory, and financial risks and the risk of a
terrorist attack.
PNM has a
10.2% undivided interest in PVNGS, with portions of its interests in Units 1 and
2 held under leases. PVNGS is subject to environmental, health and
financial risks such as the ability to dispose of spent nuclear fuel, the
ability to maintain adequate reserves for decommissioning, potential liabilities
arising out of the operation of these facilities and the costs of securing the
facilities against possible terrorist attacks and unscheduled outages due to
equipment and other problems. PNM maintains nuclear decommissioning trust
funds and external insurance coverage to minimize its financial exposure to some
of these risks; however, it is possible that damages could exceed the amount of
insurance coverage. See Note 16. Although the
decommissioning trust funds are designed to provide adequate funds for
decommissioning at the end of the expected life of the PVNGS units, there is the
risk of insufficient decommissioning trust funds in the event of early
decommissioning of the units.
The NRC
has broad authority under federal law to impose licensing and safety-related
requirements for the operation of nuclear generation facilities. In
the event of noncompliance, the NRC has the authority to impose monetary civil
penalties or a progressively increased inspection regime, which could ultimately
result in the shut down of a unit, or both, depending upon its assessment of the
severity of the situation, until compliance is achieved. The enhanced
NRC inspection regime currently in effect at PVNGS and the related operational
and regulatory implications are discussed above. In addition,
although the PVNGS participants have no reason to anticipate a serious nuclear
incident at PVNGS, if an incident did occur, it could materially and adversely
affect the results of operations and financial condition of PNM and
PNMR. A major incident at a nuclear facility anywhere in the world
could cause the NRC to limit or prohibit the operation or licensing of any
domestic nuclear unit.
The
operation of each of the three PVNGS units requires an operating license from
the NRC. The NRC issued full power operating licenses for Unit 1 in June
1985, Unit 2 in April 1986 and Unit 3 in November 1987. The full power
operating licenses are valid for a period of approximately 40 years. APS,
on behalf of the PVNGS participants, applied for renewed operating licenses for
each unit on December 15, 2008 for a period of 20 years beyond the expirations
of the current licenses. The NRC is currently reviewing the
application. The PVNGS participants do not anticipate any
problems renewing these licenses. However, as a result of potential
terrorist threats and increased public scrutiny of utilities, the licensing
process could result in increased licensing or compliance costs that are
difficult or impossible to predict.
Impairments
of tangible and intangible long-lived assets of PNMR, PNM and TNMP could
adversely affect their business, financial position, liquidity and results of
operations.
PNMR, PNM
and TNMP evaluate their tangible and intangible long-lived assets, including
goodwill and non-amortizing intangible assets, for impairment periodically or
whenever indicators of impairment exist, pursuant to SFAS 142 and SFAS 144. The
market capitalization of PNMR’s common stock was significantly below book value
during 2008, which is an indicator that intangible assets may be impaired. Other
potential impairment indicators could include changing customer purchase
commitments and market share; fluctuating market and commodity prices resulting
from weather patterns; changing fuel costs; increased environmental
regulation; industry
deregulation and other economic and market conditions and trends. In addition,
changes in the ERCOT market in which First Choice operates significantly
impacted its results of operations. Also, Optim Energy made a
strategic decision not to pursue the Twin Oaks expansion and wrote off its
development rights as an impairment. After tax impairment losses for
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PNMR, its
consolidated subsidiaries, and PNMR’s share of Optim Energy totaled $212.1
million for the year ended December 31, 2008.
If
further indicators of impairment become evident, further analysis could result
in further charges. In addition, the impairment analysis already
performed was based on operating results expected to occur in the
future. If the anticipated future results are not achieved, we may be
required to perform additional assessments that could result in further
impairment charges. Significant impairments adversely affect
business, financial position, liquidity and results of operations.
PNM’s
PVNGS leases describe certain events, including “Events of Loss” and “Deemed
Loss Events”, the occurrence of which could require PNM to pay the lessors and
the equity investors, in return for the investors' interest in PVNGS, cash in
the amount provided in the leases and assume debt obligations relating to the
PVNGS leases.
The
“Events of Loss” generally relate to casualties, accidents and other events at
PVNGS, including the occurrence of specified nuclear events, which would
severely, adversely affect the ability of the operating agent, APS, to operate,
and the ability of PNM to earn a return on its interests in, PVNGS. The
“Deemed Loss Events” consist mostly of legal and regulatory changes (such as
issuance by the NRC of specified violation orders, changes in law making the
sale and leaseback transactions illegal, or changes in law making the lessors
liable for nuclear decommissioning obligations). PNM believes that the
probability of such “Events of Loss” or “Deemed Loss Events” occurring is remote
for the following reasons: (1) to a large extent, prevention of “Events of Loss”
and some “Deemed Loss Events” is within the control of the PVNGS participants,
including PNM, and the PVNGS operating agent, through the general PVNGS
operational and safety oversight process and (2) with respect to other “Deemed
Loss Events,” which would involve a significant change in current law and
policy, PNM is unaware of any pending proposals or proposals being considered
for introduction in Congress, or in any state legislative or regulatory body
that, if adopted, would cause any of those events.
Provisions
of PNMR’s organizational documents, as well as several other statutory and
regulatory factors, will limit another party’s ability to acquire PNMR and could
deprive PNMR’s shareholders of the opportunity to gain a takeover premium for
shares of PNMR’s common stock.
PNMR’s
restated articles of incorporation and by-laws include a number of provisions
that may have the effect of discouraging persons from acquiring large blocks of
PNMR’s common stock or delaying or preventing a change in control of PNMR. The
material provisions that may have such an effect include:
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authorization
for the Board to issue PNMR’s preferred stock in series and to fix rights
and preferences of the series (including, among other things, whether, and
to what extent, the shares of any series will have voting rights, subject
to certain limitations, and the extent of the preferences of the shares of
any series with respect to dividends and other
matters),
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advance
notice procedures with respect to any proposal other than those adopted or
recommended by PNMR’s Board, and
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provisions
specifying that only a majority of the Board, the chairman of the Board,
the president or holders of not less than one-tenth of all of PNMR's
shares entitled to vote may call a special meeting of
stockholders.
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Under the
New Mexico Public Utility Act, NMPRC approval is required for certain
transactions that may result in PNMR’s change in control or exercise of
control. Certain acquisitions of PNMR’s outstanding voting securities
would also require FERC approval.
ITEM
1B.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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None.
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ITEM
2.
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PROPERTIES
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PNMR
The
significant properties owned by PNMR include those owned by PNM and TNMP and are
disclosed below. A subsidiary of PNMR owns 2.3% of PVNGS Unit 2
that is leased to PNM.
PNM
Electric
PNM’s
owned and leased capacity in electric generating stations in commercial service
as of December 31, 2008 is:
Total
Net
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Generation
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Capacity
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Type
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Name
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Location
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(MW)
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Coal
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SJGS (a) | Waterflow, New Mexico |
765
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Coal
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Four Corners (b) | Fruitland, New Mexico |
195
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Gas/Oil
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Reeves Station | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
154
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Gas/Oil
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Las Vegas (c) | Las Vegas, New Mexico |
20
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Gas/Oil
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Afton (combined cycle) (d) | La Mesa, New Mexico |
235
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Gas
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Lordsburg (e) | Lordsburg, New Mexico |
72
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Nuclear
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PVNGS (f) | Wintersburg, Arizona |
402
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Gas/Oil
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Delta (g) | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
132
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Gas/Oil
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Luna (combined cycle) (h) | Deming, New Mexico |
190
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Gas
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Valencia (i) | Belen, New Mexico |
148
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2,313
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(a)
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SJGS
Units 1, 2 and 3 are 50% owned by PNM; SJGS Unit 4 is 38.5% owned by
PNM.
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(b)
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Four
Corners Units 4 and 5 are 13% owned by PNM. Units 4 and 5 at
Four Corners are jointly owned with SCE, APS, SRP, Tucson and EPE and are
operated by APS. PNM has no ownership interest in Four Corners
Units 1, 2 or 3.
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(c)
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PNM
will seek NMPRC approval for the June 1, 2012 abandonment of the Las Vegas
Generating Station.
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(d)
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In
2007, PNM completed the conversion of Afton to a combined cycle plant,
with 50% of Afton's capacity designated to serve TNMP's New Mexico
customers, which were transferred to PNM effective January 1, 2007, and
the other 50% designated to serve PNM's remaining regulated
customers.
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(e)
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PNM’s
Lordsburg plant was built to serve wholesale customers and other sales
rather than New Mexico retail customers and therefore, is not currently
included in the retail rates. PNM is proposing to include this
resource in rates charged to New Mexico retail customers beginning with
the 2008 Electric Rate Case. See Note
17.
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(f)
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PNM
is entitled to 10.2% of the power and energy generated by
PVNGS. PNM has ownership interests of 2.3% in Unit 1, 2.3% in
Unit 2 and 10.2% in Unit 3 and has leasehold interests of 7.9% in Unit 1
and 7.9% in Unit 2. Of the leased portion of Unit 2, 2.3% is
owned by a subsidiary of PNMR.
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(g)
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PNM
is entitled to the energy and capacity of Delta under a PPA that is deemed
to be an operating lease.
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(h)
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PNM
owns 33.3% of Luna. Currently, Luna is not included in retail
rates. Luna’s power is being sold into the wholesale
market. PNM has proposed to include this resource in rates
charged to New Mexico retail customers beginning with the 2008 Electric
Rate Case. See Note 17.
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(i)
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PNM
has a PPA that entitles it to the entire output of
Valencia. Currently, Valencia is not included in retail
rates. Valencia’s power is being sold into the wholesale
market. PNM has proposed
to include this resource in rates charged to New Mexico retail customers
through the
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Emergency FPPAC and the 2008
Electric Rate Case. Valencia is a variable interest entity and is
consolidated
by PNM as required by FIN 46R. Therefore, Valencia is reflected in
the above table as if it were owned. See Sources of Power above and
Note 9 and Note 17.
Fossil-Fueled
Plants
SJGS is
located in northwestern New Mexico, and consists of four units operated by PNM.
Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 at SJGS have net rated capacities of 328 MW, 316 MW, 496 MW
and 506 MW. SJGS Units 1 and 2 are owned on a 50% shared basis with
Tucson. SJGS Unit 3 is owned 50% by PNM, 41.8% by SCPPA and 8.2% by
Tri-State. SJGS Unit 4 is owned 38.457% by PNM, 28.8% by M-S-R Public Power Agency,
10.04% by the City of Anaheim, California, 8.475% by the City of Farmington, New
Mexico, 7.2% by the County of Los Alamos, New Mexico and 7.028% by
UAMPS.
Four
Corners and a portion of the facilities adjacent to SJGS are located on land
held under easements from the United States and also under leases from the
Navajo Nation. The easement and lease for Four Corners expire in
2016. The lease contains an option to extend for an additional
25-year period from the end of the existing lease term, for a rental amount tied
to the original rent payment adjusted based on an index. The easement
does not contain an express renewal option and it is unclear what conditions to
renewal or extension of the easements may be imposed. The ultimate
cost of renewal of the Four Corners lease and easement is
uncertain.
The power
from Reeves, Lordsburg, Delta, and Valencia is used primarily for peaking and
transmission support. See Item 1. Business. – Sources of
Power.
Nuclear
Plant
PNM is
participating in the three units of PVNGS, also known as the Arizona Nuclear
Power Project, with APS (the operating agent), Salt River Project, EPE, SCE,
SCPPA and the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los
Angeles. See Note 16 in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for information on other PVNGS matters.
Transmission and
Distribution
As of
December 31, 2008, PNM owned, jointly owned or leased, 3,165 circuit miles of
electric transmission lines, 6,037 miles of distribution overhead lines, 5,353
cable miles of underground distribution lines (excluding street lighting) and
271 substations.
Gas
As of
December 31, 2008, the natural gas properties consisted primarily of natural gas
transmission and distribution systems. Provisions for underground
storage by PNM Gas were on a fee for service basis. The transmission
systems consisted of 1,471 miles of pipe and compression
facilities. The distribution systems consisted of 13,061 miles of
pipe. On January 30, 2009, PNM completed the sale of all of its gas
facilities.
Other
Information
PNM’s
electric transmission and distribution lines are generally located within
easements and rights-of-way on public, private and Native American
lands. PNM leases interests in PVNGS Units 1 and 2 and related
property, Delta, EIP and associated equipment, data processing, communication,
office and other equipment, office space, vehicles and real
estate. PNM also owns and leases service and office facilities in
Albuquerque and in other areas throughout its service territory. See
Note 7 and Note 16.
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TNMP
TNMP’s
facilities consist primarily of transmission and distribution facilities located
in its three non-contiguous Texas service areas. TNMP owned New
Mexico transmission and distribution facilities which are located in southwest
and south central New Mexico, including the cities of Alamogordo, Ruidoso,
Silver City, Lordsburg and surrounding communities until TNMP’s New Mexico
assets were transferred to PNM on January 1, 2007. TNMP also owns and
leases service and office facilities in other areas throughout its service
territory.
As of
December 31, 2008, TNMP owned 958 circuit miles of overhead electric
transmission lines, 7,104 pole miles of overhead distribution lines, 1,685
circuit miles of underground distribution lines, and 103
substations.
ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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See Note
16 and Note 17 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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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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Gila
River Indian Reservation Super Fund
Site
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·
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PVNGS
Water Supply Litigation
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·
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San
Juan River Adjudication
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·
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Western
United States Wholesale Power
Market
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·
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PNM
– 2007 Electric Rate Case
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PNM
– Emergency FPPAC
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TNMP
Competitive Transition Charge True-Up
Proceeding
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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None.
SUPPLEMENTAL
ITEM - EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
All
officers are elected annually by the Board of PNMR. Executive
officers, their ages as of February 20, 2009 and offices held with PNMR for the
past five years, or other companies if less than five years with PNMR, are as
follows:
Name
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Age
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Office
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Initial Effective Date
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J.
E. Sterba
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53
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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August
2008
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Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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August
2001
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P.
K. Collawn
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50
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President
and Chief Operating Officer
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August
2008
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President,
Utilities
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June
2007
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President
and CEO - Public Service Company of
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October
2005
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Colorado,
Xcel Energy
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President,
Customer and Field Operations, Xcel Energy
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July
2003
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C.
N. Eldred
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55
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Executive
Vice President and Chief
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Financial
Officer
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July
2007
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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January
2006
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Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer,
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Omaha
Public Power District
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November
1999
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A.
A. Cobb
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61
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
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June
2005
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Senior
Vice President, Peoples Services and
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Development
|
December
2001
|
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P.
T. Ortiz
|
59
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Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
|
September
2007
|
Senior
Vice President and General Counsel
|
June
2005
|
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Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
|
December
2001
|
||
E.
J. Ferland
|
42
|
Senior
Vice President, Utility Operations
|
May
2007
|
Vice
President of Global Nuclear Field Services
|
September
2006
|
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Westinghouse
|
|||
President
and CEO, Louisiana Energy Services
|
October
2003
|
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T.
G. Sategna
|
55
|
Vice
President and Corporate Controller
|
October
2003
|
PART
II
ITEM 5.
|
MARKET FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON
EQUITY, RELATED
|
|
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
|
PNMR’s
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol:
PNM). Ranges of sales prices of PNMR’s common stock, reported as
composite transactions, and dividends declared on the common stock for 2008 and
2007, by quarters, are as follows:
Quarter
Ended
|
Range
of
Sales
Prices
|
Dividends
|
||||
High
|
Low
|
Per
Share
|
||||
2008
|
||||||
March 31
|
$
21.69
|
$ 8.95
|
$
0.230
|
|||
June 30
|
$
15.52
|
$
11.32
|
$
0.125
|
|||
September 30
|
$
13.06
|
$ 9.88
|
$
0.125
|
|||
December 31
|
$
10.95
|
$ 7.56
|
$
0.125
|
|||
Fiscal Year
|
$
21.69
|
$ 7.56
|
$
0.605
|
|||
|
||||||
2007
|
||||||
March 31
|
$
32.70
|
$ 29.32
|
$
0.230
|
|||
June 30
|
$
34.28
|
$ 26.50
|
$
0.230
|
|||
September 30
|
$
28.71
|
$ 21.05
|
$
0.230
|
|||
December 31
|
$
25.21
|
$ 21.41
|
$
0.230
|
|||
Fiscal Year
|
$
34.28
|
$ 21.05
|
$
0.920
|
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
above. 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
above. The dividend of $0.125 per share common stock declared by the
Board on August 11, 2008 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 December 9, 2008 and
February 17, 2009, the Board declared quarterly dividends of $0.125 per
share. PNMR targets a payout ratio of 50% to 60% of consolidated
earnings. Beginning
with the dividend declared on December 9, 2008, the Series A convertible
preferred stock is entitled to receive dividends equivalent to any dividends
paid on PNMR common stock
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as if the
preferred stock had been converted into common stock.
On
February 20, 2009, there were 12,945 holders of record of PNMR’s common
stock.
See Note
5 for a discussion on limitations on the payments of dividends and the payment
of future dividends, as well as dividends paid by PNM and TNMP.
See Part
III. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters.
Cumulative
Preferred Stock
PNMR and
PNM are not aware of any active trading market for their preferred
stock. Quarterly cash dividends were paid on PNM’s outstanding
cumulative preferred stock at the stated rates during 2008 and
2007. Holders of PNMR’s convertible preferred stock, which was issued
in November 2008, receive dividend payments that are equivalent to the dividends
that would have been received on the number of shares of common stock into which
the preferred stock was convertible. TNMP does not have any
cumulative preferred stock outstanding.
Sales
of Unregistered Securities
None
other than as previously reported on Form 8-K.
A-26
ITEM
6. SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
The
selected financial data and comparative operating statistics for PNMR should be
read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto
and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation. All references to numbers of shares outstanding and per
share amounts have been restated to reflect the 3-for-2 stock split that
occurred on June 11, 2004. PNMR results include TNP results, which
are included from the date of acquisition on June 6, 2005. PNMR
results also include results for the Twin Oaks business from the date of
acquisition on April 18, 2006 through May 31, 2007, when it was contributed to
Optim Energy. On January 30, 2009, PNM completed the sale of its gas
operations, which are considered discontinued operations and excluded from
continuing operations information in the table below.
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Operating Revenues from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 1,959,522 | $ | 1,914,029 | $ | 1,963,360 | $ | 1,566,110 | $ | 1,113,871 | ||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
$ | (305,272 | ) | $ | 59,358 | $ | 107,960 | $ | 51,133 | $ | 68,908 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 | $ | 65,931 | $ | 86,390 | |||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.77 | $ | 1.55 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 1.14 | |||||||||
Diluted
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.12 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.98 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.43 | |||||||||
Diluted
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.96 | $ | 1.71 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 1.41 | |||||||||
Cash
Flow Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
|
$ | 88,097 | $ | 222,533 | $ | 244,424 | $ | 210,108 | $ | 235,142 | ||||||||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
$ | (320,715 | ) | $ | (73,531 | ) | $ | (799,575 | ) | $ | (154,300 | ) | $ | (143,838 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
$ | 355,471 | $ | (254,630 | ) | $ | 610,371 | $ | (4,804 | ) | $ | (86,803 | ) | |||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 6,147,982 | $ | 5,872,136 | $ | 6,230,834 | $ | 5,124,709 | $ | 3,487,635 | ||||||||||
Long-Term
Debt, including current installments
|
$ | 1,584,705 | $ | 1,681,078 | $ | 1,769,205 | $ | 1,746,395 | $ | 987,823 | ||||||||||
Common
Stock Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Market
price per common share at year end
|
$ | 10.08 | $ | 21.45 | $ | 31.10 | $ | 24.49 | $ | 25.29 | ||||||||||
Book
value per common share at year end
|
$ | 19.13 | $ | 22.03 | $ | 22.24 | $ | 18.89 | $ | 18.42 | ||||||||||
Tangible
book value per share at year end
|
$ | 15.31 | $ | 14.59 | $ | 14.44 | $ | 10.49 | $ | 18.42 | ||||||||||
Average
number of common shares outstanding
|
83,468 | 76,719 | 69,829 | 65,928 | 60,414 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
declared per common share
|
$ | 0.605 | $ | 0.920 | $ | 0.880 | $ | 0.785 | $ | 0.665 | ||||||||||
Return
on average common equity
|
(16.0 | ) % | 4.4 | % | 8.0 | % | 5.5 | % | 7.8 | % | ||||||||||
Capitalization
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stockholders’ equity
|
49.3 | % | 50.0 | % | 49.0 | % | 42.5 | % | 52.7 | % | ||||||||||
Convertible
preferred stock
|
3.0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock of subsidiary, without mandatory redemption
requirements
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
47.4 | 49.7 | 50.7 | 57.1 | 46.7 | |||||||||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Note –
The book value per common share at year end, tangible book value per share at
year end, average number of common shares outstanding, and return on average
common equity reflect the Series A convertible preferred stock as if
it was converted into common stock at the date of its issuance on
November 17, 2008.
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||
COMPARATIVE
OPERATING STATISTICS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
PNM
Electric Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 296,121 | $ | 265,418 | $ | 222,099 | $ | 216,890 | $ | 206,950 | ||||||||||
Commercial
|
326,303 | 294,656 | 257,661 | 254,480 | 251,092 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
100,665 | 99,970 | 62,515 | 61,146 | 61,905 | |||||||||||||||
Transmission
|
26,029 | 26,015 | 20,093 | 21,509 | 18,327 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term contracts
|
166,465 | 148,375 | 149,707 | 148,375 | 158,085 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
short-term sales
|
300,573 | 279,854 | 373,608 | 442,406 | 396,548 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
26,786 | 22,686 | 29,781 | 19,951 | 20,138 | |||||||||||||||
Total PNM Electric Revenues
|
$ | 1,242,942 | $ | 1,136,974 | $ | 1,115,464 | $ | 1,164,757 | $ | 1,113,045 | ||||||||||
TNMP
Electric Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
71,673 | $ | 69,488 | $ | 89,378 | $ | 57,145 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Commercial
|
72,786 | 70,146 | 88,767 | 51,670 | - | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
13,849 | 7,876 | 40,501 | 25,189 | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
31,974 | 32,911 | 38,344 | 20,346 | - | |||||||||||||||
Total TNMP Revenues
|
$ | 190,282 | $ | 180,421 | $ | 256,990 | $ | 154,350 | $ | - | ||||||||||
PNM
Gas Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 342,509 | $ | 338,548 | $ | 328,690 | $ | 311,043 | $ | 292,163 | ||||||||||
Commercial
|
103,926 | 102,252 | 102,877 | 98,929 | 92,128 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
3,851 | 2,674 | 4,749 | 3,375 | 2,889 | |||||||||||||||
Transportation
|
16,203 | 15,124 | 14,420 | 13,813 | 15,274 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
40,464 | 49,948 | 58,093 | 84,282 | 88,467 | |||||||||||||||
Total PNM Gas Revenues
|
$ | 506,953 | $ | 508,546 | $ | 508,829 | $ | 511,442 | $ | 490,921 | ||||||||||
Altura
Wholesale Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
contracts
|
$ | - | $ | 65,395 | $ | 125,131 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
First
Choice Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 407,350 | $ | 390,329 | $ | 345,961 | $ | 198,218 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Mass-market
|
52,700 | 60,955 | 81,917 | 53,111 | - | |||||||||||||||
Mid-market
|
149,315 | 141,587 | 129,171 | 46,584 | - | |||||||||||||||
Trading
gains (losses)
|
(49,931 | ) | (3,553 | ) | 9,322 | 5,970 | - | |||||||||||||
Other
|
22,790 | 11,377 | 18,528 | 12,447 | - | |||||||||||||||
Total First Choice Revenues
|
$ | 582,224 | $ | 600,695 | $ | 584,899 | $ | 316,330 | $ | - |
|
Notes:
|
|
TNMP
and First Choice are reported from the date of acquisition, June 6,
2005.
|
|
Altura
Wholesale includes Twin Oaks from the date of acquisition, April 18, 2006
through May 31, 2007 when Altura was contributed to Optim
Energy.
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New Mexico operations were transferred to PNM
Electric.
|
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||
COMPARATIVE
OPERATING STATISTICS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||||
PNM
Electric MWh Sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
3,221,894 | 3,208,593 | 2,764,299 | 2,652,475 | 2,509,449 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
4,028,696 | 4,005,208 | 3,635,423 | 3,526,133 | 3,450,503 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
1,657,580 | 1,920,086 | 1,327,287 | 1,277,156 | 1,283,769 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term contracts
|
2,721,018 | 2,697,249 | 2,647,667 | 2,516,907 | 2,943,372 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
short-term sales
|
3,497,705 | 5,321,753 | 6,517,641 | 7,540,950 | 8,424,712 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
281,093 | 265,989 | 258,293 | 256,201 | 253,393 | |||||||||||||||
Total PNM Electric MWh Sales
|
15,407,986 | 17,418,878 | 17,150,610 | 17,769,822 | 18,865,198 | |||||||||||||||
TNMP
Electric MWh Sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
2,533,025 | 2,520,605 | 2,734,385 | 1,839,741 | - | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
2,206,155 | 2,195,962 | 2,579,854 | 1,399,864 | - | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
2,094,789 | 1,927,934 | 2,157,507 | 1,263,452 | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
107,524 | 100,581 | 121,227 | 72,262 | - | |||||||||||||||
Total TNMP MWh Sales
|
6,941,493 | 6,745,082 | 7,592,973 | 4,575,319 | - | |||||||||||||||
PNM
Gas Throughput - Decatherms
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands):
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
31,981 | 29,468 | 27,556 | 28,119 | 30,618 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
11,302 | 10,656 | 10,409 | 10,554 | 11,639 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
417 | 313 | 581 | 369 | 413 | |||||||||||||||
Transportation
|
37,073 | 40,299 | 39,202 | 37,013 | 43,208 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
3,108 | 5,357 | 6,450 | 9,780 | 13,871 | |||||||||||||||
Total PNM Gas Throughput
|
83,881 | 86,093 | 84,198 | 85,835 | 99,749 | |||||||||||||||
Altura
Wholesale MWh Sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
contracts
|
- | 915,883 | 1,683,707 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
First
Choice MWh Sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
2,547,490 | 2,796,864 | 2,481,557 | 1,591,006 | - | |||||||||||||||
Mass-market
|
278,304 | 371,825 | 549,143 | 400,840 | - | |||||||||||||||
Mid-market
|
1,176,840 | 1,197,329 | 1,159,160 | 478,531 | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
16,256 | 21,075 | 20,921 | 29,780 | - | |||||||||||||||
Total First Choice MWh Sales
|
4,018,890 | 4,387,093 | 4,210,781 | 2,500,157 | - |
|
Notes:
|
|
TNMP
and First Choice are reported from the date of acquisition, June 6,
2005.
|
|
Altura
Wholesale includes Twin Oaks from the date of acquisition, April 18, 2006
through May 31, 2007 when Altura was contributed to Optim
Energy.
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New Mexico operations were transferred to PNM
Electric.
|
|
Under
TECA, customers of TNMP Electric in Texas can choose First Choice or any
other REP to provide energy. However, TNMP Electric delivers
energy to customers within its service area regardless of the REP
chosen. Therefore, TNMP Electric earns revenue for energy
delivery and First Choice earns revenue on the usage of that energy by its
customers. The MWh reported above for TNMP Electric and First
Choice include 1,563,260, 2,018,110, and 2,332,098 MWh used by customers
of TNMP Electric in 2008, 2007, and 2006, who have chosen First Choice as
their REP.
|
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PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||
COMPARATIVE
OPERATING STATISTICS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||||
PNM
Electric Customers
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
442,647 | 438,990 | 388,775 | 378,116 | 367,491 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
53,059 | 52,780 | 45,678 | 44,721 | 43,425 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
284 | 276 | 279 | 281 | 290 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term and short-term
|
55 | 54 | 75 | 76 | 68 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
991 | 1,023 | 829 | 838 | 818 | |||||||||||||||
Total PNM Electric Customers
|
497,036 | 493,123 | 435,636 | 424,032 | 412,092 | |||||||||||||||
TNMP
Electric Customers
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
189,961 | 184,304 | 224,424 | 222,819 | - | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
38,733 | 39,979 | 47,566 | 44,119 | - | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
74 | 76 | 78 | 125 | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
2,122 | 2,104 | 2,224 | 2,244 | - | |||||||||||||||
Total TNMP Customers
|
230,890 | 226,463 | 274,292 | 269,307 | - | |||||||||||||||
PNM
Gas Customers
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
461,285 | 457,964 | 451,518 | 440,624 | 430,578 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
35,556 | 35,805 | 36,045 | 35,136 | 34,993 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
43 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
Transportation
|
- | - | 26 | 26 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
2,218 | 2,483 | 1,995 | 2,654 | 2,931 | |||||||||||||||
Total PNM Gas Customers
|
499,102 | 496,297 | 489,629 | 478,482 | 468,572 | |||||||||||||||
Altura
Wholesale Customers
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
|
- | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
First
Choice Customers
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
195,949 | 213,630 | 206,393 | 178,150 | - | |||||||||||||||
Mass-market
|
11,524 | 17,536 | 21,858 | 24,364 | - | |||||||||||||||
Mid-market
|
19,827 | 15,386 | 16,051 | 6,475 | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
10,131 | 11,817 | 9,427 | 10,539 | - | |||||||||||||||
Total First Choice Customers
|
237,431 | 258,369 | 253,729 | 219,528 | - | |||||||||||||||
PNMR
Generation Statistics
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Reliable
Net Capability - MW
|
2,713 | 2,206 | 1,934 | 1,744 | 1,729 | |||||||||||||||
Coincidental
Peak Demand - MW
|
1,901 | 1,933 | 1,855 | 1,779 | 1,655 | |||||||||||||||
Average
Fuel Cost per Million BTU
|
$ | 2.404 | $ | 1.7539 | $ | 1.7143 | $ | 1.4711 | $ | 1.3751 | ||||||||||
BTU
per KWh of Net Generation
|
10,269 | 10,850 | 10,641 | 10,706 | 10,442 |
|
Notes:
|
|
TNMP
and First Choice are reported from the date of acquisition, June 6,
2005.
|
|
Altura
Wholesale includes Twin Oaks from the date of acquisition, April 18, 2006
through May 31, 2007 when Altura was contributed to Optim
Energy.
|
Effective
January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New Mexico operations were transferred to PNM
Electric.
|
The
customers reported above for TNMP Electric and First Choice include
92,792, 127,328, and 147,094 customers of TNMP Electric at December 31,
2008, 2007, and 2006, who have chosen First Choice as their
REP. These TNMP Electric customers are also included in the
First Choice customers.
|
A-30
ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATION
|
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 only includes a narrative analysis of results of operations as
permitted by Form 10-K General Instruction I (2). Certain of the
tables below may not appear visually accurate due to rounding.
MD&A
FOR PNMR
BUSINESS
AND STRATEGY
Overview
The
overall strategy of PNMR is to “Build America’s Best Merchant Utility” through
concentrated effort on its core regulated and unregulated electric
businesses. PNM sold its gas operations on January 30, 2009 and is
now positioned to focus on its regulated electric business. The
growth of the unregulated electric business is expected from the further
development of Optim Energy and from First Choice.
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, expansion of the renewable energy portfolio of
generation resources, and climate change leadership.
Another initiative of PNMR is the
separation of its merchant operations from PNM Electric, 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. PNM is proposing to the
NMPRC that these units be included in retail rates beginning with PNM’s 2008
Electric Rate Case. See Note 17. PVNGS Unit 3, which is
not subject to the separation order, may 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. As discussed in Note 17, on April 24,
2008, the NMPRC issued a final order in PNM’s 2007 Electric Rate 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 PNM’s RECs
that were 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 did not
address the merits of the FPPAC proposed in PNM’s 2007 Electric Rate
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, which have
averaged $0.023710 since the Emergency FPPAC was implemented through
December 31, 2008, will exceed the cap during
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the
period the Emergency FPPAC is in effect. PNM implemented the
Emergency FPPAC, as modified, on June 2, 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.
On
September 22, 2008, PNM filed its 2008 Electric 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 17, 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. Hearings on the rate request are scheduled to begin on March
30, 2009. 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. 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. 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’s rate case is currently being held in abatement,
pending the final determination of the costs related to Hurricane Ike and
anticipated debt financing costs to be included in rates charged to
customers. TNMP is unable to predict the outcome of this
matter.
As a REP,
First Choice operates in the highly competitive Texas retail
market. During 2008, the Texas market experienced extreme price
volatility and transmission congestion. This caused First Choice to
incur losses in its speculative trading portfolio and led to termination of
speculative activities. These anomalies also negatively impacted the
margins realized from end use customers. These conditions were
exacerbated by the impacts of Hurricane Ike and depressed economic conditions
resulting in very high levels of customer turnover and levels of uncollectible
accounts significantly higher than historical experience. These
factors also contributed to impairments of the goodwill and other intangible
assets of First Choice.
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 $18 million to $19 million. As a
provider of regulated transmission and distribution services under the
provisions of TECA, TNMP expects to 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 Optim Energy’s facilities, but Optim Energy was impacted
because of lost power sales opportunities and depressed market
prices.
The
recent and unprecedented disruption in the credit markets has had a significant
adverse impact on numerous financial institutions. As discussed in Note 6,
several of the financial institutions that the Company deals with have been
impacted. However, at this point in time, the Company’s existing liquidity
instruments have not been materially impacted by the 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.
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In the
last half of 2008 and early 2009, global economic conditions 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.
Optim
Energy
PNMR’s
strategy for unregulated operations is focused on one of the nation’s growing
power markets. PNMR intends to capitalize on the growth opportunities
through its participation and ownership in Optim Energy. Optim
Energy’s anticipated business lines will consist of:
·
|
Development,
operation and ownership of diverse generation
assets
|
·
|
Wholesale
marketing and trading to optimize its
assets
|
Business
Improvement Plan
In 2007,
the Company began a business improvement process that included a comprehensive
cost structure analysis of its operations and a benchmarking analysis to
similar-sized utilities. During 2007 and 2008, the Company
implemented 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 years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007, the Company recorded pre-tax expense of $10.9 million and $12.6 million
for costs of the business improvement plan, primarily severance-related and
consulting costs. As additional phases of the business improvement
plan are developed, the associated costs will be analyzed and recorded as
specified by GAAP.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS – PNMR
Executive
Summary
A summary
of PNMR’s net earnings is as follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (305.3 | ) | $ | 59.4 | $ | 108.0 | $ | (364.6 | ) | $ | (48.6 | ) | |||||||
Earnings
from discontinued operations,
net
of income taxes
|
34.6 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 19.1 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (270.6 | ) | $ | 74.9 | $ | 120.8 | $ | (345.5 | ) | $ | (45.9 | ) | |||||||
Average
common and common equivalent shares
|
83.5 | 77.9 | 70.6 | 5.6 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations per diluted share
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.53 | $ | (4.42 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | |||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per diluted share
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.96 | $ | 1.71 | $ | (4.20 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) |
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The components of the changes in
earnings (loss) from continuing operations by segment are:
Change
|
||||||||
2008/2007 | 2007/2006 | |||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||
PNM
Electric
|
$ | (89.9 | ) | $ | (34.7 | ) | ||
TNMP
Electric
|
(27.2 | ) | 2.7 | |||||
Altura
|
(5.2 | ) | (18.7 | ) | ||||
First
Choice
|
(204.8 | ) | (12.8 | ) | ||||
Corporate
and Other
|
(15.1 | ) | 10.3 | |||||
Optim
Energy
|
(22.5 | ) | 4.6 | |||||
Net
change
|
$ | (364.6 | ) | $ | (48.6 | ) |
Results
of operations were negatively impacted by several major factors during
2008. Impairments of goodwill and other intangible assets were
recorded at PNM, TNMP, and First Choice, as well as at Optim
Energy. After-tax impairment losses reduced net earnings by $212.1
million. PNM Electric recorded regulatory disallowances of $18.3
million after-tax resulting from its 2007 Electric Rate Case. General
declines in the stock market negatively impacted the values of investments in
the NDT resulting in an after-tax decrease in earnings of $16.2 million in 2008
compared to 2007. As a result of anomalies in the Texas energy
market, First Choice experienced after-tax losses in its speculative trading
operations, which were terminated in 2008, that were $29.8 million greater in
2008 than 2007. In addition, economic conditions resulted in high
default rates and uncollectible accounts at First Choice resulting in First
Choice bad debt expense being $23.6 million greater after-tax in 2008 than in
2007. Optim Energy wrote-off its inventory of emissions allowances related
to CAIR as a result of that program being invalidated. PNMR's share of the
after-tax loss was $9.6 million.
Income
tax expense or benefit for 2008 was significantly impacted by the impairments of
goodwill since the expense recorded for the impairments is not deductible for
income tax purposes. The consolidated effective income tax rates for
2008 were 22.97% for PNMR, 13.11% for PNM, and 476.65% for
TNMP. Excluding the losses due to goodwill impairment, the effective
income tax rates would have been 41.05% for PNMR, 39.55% for PNM, and 30.25% for
TNMP.
The
increase in the number of common and common equivalent shares is primarily due
to new issuances of PNMR common stock in 2006 and in connection with securities
issued in connection with the equity-linked units in 2008. See Note
6.
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. Effective as of December 31, 2007, management
changed the methodology it uses to operate and assess the business activities of
the Company, resulting in changes to the Company’s segment
presentation. See Note 3 for more information on PNMR’s operating
segments. References to 2006 amounts in the following discussion have
not been adjusted to reflect the transfer of TNMP’s New Mexico operations that
are discussed above.
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
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 1 and to Part II, Item 7A. Risk Factors.
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PNM
Electric
The table
below summarizes operating results for PNM Electric:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$ | 1,242.9 | $ | 1,137.0 | $ | 1,115.5 | $ | 106.0 | $ | 21.5 | ||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
698.1 | 638.7 | 607.0 | 59.4 | 31.7 | |||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
544.9 | 498.3 | 508.4 | 46.6 | (10.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
465.7 | 381.1 | 331.1 | 84.6 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
85.7 | 83.2 | 78.0 | 2.5 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(6.5 | ) | 34.0 | 99.3 | (40.5 | ) | (65.3 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
(0.1 | ) | 53.3 | 37.4 | (53.4 | ) | 15.9 | |||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(69.9 | ) | (52.7 | ) | (47.1 | ) | (17.2 | ) | (5.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes
|
(76.5 | ) | 34.6 | 89.7 | (111.1 | ) | (55.1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
(10.0 | ) | 11.2 | 31.6 | (21.2 | ) | (20.4 | ) | ||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (67.0 | ) | $ | 22.9 | $ | 57.6 | $ | (89.9 | ) | $ | (34.7 | ) |
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to total revenues, cost of energy, and
gross margin:
2008/2007
Change
|
2007/2006
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regulated
fuel costs and rate recovery
|
$ | 102.9 | $ | 65.6 | $ | 37.3 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 9.4 | $ | (4.2 | ) | |||||||||||
Sales
of SO2
credits
|
(17.2 | ) | - | (17.2 | ) | 5.2 | - | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Unregulated
margins
|
(81.1 | ) | (89.2 | ) | 8.1 | 9.2 | 33.5 | (24.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of merchant portfolio
|
5.1 | - | 5.1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
unrealized economic hedges
|
96.2 | 93.4 | 2.8 | (46.6 | ) | (37.8 | ) | (8.8 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Consolidation
of Valencia PPA
|
- | (10.4 | ) | 10.4 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Transfer
of assets from TNMP
|
- | - | - | 48.5 | 26.5 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | 106.0 | $ | 59.4 | $ | 46.6 | $ | 21.5 | $ | 31.7 | $ | (10.1 | ) |
The
following table shows PNM Electric operating revenues by customer class,
including intersegment revenues and average number of customers:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007(1)
|
2006(1)
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions, except customers)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 296.1 | $ | 265.4 | $ | 222.1 | $ | 30.7 | $ | 43.3 | ||||||||||
Commercial
|
326.3 | 294.7 | 257.7 | 31.6 | 37.0 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
100.7 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 37.5 | |||||||||||||||
Transmission
|
26.0 | 26.0 | 20.1 | - | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||
Other
retail
|
26.8 | 22.7 | 29.8 | 4.1 | (7.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term sales
|
166.5 | 148.4 | 149.7 | 18.1 | (1.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Wholesale
short-term sales
|
300.5 | 279.8 | 373.6 | 20.8 | (93.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1,242.9 | $ | 1,137.0 | $ | 1,115.5 | $ | 106.0 | $ | 21.5 | |||||||||||
Average
retail customers (thousands)
|
495.3 | 489.4 | 430.2 | 5.9 | 59.2 |
(1)
|
The
customer class revenues have been reclassified to be consistent with the
current year presentation.
|
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The
following table shows PNM Electric GWh sales by customer class:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(Gigawatt
hours)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
3,221.9 | 3,208.6 | 2,764.3 | 13.3 | 444.3 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
4,028.7 | 4,005.2 | 3,635.4 | 23.5 | 369.8 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
1,657.6 | 1,920.1 | 1,327.3 | (262.5 | ) | 592.8 | ||||||||||||||
Other
retail
|
281.1 | 266.0 | 258.3 | 15.1 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
long-term sales
|
2,721.0 | 2,697.2 | 2,647.7 | 23.8 | 49.5 | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale
short-term sales
|
3,497.7 | 5,321.8 | 6,517.6 | (1,824.1 | ) | (1,195.8 | ) | |||||||||||||
15,408.0 | 17,418.9 | 17,150.6 | (2,010.9 | ) | 268.3 |
Effective
January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New Mexico operations were transferred to PNM, which
increased PNM Electric’s retail sales volumes, average retail customers and
retail operating revenues. Prior to the transfer of operations in
2007, PNM supplied the power to serve TNMP’s New Mexico load through
intersegment long-term and short-term sales contracts that were eliminated in
the consolidated financial statements of PNMR after the acquisition of TNP on
June 6, 2005. Information concerning the TNMP New Mexico
operations included in the TNMP Electric segment in 2006, the gross margin
associated with intersegment contract sales in 2006, and the net impact is as
follows:
TNMP
New Mexico’s Operations
Year
Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||||||
TNMP
New Mexico Operations
|
PNM
Contract
Sales
|
Net
Impact
|
||||||||||
(Dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ |
99.1
|
$ |
50.6
|
$ |
48.5
|
||||||
Cost
of energy
|
75.4
|
48.9
|
26.5
|
|||||||||
Gross margin
|
23.7
|
1.7
|
22.0
|
|||||||||
Operating
expense
|
12.8
|
-
|
12.8
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
6.0
|
-
|
6.0
|
|||||||||
Operating income
|
4.9
|
1.7
|
3.2
|
|||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
0.2
|
-
|
0.2
|
|||||||||
Earnings
before income taxes
|
5.1
|
1.7
|
3.4
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
|
1.5
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
|||||||||
Earnings
|
$ |
3.6
|
$ |
1.0
|
$ |
2.6
|
||||||
Sales
volumes (GWhs)
|
1,124.0
|
627.6
|
496.4
|
|||||||||
Average
customers (thousands)
|
49.5
|
n/a
|
49.5
|
The
following discussion of results will exclude variances due to the transfer of
New Mexico operations from TNMP on January 1, 2007, that are shown
above. See MD&A - PNM Gas for information on items included in
PNM Electric that historically were allocated to PNM Gas.
See Note
17 for a discussion of the 2007 Electric Rate Case and the Emergency
FPPAC. The base rate increase combined with changes in customer
mix and usage resulted in a $30.8 million increase to revenues and gross margin
in 2008. The Emergency FPPAC resulted in a $36.9 million increase to
revenues and gross margin in 2008, reflecting the net amount of fuel and
purchased power costs used to serve retail loads that were recovered in addition
to amount recovered through base rates.
During
2008, sales volumes to regulated customers decreased compared to 2007, as a
small increase in the average customer count was more than offset by lower
per-customer usage and the reduced operations of a major industrial
customer. The costs to serve regulated customers increased largely
due to higher coal prices and higher replacement power prices for market
purchases required when resources were not sufficient to meet load requirements,
largely due to reduced availability at SJGS. These costs were
partially offset by an increase in off-system sales revenues largely due to
increased availability at PVNGS, which allowed for market sales when
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resources
were in excess of load requirements. The weighted-average baseload
equivalent availability factor for 2008 was 78.7%, compared to 79.2% in
2007.
During
2007, an increase in the average customer count and increased per-customer usage
due to weather increased sales volumes to regulated customers and
revenues. However, this increase in revenues was more than offset by
the increased costs to serve regulated load requirements, including higher coal
prices and a greater need for replacement power purchases at higher prices when
resources were not sufficient to meet load requirements, particularly during
times of baseload generation plant outages. The weighted-average
baseload equivalent availability factor for 2007 was 79.2%, compared to 83.9% in
2006.
Sales of
SO2
allowances in 2008 decreased compared to 2007, while 2007 sales increased over
2006 levels, impacting revenues and gross margin.
Unregulated
revenues and cost of energy related to unregulated margins decreased due to the
sale of the merchant portfolio in June 2008. These decreases were
partially offset by increased revenues and cost of energy, including demand
charges, from the dispatch of unregulated gas plants based on market
profitability. Additionally, unregulated revenues increased due to
increased PVNGS availability and more favorable pricing terms under the forward
sales agreement at PVNGS, resulting in a net increase to margin.
A gain on
the sale of the merchant portfolio in June 2008 increased total revenues and
gross margin. 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 several
long-term sales and purchase power agreements. See Note
8.
Changes
in net unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on economic hedges were driven
by increased gas and electric price movements, primarily due to losses incurred
in 2007 on certain contracts that no longer qualified for the normal exception
as a result of the pending sale of the merchant portfolio.
In 2008,
cost of energy was reduced due to the Valencia PPA, which was consolidated under
FIN 46R. See Note 9. Consolidation results in amounts
being reflected as operating expenses and minority interest that otherwise would
have been included in cost of energy.
Operating
expenses increased in both 2008 and 2007. In 2008, the increase in
operating expenses is due to a $51.1 million impairment of goodwill as a result
of the annual impairment assessment (See Note 25), $30.2 million of regulatory
disallowances resulting from the NMPRC’s rate order dated April 24, 2008,
including write-offs of $10.6 million for deferred costs of RECs and $19.6
million for coal mine decommissioning costs, and an increase in energy
production costs due primarily to increased plant outage costs at SJGS related
to environmental outages and a full year of Afton maintenance
costs. These increases were partially offset by net reductions in
expenses due to the business improvement process, a decrease in taxes other than
income taxes resulting from technology tax credits, gains on the sale of a
turbine in 2007 and the impairment of Afton in 2007, as the cost of construction
exceeded the amount allowed by a NMPRC rate order.
In 2007,
in addition to the impairment of Afton and gains on the sale of a turbine,
energy production costs increased due to higher plant outage costs at SJGS, Four
Corners and PVNGS, including the extension of a planned outage at PVNGS Unit 3
and the cost of removal of the steam generators. Energy production
costs also increased due to higher maintenance costs at SJGS and Afton, and a
full year of operations at Luna. Increases to administrative and
general expenses, transmission and distribution costs and taxes other than
income were primarily due to the transfer of assets from TNMP and severance and
consulting costs associated with the business improvement plan to reduce costs
and improve processes in future years, partially offset by reductions in
incentive-based compensation expenses.
In 2008,
depreciation expense increased primarily due to the completion of Afton and the
consolidation of Valencia. In 2007, depreciation expense increased
due to the transfer of assets from TNMP, partially offset by a $2.3 million
decrease in depreciation expense at Four Corners due to an increase in its
estimated useful life.
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Other
income and deductions decreased in 2008 due to realized losses related to NDT
assets, along with other than temporarily impairment losses recognized in
accordance with SFAS 115. These losses totaled $15.2 million in 2008,
compared to gains of $11.6 million in 2007. Other income and
deductions was also impacted by FIN 48, which was implemented in 2007. In 2007,
$10.6 million of interest income related to unrecognized tax benefits was
recorded under FIN 48, whereas no such income was recorded in 2006. A
reduction in interest income related to FIN 48 of $5.1 million was recorded in
2008. In addition, a $2.5 million reduction in interest from PVNGS
lessor notes and a $7.2 million reduction due to consolidation of the minority
interest in Valencia impacted other income and deductions in 2008. In
2007, other income and deductions also increased due to increased gains related
to NDT assets.
In 2008,
interest expenses increased due to higher borrowings at higher long-term
interest rates, along with transaction fees associated with the refinancing of
debt. In 2007, interest expenses increased due to higher short-term
borrowings used to fund capital expenditures.
TNMP
Electric
The table
below summarizes the operating results for TNMP Electric:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$ | 190.3 | $ | 180.4 | $ | 257.0 | $ | 9.9 | $ | (76.6 | ) | |||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
32.7 | 29.5 | 103.0 | 3.2 | (73.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
157.6 | 150.9 | 154.0 | 6.7 | (3.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
101.5 | 67.8 | 79.3 | 33.6 | (11.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
38.7 | 30.4 | 31.6 | 8.3 | (1.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
17.4 | 52.7 | 43.1 | (35.2 | ) | 9.6 | ||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
3.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 1.7 | (7.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(18.3 | ) | (25.2 | ) | (28.9 | ) | 6.8 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
before income taxes
|
2.3 | 29.1 | 23.0 | (26.7 | ) | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
11.1 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (8.8 | ) | $ | 18.4 | $ | 15.7 | $ | (27.2 | ) | $ | 2.7 |
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to total revenues, cost of energy, and
gross margin:
2008/2007
Change
|
2007/2006
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer
of assets to PNM
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (99.1 | ) | $ | (75.4 | ) | $ | (23.7 | ) | ||||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
4.9 | - | 4.9 | 4.1 | - | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hurricane
Ike margin impact
|
(1.6 | ) | - | (1.6 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
PUCT
order
|
4.2 | - | 4.2 | 16.4 | - | 16.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
2.4 | 3.2 | (0.8 | ) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | 9.9 | $ | 3.2 | $ | 6.7 | $ | (76.6 | ) | $ | (73.5 | ) | $ | (3.1 | ) |
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The
following table shows TNMP Electric operating revenues by customer class,
including intersegment revenues, and average number of customers:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
|
2007/2006
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
millions, except customers)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 71.7 | $ | 69.5 | $ | 89.4 | $ | 2.2 | $ | (20.0 | ) | |||||||||
Commercial
|
72.8 | 70.1 | 88.8 | 2.7 | (18.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
13.8 | 7.9 | 40.5 | 5.9 | (32.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
32.0 | 32.9 | 38.3 | (0.9 | ) | (5.4 | ) | |||||||||||||
$ | 190.3 | $ | 180.4 | $ | 257.0 | $ | 9.9 | $ | (76.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Average
customers (thousands) (1)
|
229.5 | 226.2 | 272.6 | 3.3 | (46.4 | ) |
(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 112,638, 137,015, and 153,693 customers
of TNMP Electric at December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 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:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(Gigawatt
hours)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
2,533.0 | 2,520.6 | 2,734.4 | 12.4 | (213.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
2,206.2 | 2,196.0 | 2,579.9 | 10.2 | (383.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
2,094.8 | 1,927.9 | 2,157.5 | 166.9 | (229.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
107.5 | 100.6 | 121.2 | 6.9 | (20.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
6,941.5 | 6,745.1 | 7,593.0 | 196.4 | (847.9 | ) |
(1)
|
The
GWh sales reported above include 1,563.3, 2,018.1, and 2,332.1 GWhs for
December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 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.
|
Effective
January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New Mexico operations were transferred to PNM,
decreasing sales volumes, average customers, and income statement line items for
TNMP Electric as set forth in PNM Electric above.
In 2007
and 2008, increases in the average customer count and higher per-customer usage
increased sales volumes, revenues and gross margin. In 2008, warmer
temperatures in June and July were partially offset by milder temperatures at
the beginning and ending of the year along with Hurricane Ike, which struck the
Gulf Coast in September 2008 and resulted in a decrease to customer
usage.
2007
revenues included a fuel credit to industrial customers, as ordered by the
PUCT. The conclusion of this credit in December of 2007 resulted in
increased revenues and gross margin in 2008. Additionally, the
collection of stranded costs incurred by TNMP as part of the deregulation of the
Texas energy market increased revenues slightly, as collections are based on
customer usage. These increases are offset by increases in
depreciation and amortization related to the amortization of these regulatory
assets.
Other
changes to revenues, cost of energy and gross margin relate to transmission
prices charged to and from other transmission and distribution
providers.
Operating
expenses increased in 2008 due to an impairment of goodwill amounting to $34.5
million as a result of the annual impairment assessment. See Note
25. In 2007, operating expenses decreased from 2006 primarily due to
the transfer of assets to PNM and by reductions in incentive-based compensation
expenses, partially
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offset by
severance and consulting costs associated with the business improvement plan to
reduce costs and improve processes in future years.
Depreciation
and amortization expense increased in 2008 due to increased amortizations of
regulatory assets for stranded costs, depreciation on higher plant balances, and
the absence of amortizations of a regulatory liability in 2007 related to the
industrial fuel credit. In 2007, the decrease in depreciation and
amortization relating to the amortization of the industrial fuel credit and the
transfer of assets to PNM was mostly offset by the increased amortization on
stranded costs and depreciation on higher plant balances.
In 2008,
other income and deductions increased due to gains on the sale of non-utility
property and higher contributions in aid of construction, partially offset by a
decrease in interest income related to FIN 48. In 2007, other income
and deductions decreased primarily due to the absence of carrying charges on
stranded costs earned in 2006, prior to the collection of these costs, and lower
interest income due to reduced cash balances. These decreases were
partially offset by higher collections of contributions in aid of
construction.
Interest
charges decreased in 2008 and 2007 due to a $100 million reduction of long-term
debt in the second quarter of 2007, along with the repayment of $148.9 million
of long-term debt in the second quarter of 2008 utilizing additional short-term
debt with a lower interest cost.
PNM
Gas
The table
below summarizes the operating results for PNM Gas, which is classified as
discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$ | 507.0 | $ | 508.5 | $ | 508.8 | $ | (1.6 | ) | $ | (0.3 | ) | ||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
346.6 | 352.8 | 361.9 | (6.2 | ) | (9.1 | ) | |||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
160.4 | 155.7 | 147.0 | 4.6 | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
92.2 | 97.1 | 96.8 | (4.9 | ) | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | 21.6 | 21.6 | (21.6 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
68.2 | 37.0 | 28.6 | 31.2 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
2.6 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | (3.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(13.2 | ) | (12.2 | ) | (11.4 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings
before income taxes
|
57.6 | 25.9 | 21.3 | 31.7 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
23.0 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings
|
$ | 34.6 | $ | 15.5 | $ | 12.9 | $ | 19.1 | $ | 2.6 |
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to total revenues, cost of energy, and
gross margin:
2008/2007
Change
|
2007/2006
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas
prices
|
$ | (1.7 | ) | $ | (1.7 | ) | $ | - | $ | (22.3 | ) | $ | (22.3 | ) | $ | - | |||||||||
Rate
increase
|
5.1 | - | 5.1 | 2.9 | - | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
4.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 25.2 | 18.9 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Off-system
activities
|
(8.5 | ) | (8.2 | ) | (0.3 | ) | (5.1 | ) | (5.5 | ) | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
(1.1 | ) | - | (1.1 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (0.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | (1.6 | ) | $ | (6.2 | ) | $ | 4.6 | $ | (0.3 | ) | $ | (9.1 | ) | $ | 8.7 |
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The
following table shows PNM Gas operating revenues by customer class and average
number of customers:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions, except customers)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 342.5 | $ | 338.5 | $ | 328.7 | $ | 4.0 | $ | 9.8 | ||||||||||
Commercial
|
103.9 | 102.3 | 102.9 | 1.6 | (0.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
3.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | (2.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Transportation(1)
|
16.2 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
40.5 | 49.9 | 58.1 | (9.5 | ) | (8.2 | ) | |||||||||||||
$ | 507.0 | $ | 508.5 | $ | 508.8 | $ | (1.6 | ) | $ | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||
Average
customers (thousands)
|
496.5 | 491.6 | 482.3 | 4.9 | 9.3 |
(1)
|
Customer-owned
gas.
|
The
following table shows PNM Gas throughput by customer class:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(Thousands
of decatherms)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
31,981.0 | 29,468.1 | 27,556.1 | 2,512.9 | 1,912.0 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
|
11,302.1 | 10,655.6 | 10,409.5 | 646.5 | 246.1 | |||||||||||||||
Industrial
|
417.3 | 313.1 | 580.9 | 104.2 | (267.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Transportation(1)
|
37,073.2 | 40,299.3 | 39,202.2 | (3,226.1 | ) | 1,097.1 | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
3,107.4 | 5,356.8 | 6,449.6 | (2,249.4 | ) | (1,092.8 | ) | |||||||||||||
83,881.0 | 86,092.9 | 84,198.3 | (2,211.9 | ) | 1,894.6 |
(1)
|
Customer-owned
gas.
|
Due to
the sale of the PNM Gas business, which was completed on January 30, 2009, the
Company is reporting this segment as discontinued operations as required under
GAAP. 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 2007 and 2006. 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 years 2007 and
2006 totaled $6.4 million and $6.3 million. Beginning in 2008, these
costs were reallocated among all PNMR business segments, other than PNM
Gas.
PNM Gas
purchased natural gas in the open market and sold it at no profit to its
sales-service customers. As a result, increases or decreases in gas revenues
driven by gas costs did not impact the gross margin or operating income of PNM
Gas. Increases or decreases to gross margin caused by changes in sales-service
volumes represented margin earned on the delivery of gas to customers based on
regulated rates.
Implementation
of an approved NMPRC rate increase resulted in an increase to revenues and gross
margin in 2007 and 2008.
In 2008,
a slight increase in the average customer count and a 2.0% increase in
heating-degree days, both of which were mostly offset by economic conditions,
resulted in increased revenues and gross margin. In 2007, an increase
in the average customer count and a 4.4% increase in heating-degree days
increased sales volumes, revenues and gross margin.
During
the last two years, revenues from off-system activities decreased due to a lack
of market activity. In 2007, the decrease in revenues was mostly
offset by decreases in costs related to these transactions, slightly increasing
gross margin and net earnings. In 2008, the volume and margin on
these activities decreased.
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In 2008,
operating expenses decreased due to reductions in shared service costs resulting
from the business improvement plan, along with a reduction for costs incurred in
2007 for self-insurance costs and severance and consulting costs associated with
the business improvement plan to reduce costs and improve processes in future
years. In 2007, the increase in these costs were more than offset by
reductions in incentive-based compensation expenses.
Due to
the sale of the gas business, the assets held for sale have not been depreciated
in accordance with SFAS 144. If PNM Gas were not treated as
discontinued operations, deprecation of $21.5 million would have been recorded
in 2008.
Changes
in other income and deductions are primarily due to interest on PGAC
balances.
Interest
charges are primarily allocated from PNM and increased in 2008 due to higher
borrowings at higher long-term rates. In 2007, interest charges
increased due to higher short-term borrowings.
Altura
The table
below summarizes the operating results for Altura:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
Change
|
||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$ | 65.4 | $ | 125.1 | $ | (59.7 | ) | |||||
Cost
of energy
|
22.1 | 38.9 | (16.8 | ) | ||||||||
Gross margin
|
43.3 | 86.3 | (43.0 | ) | ||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
18.6 | 13.0 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
7.7 | 13.1 | (5.4 | ) | ||||||||
Operating income
|
17.0 | 60.2 | (43.2 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
0.1 | 0.3 | (0.2 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(8.5 | ) | (20.9 | ) | 12.4 | |||||||
Earnings before income taxes
|
8.6 | 39.6 | (31.0 | ) | ||||||||
Income
taxes
|
3.4 | 15.7 | (12.3 | ) | ||||||||
Segment
earnings
|
$ | 5.2 | $ | 23.9 | $ | (18.7 | ) |
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to total revenues and gross
margin:
2007/2006
Change
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
||||||||||
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||
Timing
of PNMR ownership
|
$ | (57.2 | ) | $ | (15.8 | ) | $ | (41.4 | ) | |||
Twin
Oaks performance
|
(2.5 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (1.6 | ) | ||||||
Total increase (decrease)
|
$ | (59.7 | ) | $ | (16.8 | ) | $ | (43.0 | ) |
Altura's
2006 results include approximately nine months of earnings associated with the
ownership of the Twin Oaks plant after its April 18 acquisition, including
allocations of corporate costs and interest expense associated with the $480
million bridge loan undertaken to fund the purchase of the plant.
Altura’s
2007 results were lower than 2006 primarily related to the contribution to Optim
Energy on June 1, 2007. Forced outages in the first quarter of 2007
further reduced earnings, in addition to the impairment of the value of
developmental rights for the expansion of the plant. See Note
2. This decrease was partially offset by reduced interest expense
associated with the pay down of a significant portion of the bridge loan in late
2006.
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First
Choice
The table
below summarizes the operating results for First Choice:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
|||||
(In
millions)
|
|||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$ | 582.2 | $ | 600.7 | $ | 584.9 | $ | (18.5 | ) | $ | 15.8 | |||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
564.3 | 500.8 | 455.1 | 63.5 | 45.7 | |||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
17.9 | 99.9 | 129.8 | (82.0 | ) | (29.9 | ) | |||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
238.4 | 57.3 | 66.9 | 181.1 | (9.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
2.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(222.8 | ) | 40.8 | 60.8 | (263.6 | ) | (20.0 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | (0.4 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(4.0 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (3.2 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes
|
(225.1 | ) | 42.1 | 62.1 | (267.2 | ) | (20.0 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(47.6 | ) | 14.9 | 22.1 | (62.5 | ) | (7.2 | ) |
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$
|
(177.6)
|
$
|
27.2
|
$ |
40.0
|
$
|
(204.8)
|
$ |
(12.8)
|
The
following table summarizes the significant changes to total revenues, cost of
energy, and gross margin:
2008/2007
Change
|
2007/2006
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
Total
|
Cost
of
|
Gross
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
Revenues
|
Energy
|
Margin
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weather
|
$ | 0.9 | $ | 1.1 | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | (9.9 | ) | $ | (7.4 | ) | $ | (2.5 | ) | ||||||||
Customer
growth/usage
|
(49.5 | ) | (37.2 | ) | (12.3 | ) | 21.2 | 26.4 | (5.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Hurricane
Ike
|
(4.2 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (3.3 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Retail
margins
|
78.0 | 94.1 | (16.1 | ) | 20.0 | 29.8 | (9.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Trading
margins
|
(46.3 | ) | - | (46.3 | ) | (12.9 | ) | - | (12.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized
economic hedges
|
2.6 | 6.4 | (3.8 | ) | (2.6 | ) | (3.1 | ) | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||
Total
increase (decrease)
|
$ | (18.5 | ) | $ | 63.5 | $ | (82.0 | ) | $ | 15.8 | $ | 45.7 | $ | (29.9 | ) |
The
following table shows First Choice operating revenues by customer class,
including intersegment revenues, and actual number of customers:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions, except customers)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$ | 407.3 | $ | 390.3 | $ | 346.0 | $ | 17.0 | $ | 44.3 | ||||||||||
Mass-Market
|
52.7 | 61.0 | 81.9 | (8.3 | ) | (20.9 | ) | |||||||||||||
Mid-Market
|
149.3 | 141.6 | 129.2 | 7.7 | 12.4 | |||||||||||||||
Trading
gains (losses)
|
(49.9 | ) | (3.6 | ) | 9.3 | (46.3 | ) | (12.9 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
|
22.8 | 11.4 | 18.5 | 11.4 | (7.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
$ | 582.2 | $ | 600.7 | $ | 584.9 | $ | (18.5 | ) | $ | 15.8 | ||||||||||
Actual
customers (thousands) (1,2)
|
237.4 | 258.4 | 253.7 | (21.0 | ) | 4.7 |
(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 December 31 is presented in the table above as a more
representative business indicator than the average customers that are
shown in the table for TNMP
customers.
|
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The
following table shows First Choice GWh electric sales by customer
class:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007 | 2007/2006 | ||||||||||||||||
(Gigawatt
hours(1))
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
2,547.5 | 2,796.9 | 2,481.6 | (249.4 | ) | 315.3 | ||||||||||||||
Mass-Market
|
278.3 | 371.8 | 549.1 | (93.5 | ) | (177.3 | ) | |||||||||||||
Mid-Market
|
1,176.8 | 1,197.3 | 1,159.2 | (20.5 | ) | 38.1 | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
16.3 | 21.1 | 20.9 | (4.8 | ) | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
4,018.9 | 4,387.1 | 4,210.8 | (368.2 | ) | 176.3 |
(1) See
note above in the TNMP Electric segment discussion about the impact of
TECA.
During
2008, a decrease in customers and lower MWh sales decreased segment earnings
compared to 2007. Average retail sales prices have increased over the
three year period. Other revenues have also increased as a result of higher
miscellaneous fees in 2008 versus 2007. However, contractual delays
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 2008. 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. The impact of Hurricane Ike resulted in lower sales and
resulted in an excess purchased power supply that had to be sold in the spot
market at prices less than cost, which decreased segment earnings.
A
decrease in trading margins from a $3.6 million loss in 2007 to a $49.9 million
loss in 2008 resulted in a $46.3 million decrease in gross margin compared to a
$12.9 million decrease in 2007/2006. The losses in 2008 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 ended any further speculative
trading. No significant additional costs are expected related to
speculative trading.
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.
Impairment
of goodwill of $88.8 million, the First Choice trade name of $42.6 million, and
the First Choice customer list of $4.8 million pre-tax (aggregating $119.6
million after-tax) were recorded in 2008 as a result of impairment assessments
required under SFAS 142. (See Note 25).
The
allowance for uncollectible accounts and related bad debt expense is based on
collections and write-off experience. Due to macroeconomic
conditions, higher average final bills, and an increase in customer churn, the
default rates experienced late in 2008 rose significantly. In
response to this, bad debt expense increased, which reduced segment earnings by
$36.7 million in 2008 compared to 2007. Management of
First Choice is currently addressing the bad debt situation by undertaking
several initiatives in 2009 to reduce bad debt expense. These initiatives
include efforts to reduce the default rate experienced for customers
switching to another REP combined with renewed focus on identifying new
customer prospects, who are more likely to demonstrate desired payment
behavior. In addition, possible regulatory changes are under
discussion with the PUCT that would impede a customer's ability to switch
REPs until past due balances are paid.
Increased
operational costs, which include expenses related to customer acquisition and
services, as well as shared services, employee labor, pension and benefits,
resulted in a decrease to segment earnings when comparing 2008 to
2007.
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Corporate
and Other
The table
below summarizes the operating results for Corporate and Other:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
|||||
(In
millions)
|
|||||||||
Total
revenues
|
$ | (55.9 | ) | $ | (69.5 | ) | $ | (119.1 | ) | $ | 13.5 | $ | 49.7 | |||||||
Cost
of energy
|
(55.2 | ) | (69.5 | ) | (119.8 | ) | 14.3 | 50.3 | ||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
(0.7 | ) | - | 0.7 | (0.8 | ) | (0.6 | ) | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
(0.4 | ) | 6.9 | 8.3 | (7.4 | ) | (1.4 | ) | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
17.6 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(17.9 | ) | (19.4 | ) | (13.7 | ) | 1.5 | (5.7 | ) | |||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings (loss) of Optim Energy
|
(29.7 | ) | 7.6 | - | (37.3 | ) | 7.6 | |||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
(7.9 | ) | (6.4 | ) | (0.3 | ) | (1.5 | ) | (6.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(40.8 | ) | (33.0 | ) | (36.4 | ) | (7.7 | ) | 3.4 | |||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes
|
(96.3 | ) | (51.3 | ) | (50.4 | ) | (45.0 | ) | (0.9 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(44.4 | ) | (37.0 | ) | (21.2 | ) | (7.4 | ) | (15.8 | ) |
Segment
earnings (loss)
|
$
|
|
(51.9)
|
$
|
(14.3 | ) |
$
|
(29.2)
|
$ | (37.6 | ) |
$
|
14.9 |
The
Corporate and Other Segment includes consolidation eliminations of operating
revenues and cost of energy between business segments. TNMP’s New
Mexico operations were transferred to PNM on January 1, 2007, reducing the
amount of intersegment revenue and cost of energy to be eliminated in this
segment. Corporate and Other
intersegment revenue and cost of energy also includes the consolidation
elimination of transactions between TNMP and FCP related to TNMP’s sale of
transmission services to First Choice.
Operating
expenses decreased $7.4 million in 2008 compared to 2007 and $1.4 million in
2007 compared to 2006. The decreases include an offset to
depreciation expense described below. Operating expenses in 2008 and
2007 also include a credit related to the elimination of operating lease expense
paid by PNM to PNMR related to a portion of PVNGS Unit 2, which was purchased in
the 3rd quarter
of 2007, contributing a favorable variance of $4.8 million in 2008 compared to
2007 as well as 2007 compared to 2006. Operating expenses includes a $3.1
million loss in 2007 related to the contribution of Altura to Optim
Energy. In addition, 2007 includes $2.8 million related to Optim
Energy formation costs, which were comparable to 2006
costs. Favorable variances are offset partially by severances and
consulting charges related to the business improvement plan in the amount of
$3.1 million in 2008 compared to 2007 and $6.9 million in 2007 compared to
2006. Favorable variances were also partially offset by higher
consulting and legal costs related to the sale of PNM Gas in the amount of $3.4
million in 2008 compared to 2007 and $2.0 million in 2007 compared to
2006.
Depreciation
expense increased $5.1 million 2008 compared to 2007 and $6.5 million 2007
compared to 2006. These increases include $2.9 million and $4.3
million respectively, related to increased depreciation on shared services asset
base, which is offset in operating expenses in the Corporate and Other segment
as a result of allocation of these costs to other business
segments. The remaining increase is due to depreciation on a portion
of PVNGS Unit 2, which was purchased in the 3rd quarter
of 2007 and is leased to PNM.
Corporate
and Other results include earnings associated with Optim
Energy. Further explanation of equity in Optim Energy is shown
below.
Other
income and deductions increased 2007 compared to 2006 primarily due to the
absence in 2007 of $1.2 million of gains associated with a PNMR revolver
interest rate swap that was settled in 2006, as well as the amortization of $4.1
million for a wind energy investment in 2007. In addition, increases
in 2008 and 2007 include the effects of the elimination of interest income
associated with the PVNGS lessor notes in the amount of $2.0
million.
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Optim
Energy
The table
below summarizes the operating results for Optim Energy:
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating revenues
|
$ | 472.7 | $ | 224.3 | $ | 248.4 | ||||||
Cost
of energy
|
366.5 | 147.3 | 219.2 | |||||||||
Gross
margin
|
106.2 | 77.0 | 29.2 | |||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
117.8 | 33.5 | 84.3 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
30.5 | 15.6 | 14.9 | |||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(42.1 | ) | 27.9 | (70.0 | ) | |||||||
Other
income
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(19.2 | ) | (17.9 | ) | (1.3 | ) | ||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes
|
(60.6 | ) | 10.6 | (71.2 | ) | |||||||
Income
tax (benefit) on margin
|
(0.1 | ) | 0.4 | (0.5 | ) | |||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (60.5 | ) | $ | 10.2 | $ | (70.7 | ) | ||||
50
percent of net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (30.2 | ) | $ | 5.1 | $ | (35.3 | ) | ||||
Plus
amortization of basis difference in Optim Energy
|
0.5 | 2.5 | (2.0 | ) | ||||||||
PNMR
Equity in net earnings of Optim Energy
|
$ | (29.7 | ) | $ | 7.6 | $ | (37.3 | ) |
Power
sales and purchases are included net in operating revenues. Gas sales and
purchases are included net in cost of sales. Financial transactions are
presented on a net basis in revenue for power and on a net basis in cost of
sales for gas. Certain of these transactions were presented on a
gross basis during interim periods of 2008.
Results
of operation for Optim Energy primarily include the earnings from the Altura
(Twin Oaks) and Altura Cogen generation stations since the contribution and
acquisition of these facilities. Altura was contributed to Optim
Energy on June 1, 2007 and Optim Energy acquired Altura Cogen on August 1,
2007. Both the generation stations had strong performance during the
year, with both plants improving over 2007. 2008 contained additional
margin over 2007 and related operating costs in 2008 compared to 2007, primarily
related to having only a half year of operations in 2007.
Management
evaluates the results of operation of Optim Energy on an earnings before
interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”)
basis. In this evaluation of Optim Energy, management also excludes
purchase accounting amortization included in gross margin related to contracts
and emission allowances that was recorded in accordance with SFAS
141. SFAS 141 requires that Optim Energy individually value each
asset and liability received in the Altura and Altura Cogen transactions and
initially record them on its balance sheet at the determined fair
value. For both transactions, this results in a significant amount of
amortization for contracts acquired that were out of market and emission
allowances, that while acquired from government programs without cost to the
plants, have significant market value. Amortization related to out of
market contracts increased the above total operating revenues by $2.2 million in
2008. Amortization for out of market contracts will continue through
the expiration of each contract, which is 2010 for Altura and 2021 for Altura
Cogen. In addition, 2008 cost of energy includes $11.2 million of
amortization related to emission allowances acquired in the 2007
transactions. The amortizations for emission allowances will be
recorded as the allowances are used in plant operations, sold or
expire.
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
appeared to remove the need for emissions allowance credits under the CAIR
program. However in December 2008, CAIR was temporarily reinstated by the
courts. Optim Energy has emission allowance inventory from the purchase of
Altura Cogen and contribution of Altura, a portion of which falls under the CAIR
program. In 2008, Optim Energy recorded a pre-tax write off, included
in operating expenses, of $31.7 million for all inventory held under the CAIR
program. As of December 31, 2008, Optim Energy has $115.9 million
remaining in inventory for emission allowances not granted under the CAIR
program.
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The
assets of Altura transferred to Optim Energy included the development rights for
a possible 600-megawatt expansion of the Twin Oaks plant, which was classified
as an intangible asset. Optim Energy 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. In addition $1.2 million of deferred costs related to this
project were written off as administrative and general expense.
Optim
Energy 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. Due
to the extreme market volatility experienced in the first quarter of 2008 in the
ERCOT market, Optim Energy made the decision to exit the speculative trading
business and close out the speculative trading positions. In May
2008, Optim Energy closed out all remaining speculative
positions. Optim Energy recognized speculative trading losses of $2.4
million in the first quarter of 2008. No additional costs are
expected related to speculative trading.
The
contribution of Altura created a basis difference between PNMR’s recorded
investment in Optim Energy and 50 percent of Optim Energy’s
equity. The PNMR net earnings impact shown below does not equal 50
percent of the Optim Energy amortization because of this basis
difference. 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 2008 and 2007, the basis
difference adjustment detailed above relates primarily to contract amortization
with insignificant offsets related to the other minor basis difference
components.
On
January 6, 2009, LCC filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the US
Bankruptcy Code. LCC is Optim Energy’s counterparty in several
agreements, and is a major customer of Optim Energy. In addition, LCC
leases Optim Energy the land for the Altura Cogen facility and provides other
services, including water, to that facility. The net amount due from
LCC as of year-end has been fully reserved. LCC has continued to
perform under the existing contracts and Optim Energy believes that LCC will
continue to perform under the existing contracts.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Statements
of Cash Flows
The
information concerning PNMR’s cash flows is summarized as follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008/2007
|
2007/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
cash flows from:
Operating
activities
|
$ | 88.1 | $ | 222.5 | $ | 244.4 | $ | (134.4 | ) | $ | (21.9 | ) | ||||||||
Investing
activities
|
(320.7 | ) | (73.5 | ) | (799.6 | ) | (247.2 | ) | 726.1 | |||||||||||
Financing
activities
|
355.5 | (254.6 | ) | 610.4 | 610.1 | (865.0 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 122.9 | $ | (105.6 | ) | $ | 55.2 | $ | 228.5 | $ | (160.8 | ) |
The
changes in PNMR’s cash flows from operating activities reflects lower earnings
primarily due to results of operations and increased margin calls at First
Choice in 2008. Higher coal and purchased power costs in 2007 were partially
offset by higher customer growth and pricing at PNM and First Choice and an
income tax refund at TNMP in 2007. Other significant changes in cash flow
included settlements in 2007 of 2006 TNMP liabilities to REPs related to retail
competition in Texas as ordered under TECA, higher incentive based compensation
payouts in 2007, and five months of cash flows from Twin Oaks in 2007 versus
nine months in 2006. In 2006, PNMR also benefited from retail load growth, an
increase in cash collections of net receivables related to higher than normal
gas
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and
market prices at the end of 2005. Lower interest payments in 2007
compared to 2008 and 2006 also contributed to the changes.
The
changes in cash flows from investing activities reflects the acquisition of Twin
Oaks in 2006 and the subsequent contribution of Altura resulting in net cash
distributions to PNMR from Optim Energy in 2007 (See Note 22). In addition,
higher expenditures for utility plant additions in 2007 compared to 2008 and
2006, including the purchase of assets underlying a portion of PVNGS leased by
PNM (See Note 2), expansion of Afton, environmental upgrades at SJGS, and higher
purchases of nuclear fuel for PVNGS contributed to the changes.
Cash
flows from financing activities in 2006 is driven by increased common stock
issuances to fund construction. In addition, short-term debt
increased in 2006 for financing the acquisition of Twin Oaks, which was repaid
in 2006 and 2007. Cash flows from financing activities in 2007 were
also driven by the redemption of long-term debt by TNMP partially offset by the
issuance of PCRBs by PNM. In 2008, 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 was partially offset by the redemption of long-term debt by PNM. At TNMP,
the redemption of long-term debt was offset by new short-term borrowings in
2008. Cash flows from financing activities were primarily used to fund
construction expenditures as well as strengthen the Company’s liquidity
position.
Financing
Activities
See Note
6, for additional information concerning the Company’s financing
activities.
On March
7, 2008, TNMP entered into a $150.0 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 would mature on 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 allowed PNM to
obtain standby letters of credit up to the aggregate amount of $100.0 million at
any time prior to April 30, 2009. Upon the sale of PNM Gas on January
30, 2009, the Term Loan Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement were
terminated. No borrowings were made and no letters of credit were
issued under these arrangements.
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 currently
provides TNMP with a revolving credit facility for up to $200.0
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.
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 $100.0 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 matured January 15,
2009. On January 14, 2009, TNMP borrowed $100.0 million under the
TNMP Bridge Facility. The amount drawn is due March 30,
2009. On January 15, 2009, TNMP repaid the entire principal and
interest due on the $167.7 million principal amount outstanding of 6.25% senior
unsecured notes utilizing the proceeds from the TNMP Bridge Facility and
inter-company borrowings from PNMR. TNMP is currently exploring
alternatives for refinancing the TNMP Bridge Facility.
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In
November 2008, PNMR issued 477,800 shares of its Series A convertible preferred
stock in satisfaction of the obligations of the holder of PNMR’s privately held
equity-linked units to purchase PNMR equity securities. In exchange
for issuing this preferred stock, the holder tendered to PNMR $100.0 million of
senior unsecured notes that were part of the original equity-linked
units. PNMR retired the tendered notes thereby reducing outstanding
long-term debt.
On
January 5, 2009, PNMR commenced a tender offer whereby it offered to repurchase
a portion of its 9.25% senior unsecured notes due 2015. On February
5, 2009, PNMR repurchased and retired $157.0 million in aggregate principal
amount of these notes for $146.0 million, plus accrued interest. From
the proceeds of the sale of PNM Gas, PNM paid a dividend of $220.0 million to
PNMR on February 5, 2009, a portion of which was used to fund the note
repurchase. On February 26, 2009, PNMR purchased an additional $0.4
million of the 9.25% senior unsecured notes at 93% of face value in a private
transaction.
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. The sale was completed on January 30, 2009. PNM
used the proceeds of approximately $640 million, including a
preliminary adjustment for the level of working capital at closing, to retire
short-term debt and pay the dividend to PNMR described above. The
remaining funds were invested in a money market fund and will be used to pay
income taxes on the gain from the sale.
Capital
Requirements
Total
capital requirements consist of cash dividend requirements for both common and
preferred stock and construction expenditures. On August 11, 2008,
the Board declared a regular quarterly dividend on common stock of $0.125 per
share. PNMR’s indicated annual dividend rate is $0.50 per share. The Board also
declared regular quarterly dividends on common stock of $0.125 per share on
September 16, 2008, December 9, 2008 and February 17, 2009. Beginning
with the dividend declared on December 9, 2008, the Series A convertible
preferred stock is 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 main focus of PNMR’s current construction program
is upgrading generation resources, including pollution control equipment,
upgrading and expanding the electric transmission and distribution systems, and
purchasing nuclear fuel. Projections for total capital requirements
for 2009 are $350.9 million, including construction expenditures of $304.8
million. Total capital requirements for the years 2009-2013 are
projected to be $1,617.0 million, including construction expenditures of
$1,386.5 million. See Commitments and Contractual Obligations
below. This projection includes $18.0 million for completion of the
SJGS environmental project to install low NOX combustion control and mercury
reduction technologies, as well as equipment to increase SO2
controls. These amounts do not include forecasted construction
expenditures of Optim Energy. These estimates are under continuing
review and subject to on-going adjustment, as well as to Board review and
approval.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, PNMR utilized cash generated from operations
and cash on hand, as well as its liquidity arrangements and additional debt
financings, to meet its capital requirements and construction
expenditures.
TNMP had
$167.7 million in senior unsecured notes that matured and were repaid in January
2009 as described below. PNM has $36.0 million of PCRBs that will be remarketed
in July 2009. PNMR and its subsidiaries have no other long-term debt
that comes due prior to 2016, except for $11.3 million that is due in
installments through 2013.
As discussed in Note 22,
Optim Energy is co-developing a generating unit for which its share of the
construction costs is anticipated to be approximately $215 million, including
financing costs, of which $93.0 million has been expended through December 31,
2008. PNMR currently anticipates that the remaining amounts of
financing for this project will be obtained from Optim Energy’s
operations or Optim
Energy’s credit facility. To the extent Optim Energy’s
credit facility should be insufficient to finance the current projects, PNMR and
ECJV may, at their option, provide additional funds to Optim
Energy. Likewise, if Optim Energy
undertakes additional projects, which require funds that would exceed the
capacity of its current credit facility and Optim Energy 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
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required,
the amount or timing of additional funds that would be provided to Optim
Energy.
Liquidity
As of
February 20, 2009, the Company had short-term debt outstanding of $472.7
million. This amount includes borrowings under the TNMP Bridge
Facility and the TNMP Facility, which mature on March 30, 2009 and May 13,
2009. In addition, the Company has long-term debt aggregating $36.0
million that is subject to mandatory repurchase and remarketing prior to
December 31, 2009. The Company is exploring financial alternatives to
meet these obligations. On February 26, 2009, the Finance Committee of
the PNMR Board authorized
PNMR to provide support for the debt of TNMP by approving one or
more additional loans to TNMP as a contingency in the event TNMP is unable to
obtain external financing sufficient to pay amounts borrowed under the TNMP
Facility and the TNMP Bridge Facility when they come due.
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
will provide sufficient resources to meet the Company’s capital requirements and
retire or refinance its debt 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 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 PNM 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.
In
addition to cash received from 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 during
the 2009-2013 period.
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 negative outlook 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
outlook. On December 9, 2008, S&P changed the outlook for PNMR,
PNM, and TNMP from stable 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
required that following downgrades 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
February 20, 2009, ratings on the Company’s securities were as
follows:
A-50
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-
|
BB+
|
BB+
|
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Commercial
paper
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B-2
|
B-2
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*
|
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Preferred
stock
|
*
|
B
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*
|
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Moody’s
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|||||
Senior
unsecured notes
|
Ba2
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Baa3
|
Baa3
|
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Commercial
paper
|
NP
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P-3
|
*
|
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Preferred
stock
|
*
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Ba2
|
*
|
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Fitch
Ratings
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Senior
unsecured notes
|
BB
|
BB+
|
BBB-
|
||
Secured
PCRBs
|
*
|
BBB-
|
*
|
||
Short-term
borrowings
|
BB
|
BB+
|
BBB-
|
||
Preferred
stock
|
*
|
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
arrangements include the PNMR Facility and the PNM Facility, both of which
primarily expire in 2012, the TNMP Bridge Facility, which expires on March 30,
2009, and the TNMP Facility, which expires May 13, 2009. These
facilities provide short-term borrowing capacity and the revolving credit
facilities 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. The Company has suspended the
commercial paper programs due to market conditions, no commercial paper has been
issued since March 11, 2008, and none is outstanding.
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A summary
of these arrangements as of February 20, 2009 is as follows:
PNMR
|
PNM
|
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
|
$ | 600.0 | $ | 400.0 | $ | 200.0 | $ | 1,200.0 | ||||||||
Bridge
facility
|
- | - | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Local
lines of credit
|
10.0 | 8.5 | - | 18.5 | ||||||||||||
Total
financing capacity
|
$ | 610.0 | $ | 408.5 | $ | 300.0 | $ | 1,318.5 | ||||||||
Commercial
paper program maximum
|
$ | 400.0 | $ | 300.0 | - | $ | 700.0 | |||||||||
Amounts
outstanding as of February 20, 2009:
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Commercial
paper program
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Revolving
credit facility
|
222.7 | - | 150.0 | 372.7 | ||||||||||||
Bridge
facility
|
- | - | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Local
lines of credit
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
short-term debt outstanding
|
222.7 | - | 250.0 | 472.7 | ||||||||||||
Letters
of credit
|
85.8 | 26.9 | 1.5 | 114.2 | ||||||||||||
Total
short term-debt and letters of credit
|
$ | 308.5 | $ | 26.9 | $ | 251.5 | $ | 586.9 | ||||||||
Remaining
availability as of February 20, 2009
|
$ | 301.5 | $ | 381.6 | $ | 48.5 | $ | 731.6 | ||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents as of February 20, 2009
|
$ | 5.9 | $ | 102.7 | $ | - | $ | 108.6 |
The above
table excludes intercompany debt. 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 availability includes
$23.5 million that represents the unfunded portion of the PNMR Facility
attributable to LBB.
For
offerings of debt and equity securities registered with the SEC, PNMR has two
effective shelf registration statements, one expiring in August 2009 for equity
and one expiring in April 2011 for debt. These shelf registration
statements have unlimited availability and can be amended to include additional
securities, subject to certain restrictions and limitations.
PNMR can
also offer new shares of PNMR common stock through the PNM Resources Direct Plan
beginning in June 2006. In addition, PNMR can offer and sell up to
8.0 million shares of PNMR common stock (but not more shares than needed for the
aggregate gross proceeds from such sales to reach $200.0 million) pursuant to an
equity distribution agreement. PNMR has suspended the equity
distribution agreement due to market conditions. Through December 31,
2008, PNMR had sold a combined total of 2.4 million shares of its common stock
through the PNMR Direct Plan and the equity distribution agreement for net
proceeds of $61.2 million, at a weighted average price of $25.94.
In April
2008, PNM filed a new shelf registration statement for the issuance of up to
$750.0 million of senior unsecured notes that was declared effective on April
29, 2008. As of February 20, 2009, PNM had $600.0 million of
remaining unissued securities registered under this and a prior shelf
registration statement.
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As
discussed above and in Note 6, 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.
Information
concerning PNMR’s common stock, dividends, and recent financing activities is
set forth above as well as in Note 5 and Note 6.
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
132 MW gas-fired generating plant.
In 1985
and 1986, PNM consummated sale and leaseback transactions for its interest in
PVNGS Units 1 and 2. The original purpose of the sale-leaseback financing was to
lower revenue requirements and to levelize the ratemaking impact of PVNGS being
placed in-service. The lease payments reflected lower capital costs
as the equity investors were able to capitalize the investment with greater
leverage than PNM and because the sale transferred tax benefits that PNM could
not fully utilize. Under traditional ratemaking, the capital costs of
ownership of a major rate base addition, such as a nuclear plant, are front-end
loaded. The revenue requirements are high in the initial years and
decline over the life of the plant as depreciation occurs. On the
other hand, the lease payments are level over the lease term. The
leases, which expire in 2015 and 2016, contain options to renew the leases or to
purchase the property for fair market value at the end of the lease
terms. PNM is analyzing this matter, to determine which option or
options to pursue.
Additionally,
in 1996, PNM entered into an operating lease agreement for the rights to all the
output of the Delta generating plant for 20 years. The gas turbine
generating unit is operated by Delta, which is a variable interest
entity. See Note 9. The plant is mainly used as a peaking
plant to meet peak load requirements.
These
arrangements help ensure PNM the availability of lower-cost generation needed to
serve customers.
For
reasons similar to the above, PNM built the EIP Transmission Line and sold it in
sale and leaseback transactions in 1985. The EIP line is 216 miles
long and runs from near Albuquerque to the Texas-New Mexico
border. It is a 345 kilovolt line with a capacity of 200 MW and is
one of two interconnections in New Mexico linking the Western regional
electrical grid with the West Texas grid. PNM currently owns 60% and
operates 40% of the EIP line under the terms of a lease agreement extending into
2015 with renewal and a fair market value purchase option.
In
addition to operating costs, PNM is required to make payments under these
leases. The future lease payments shown below for the PVNGS and EIP
leases have been reduced by amounts that will be returned to PNM through its
ownership in related lessor notes. See Investments in Note 1 and Note
7.
Delta
|
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PVNGS(a)
|
Person
|
|||||||||||||||
Units
1&2
|
EIP
|
PPA
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
$ | 16,434 | $ | 59 | $ | 5,956 | $ | 22,449 | ||||||||
2010
|
15,249 | 112 | 5,956 | 21,317 | ||||||||||||
2011
|
16,071 | 54 | 5,956 | 22,081 | ||||||||||||
2012
|
27,853 | 1,196 | 5,956 | 35,005 | ||||||||||||
2013
|
30,357 | 2,845 | 5,956 | 39,158 | ||||||||||||
Thereafter
|
60,178 | 4,267 | 39,209 | 103,654 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 166,142 | $ | 8,533 | $ | 68,989 | $ | 243,664 |
(a) Included
in PVNGS lease payments above are lease payments to PNMR of approximately $2.5
million
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per year,
totaling $20.2 million for the contract life, net of amounts returned to PNM
through payments on the PVNGS lessor notes.
See
Sources of Power and Note 7 for additional information.
Commitments
and Contractual Obligations
The
following table sets forth PNMR’s long-term contractual obligations as of
December 31, 2008. See also Note 7 for further details about the Company’s
significant leases, including those for PNM and TNMP:
Payments
Due
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2014
and
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations
|
2009
|
2010
-2011
|
2012
- 2013
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt (a)
|
$ | 205,694 | $ | 4,377 | $ | 4,917 | $ | 1,369,870 | $ | 1,584,858 | ||||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt (b)
|
107,657 | 201,585 | 201,044 | 548,824 | 1,059,110 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
leases (g)
|
29,644 | 57,364 | 87,624 | 100,956 | 275,588 | |||||||||||||||
PPAs
(e)
|
23,523 | 28,651 | 14,641 | 21,843 | 88,658 | |||||||||||||||
Coal
contracts (c)
|
56,419 | 117,065 | 122,554 | 233,281 | 529,319 | |||||||||||||||
Outsourcing
|
22,468 | 46,404 | 44,488 | 8,746 | 122,106 | |||||||||||||||
Pension
and retiree medical (f)
|
2,833 | 66,925 | 110,029 | - | 179,787 | |||||||||||||||
Other
purchase obligations (d)
|
304,800 | 587,900 | 493,800 | - | 1,386,500 | |||||||||||||||
Total
(h)
|
$ | 753,038 | $ | 1,110,271 | $ | 1,079,097 | $ | 2,283,520 | $ | 5,225,926 |
(a)
|
Represents
total long-term debt, including $167.7 million repaid in January 2009 and
$36.0 million that is subject to mandatory repurchase and remarketing on
July 1, 2009, but excluding unamortized discount of $0.2
million.
|
(b)
|
Represents
interest payments during the
period.
|
(c)
|
Represents
only certain minimum payments that may be required under the coal
contracts if no deliveries are
made.
|
(d)
|
Represents
forecasted capital expenditures, under which substantial commitments have
been made. The Company only forecasts capital expenditures for the next
five years. Budgeted construction expenditures of $2.0 million for PNM Gas
prior to it being sold on January 30, 2009, are included in the 2009
amount above.
|
(e)
|
PPA
amounts do not include amounts for Valencia that PNM is obligated to pay
since Valencia is consolidated by PNM in accordance with FIN
46R. See Note 9.
|
(f)
|
The
Company only forecasts funding for its pension and retiree medical plan
for the next five years.
|
(g)
|
The
operating lease amounts are net of amounts to be returned to PNM as
payments on its investments in related lessor notes. See
Investments in Note 1 and Note 7.
|
(h)
|
PNMR
is unable to reasonably estimate the timing of FIN 48 liability and
interest payments in individual years due to uncertainties in the timing
of the effective settlement of tax positions. Therefore, PNMR’s
FIN 48 liability of $16.4 million and FIN 48 interest payable of $0.2
million are not reflected in this
table.
|
Contingent
Provisions of Certain Obligations
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. PNMR, PNM or TNMP could be
required to provide security, immediately pay outstanding obligations or be
prevented from drawing on unused capacity under certain credit agreements if the
contingent requirements were to be triggered. The most significant
consequences resulting from these contingent requirements are detailed in the
discussion below.
The PNMR
Facility, the PNM Facility, and the TNMP Facility contain “ratings triggers,”
for pricing purposes only. If PNMR, PNM, or TNMP is downgraded or
upgraded by the ratings agencies, the result would be an increase or decrease in
interest cost, respectively. In addition, these facilities contain
contingent requirements that require the maintenance of debt-to-capital ratios,
including for PNMR and PNM the present value of payments under the
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PVNGS and
EIP leases as debt, of less than 65%. If such ratio were to exceed
65%, the entity could be required to repay all borrowings under its facility, be
prevented from drawing on the unused capacity under the facility, and be
required to provide security for all outstanding letters of credit issued under
the facility.
If a
contingent requirement were to be triggered under the PNM Facility resulting in
an acceleration of the outstanding loans under the PNM Facility, a cross-default
provision in the PVNGS leases could occur if the accelerated amount is not
paid. If a cross-default provision is triggered, the lessors have the
ability to accelerate their rights under the leases, including acceleration of
all future lease payments.
PNM's
standard purchase agreement for the procurement of gas for its fuel needs
contains a contingent requirement that could require PNM to provide security for
its gas purchase obligations if the seller were to reasonably believe that PNM
was unable to fulfill its payment obligations under the agreement.
The
master agreement for the sale of electricity in the WSPP contains a contingent
requirement that requires PNM to provide security if its debt falls below
investment grade rating. Additionally, both PNM and FCP utilize
standard derivative contracts to financially hedge and trade energy. These
agreements contain contingent requirements that require PNM or PNMR to provide
security if its debt falls below investment grade rating. The Company has
provided the required security under these agreements. The WSPP
agreement also contains a contingent requirement, commonly called a material
adverse change provision, which could require PNM to provide security if a
material adverse change in its financial condition or operations were to
occur.
No other
conditions have occurred that would result in any of the above contingent
provisions being implemented.
Capital
Structure
The
capitalization tables below include the current maturities of long-term debt,
but do not include short-term debt and do not include operating lease
obligations as debt.
December
31,
|
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PNMR
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Common
equity
|
49.3 | % | 50.0 | % | ||||
Convertible
preferred stock
|
3.0 | % | - | |||||
Preferred
stock of subsidiary
|
0.3 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||
Long-term
debt
|
47.4 | % | 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
|
71.6 | % | 57.8 | % | ||||
Long-term
debt
|
28.4 | % | 42.2 | % | ||||
Total
capitalization
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
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OTHER
ISSUES FACING THE COMPANY
Climate
Change Issues
In May
2007, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the EPA has the authority to regulate 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 activities
calling for regulation of GHG indicate that climate change protection
legislation and regulation are likely in the future.
On July
30, 2008, EPA published the Greenhouse Gas Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking. This notice represents EPA’s next step in responding to
the Supreme Court case. The notice identified, but did not choose
among, options for GHG regulation and requested comments on the options
presented. Absent Congressional action, in due course we would
expect the EPA to adopt regulations relating to GHG.
In
addition, several legislative initiatives are under consideration in Congress
that would regulate GHG. These initiatives range from general limitations on GHG
to the imposition of a so-called “cap and trade” system to the imposition of a
tariff on GHG. It is unclear whether or when legislation will be
passed, although the new administration and several leading members of Congress
have expressed their intent to pass legislation as soon as
practicable.
Approximately
82.6% of PNM’s owned and leased generating capacity consists of coal or
gas-fired generation that produces GHG. All of Optim Energy’s owned
generation produces GHG. Based on our current plans, we do not expect
our output of GHG to increase significantly in the near-term. Many
factors affect the amount of GHG, including plant performance. For
example, if PVNGS experienced prolonged outages, it may require PNM to depend on
other power supply resources such as gas-fired generation, which could increase
GHG. Because of our
dependence on fossil-fueled generation, any legislation that imposes a limit or
cost on GHG will impact the cost at which we produce
electricity. While we expect to be entitled to recover
that cost through our rates, the timing and outcome of proceedings for cost
recovery is uncertain. In addition, to the extent that we recover any
additional costs through rates, our customers may reduce their demand, relocate
facilities to other areas with lower energy costs or take other actions that
ultimately will adversely impact us.
Given the
geographic location of our facilities and customers, we generally have not been
exposed to the extreme weather events, , and other physical impacts commonly
attributed to climate change, with the possible exception of drought conditions
periodically, and we generally do not expect physical changes to be of material
consequence to us in the near-term. Drought conditions in northwestern New
Mexico could impact the availability of water for cooling the coal
plants. Water shortage sharing agreements have been in place since
2003 although no shortage has been declared due to sufficient snow pack in the
San Juan Basin. PNM also has a supplemental water contract in place
with the Jicarilla Tribe to help address any water shortages from primary
sources. The contract
expires December 31, 2016.
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.
USCAP released A Call To
Action, a set of principles and recommendations outlining a policy
framework for federal climate protection legislation in January 2007, and
released its Blueprint for
Legislative Action to the U.S. Congress and the Obama Administration in
December 2008. As a member of USCAP, it is the Company’s position
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 addressing GHG
reductions. 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.
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In 2008,
PNMR’s interests in generating plants, through PNM and Optim
Energy, emitted approximately 7.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide,
the vast majority of its GHG. By comparison, the total GHG in the United
States in 2006, the latest year for which the EPA has compiled this data, were
approximately 7 billion metric tons, of which approximately 6 billion metric
tons were carbon dioxide. Electricity generation accounted for
approximately 2.3 billion metric tons of the carbon dioxide
emissions.
PNM has
several programs underway to mitigate its GHG, and thereby to reduce its climate
change risk. These include the release of two RFPs in mid-2008 for
additional renewable generation capacity and the launch of customer-owned solar
generation programs. PNM expects to produce approximately 35,000 GWh of
electricity from renewable resources over the next 19 years avoiding nearly 20
million metric tons of GHG. Also in 2008, PNM filed requests for approval to
implement additional electric energy efficiency and load management programs
with the NMPRC and expects approval this year. Over the next 19 years, PNM
projects the expanded energy efficiency and load management programs will
provide the equivalent of approximately 15,000 GWh of electricity, which will
avoid about 8.5 million metric tons of GHG. These estimates are subject to
change given that it is difficult to compute estimated avoidance accurately
because of the many variables that impact it, including changes in demand for
electricity.
The Board
is updated by management and regularly considers the issues around climate
change, our GHG and potential financial consequences that might result from
climate change and the possible regulation of GHG. In particular, our
management periodically reports to the Board on all of the matters discussed in
this section. On December 9, 2008, the Board established a new
stand-alone committee, the Public Policy and Sustainability Committee, and
approved a charter of its delegated responsibilities. This committee will review
Company practices and procedures to assess the sustainability impacts of our
operations and products on the environment. This committee will also
have responsibility to review the Company’s environmental management systems,
monitor the implementation of the Company’s corporate environmental policy,
monitor the promotion of energy efficiency, and our use of renewable energy
resources. The committee will advise the Board on a regular basis
regarding the Company’s activities and initiatives in these areas.
Pursuant
to New Mexico law, each utility must submit an integrated resource plan to the
NMPRC 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 PNM’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
in 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. PNM 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. PNM’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 regarding
future facilities over the next 20 years. Much higher GHG costs than
assumed in the NMPRC analysis are necessary to impact the dispatch of existing
resources or future resource decisions. The primary consequence of GHG 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, and has created
several subcommittees to develop detailed implementation
recommendations. The subcommittees are slated to complete their work
in 2010. Under the WCI 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
GHG. Implementation of the design elements for GHG reductions
will fall to each state and province. In New Mexico, PNM believes
this will require new legislation and rulemaking. The Company
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expects
to participate in the legislative and rulemaking processes 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.
In
December 2008, New Energy Economy (“NEE”), a non-profit environmental advocacy
organization, petitioned the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (“EIB”)
to amend existing regulations and adopt new regulations requiring a cap on GHG,
including a statewide GHG limit of 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. The
program provides for an absolute cap without the ability to trade capacity with
others. The EIB ordered legal briefs to be filed on the issue of the
EIB’s authority to regulate GHG. The EIB has agreed to conduct a
hearing in August 2009 on the NEE petition. We do not know whether,
when or how the EIB will respond to the NEE petitions and have not determined
what the impact would be on us.
Also in February 2009, legislation was introduced in the New Mexico
legislature proposing to require the implementation by EIB of a cap and trade
system designed to reduce GHG. We do not know whether, when or how the
legislature will act upon the proposed legislation and have not determined what
its impact would be on us.
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
16, 17 and 18 for a discussion of commitments and contingencies, rate and
regulatory matters and environmental issues facing the Company.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management
to apply accounting policies and to make estimates and judgments that best
provide the framework to report the results of operations and financial position
for PNMR, PNM and TNMP. As a result, there exists the
likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different
conditions or using different assumptions. Management has identified the
following accounting policies that it deems critical to the portrayal of the
financial condition and results of operations and that involve significant
subjectivity. The following discussion provides information on the
processes utilized by Management in making judgments and assumptions as they
apply to its critical accounting policies.
Unbilled
Revenues
As
discussed in Note 1, the Company records unbilled revenues representing
management's assessment of the estimated amount customers will be billed for
services rendered between the meter-reading dates in a particular month and the
end of that month. Management estimates unbilled revenues based on sales
recorded in the billing system, taking into account weather impacts. The method
is consistent with the approach to normalization employed for rate case billing
determinants and the load forecast. To the extent the estimated amount differs
from the amount subsequently billed, revenues will be affected. Unbilled
revenues are separately reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of PNMR, PNM
and TNMP.
Regulatory
Accounting
The
Company is subject to the provisions of SFAS 71, as discussed in Note 1.
Accordingly, the Company has recorded assets and liabilities resulting from the
effects of the ratemaking process, which would not be recorded under GAAP for
non-regulated entities. The Company's continued ability to meet the
criteria for application of SFAS 71 may be affected in the future by competitive
forces and restructuring in the electric industry. In the event that SFAS 71 no
longer applies to all or a separable portion of the Company's operations, the
related regulatory assets and liabilities would be written off unless an
appropriate regulatory recovery mechanism is provided.
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The
Company evaluates whether or not recovery of regulatory assets through future
rates is probable and make various assumptions in those analyses. The
expectations of future recovery are generally based on orders issued by
regulatory commissions or historical experience, as well as discussions with
applicable regulatory authorities. If future recovery of
these costs ceases to be probable, the utility would be required to record a
charge in current period earnings for the portion of the costs that were not
recoverable.
Impairments
Tangible
long-lived assets and amortized intangible assets are evaluated for impairment
when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired in
accordance with SFAS 144. These potential impairment indicators
include management's assessment of fluctuating market conditions as a result of
industry deregulation; planned and scheduled customer purchase commitments;
future market penetration; fluctuating market prices resulting from factors
including changing fuel costs and other economic conditions; weather patterns;
and other market trends. The amount of impairment recognized is the difference
between the fair value of the asset and the carrying value of the asset and
would reduce both the asset and current period earnings.
Goodwill
and non-amortizable other intangible assets are evaluated for impairment in
accordance with SFAS 142 at least annually, or more frequently if events and
circumstances indicate that the goodwill and intangible assets might be
impaired. Amortizable other intangible assets are evaluated for impairment in
accordance with SFAS 144 when events and circumstances indicate that the assets
might be impaired.
Variations
in the assessment of potential impairment or in the assumptions used to
calculate an impairment could result in different outcomes which could
invariably, lead to significant effects on the consolidated financial
statements.
Decommissioning
Costs
Accounting
for decommissioning costs for nuclear and fossil-fuel generation involves
significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years in the future
after plant closure. Changes in these estimates could significantly impact
PNMR's and PNM's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. PNM
owns and leases nuclear and fossil-fuel generation facilities that are within
and outside of its retail service areas. In accordance with SFAS 143, PNM is
only required to recognize and measure decommissioning liabilities for tangible
long-lived assets for which a legal obligation exists. Adoption of SFAS 143
changed the method of accounting for both nuclear generation decommissioning and
fossil-fuel generation decommissioning. Nuclear decommissioning costs are based
on site-specific estimates of the costs for removing all radioactive and other
structures at the site. PVNGS Unit 3 is excluded from PNM's retail rates while
PVNGS Units 1 and 2 are included. PNM collects a provision for ultimate
decommissioning of PVNGS Units 1 and 2 in its rates and recognizes a
corresponding expense and liability for these amounts. PNM believes that it will
continue to be able to collect in rates for its legal asset retirement
obligations for nuclear generation activities included in the ratemaking
process. Asset retirement obligations and nuclear decommissioning
costs are discussed in Note 15.
Derivatives
The
Company follows the provisions set forth under SFAS 133. SFAS 133 establishes
accounting and reporting standards requiring derivative instruments to be
recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at their
fair value. SFAS 133 also requires that changes in the derivatives' fair value
be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting or normal
purchase and sale criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges
requires that a company must formally document, designate, and assess the
effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. These rules allow
derivative gains and losses for fair-value hedges to offset related results on
the hedged item in the statement of earnings. SFAS 133 provides that
the effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated
and qualifying as a cash flow hedging instrument be reported as a component of
accumulated other comprehensive income and be reclassified into earnings in the
period during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The
results of hedge ineffectiveness and the portion of the change in fair value of
a derivative that an entity has chosen to exclude from hedge effectiveness are
required to be presented in current earnings.
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Pension
and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company maintains qualified
defined benefit pension plans, postretirement benefit plans providing medical
and dental benefits, and executive retirement programs. The net periodic
benefit income (cost) and the calculation of the projected benefit obligations
are both recognized in the Company’s financials statements and depend on
investment performance, the level of contributions made to the plans, and
employee demographics. They both require the use of a number of actuarial
assumptions and estimates. The most critical of the actuarial
assumption are the expected long-term rate of return, the discount rate, and
projected health care cost trend rates. The Company reviews and
evaluates its actuarial assumptions annually and adjusts them as
necessary. See Note 12
Accounting
for Contingencies
The
financial results of the Company may be affected by judgments and estimates
related to loss contingencies. A significant contingency the Company
accounts for is the loss associated with uncollectible trade accounts
receivable. The determination of bad debt expense is based on factors
such as historical write-off experience, aging of accounts receivable balances,
regulatory rulings and general economic conditions and customer
behavior.
Contingencies
related to litigation and claims, as well as environmental and regulatory
matters, also require the use of significant judgment and
estimation. The Company attempts to take into account all know
factors when determining the proper accrual, however the actual outcomes can
vary from the amount accrued.
Income
Taxes
The
Company’s income tax expense and related balance sheet amounts involve
significant judgment and use of estimates. Amount of deferred income
tax assets and liabilities, as well as current and noncurrent accruals, involve
judgment and estimates related to timing and probability of the recognition of
income and deductions by taxing authorities. In addition, some
temporary differences are accorded flow-through treatment by the Company’s
regulators and impact the Company’s effective tax rate. In assessing
the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers
the estimated amount and character of future taxable income. Actual
income taxes could vary from estimated amounts due to the future impacts of
various items, including changes in income tax laws, the Company’s forecasted
financial condition and results of operations in future periods, as well as the
final review from taxing authorities.
Market
Risk
See Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk for discussion
regarding the Company's accounting policies and sensitivity analysis for the
Company's financial instruments and derivative energy and other derivative
contracts.
MD&A FOR PNM
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006
PNM’s
continuing operations are presented in the PNM Electric segment, which 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 Consolidated Statements of Earnings for both
PNM and PNMR. See Note 23.
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MD&A
FOR TNMP
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
TNMP
operates in one reportable segment, TNMP Electric, as presented above in Results
of Operations for PNMR. However, effective January 1, 2007, TNMP’s
New Mexico operations were transferred to PNM Electric and are reported as
discontinued operations in TNMP’s Consolidated Statement of Earnings for
2006. These operations are not presented as discontinued in PNMR
segment presentation. Accordingly, information concerning TNMP’s
results of operations for 2007 compared to 2006 is presented below, whereas
information comparing 2008 to 2007 is the same as the TNMP Electric segment in
Results of Operations for PNMR above.
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
The table
below summarizes the significant changes to operating revenues, gross margin,
earnings before income taxes, and net earnings:
2007/2006
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings
|
||||||||||||||||
Before
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Gross
|
Income
|
Net
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
Margin
|
Taxes
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Retail
growth
|
$ | 4.1 | $ | 4.1 | $ | 4.1 | $ | 2.7 | ||||||||
Rate
decrease/synergy savings
|
- | - | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||
PUCT
order
|
16.4 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||
Rate
case expenses
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Operational
costs
|
- | - | (1.7 | ) | (1.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Debt
reduction
|
- | - | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
- | - | - | (3.6 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
|
2.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | (0.8 | ) | |||||||||||
Total increase (decrease)
|
$ | 22.5 | $ | 20.6 | $ | 11.2 | $ | 2.7 |
In 2007,
a 1.4% increase in the average customer count, higher per-customer usage and
colder temperatures early in the year were partially offset by milder
temperatures during the cooling season. In 2006, a 2.0%
increase in the average customer count was mostly offset by reduced usage from
milder temperatures.
2006
earnings were reduced by a full year of decreased rates in conjunction with the
acquisition beginning in May 2005, in addition to synergy savings credits to
customers beginning in July 2005. The return of synergy savings
credits to customers ended in June 2007, resulting in an increase to net
earnings in 2007 when compared to 2006.
The PUCT
issued a signed order on November 2, 2006 related to the stranded costs incurred
by TNMP as part of the deregulation of the Texas energy market and the
associated carrying charges. This PUCT order resulted in a net increase to
revenues, partially offset by increased amortization expenses. In
2006, carrying charges associated with the stranded costs increased $4.1 million
to a total of $7.0 million of income in 2006 that did not recur in 2007, as
charges began to be collected in December 2006. Also in 2006, costs
were decreased by the deferral of $5.0 million of rate case expenses that are
also being collected through the PUCT order.
Operational
costs include expenses for materials and supplies, self-insurance and
depreciation as well as shared services, employee labor, and pension and benefit
costs. In 2007, increases in these costs were partially offset by
reductions in incentive-based and stock-based compensation costs and a decrease
in property taxes. In 2006, these costs increased primarily due to a
full year of shared services costs after the acquisition by PNMR on June 6,
2005.
A
reduction of long-term debt in 2007 resulted in decreased interest
expenses.
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Earnings
from discontinued operations decreased from 2007 to 2006 due to the transfer of
these operations to PNM effective January 1, 2007. Earnings from
discontinued operations decreased during 2006 primarily due to the reduction in
rates effective January 2006 related to the acquisition and a full year of
shared services costs.
Other
changes in 2007 include an increase in transmission sales prices regulated by
the PUCT, which was more than offset by an increase in purchase prices to other
transmission providers. In 2006, the increase in transmission
purchase prices more than offset the increase in sales prices, resulting in a
net decrease to margin. Additionally in 2006, interest expenses
increased related to a customer clawback. In 2007, TNMP incurred
severance and consulting costs related to PNMR’s business improvement
plan.
The
effective tax rate for TNMP continuing operations was 36.64% in 2007, 32.32% in
2006 and 35.46% in 2005. The increased rate in 2007 reflects the
addition of the Texas margin tax to income tax rates in 2007. Prior
to 2007, Texas had a franchise tax that was included in operating
expenses. The effective tax rate for TNMP discontinued operations was
30.18% in 2006 and 35.67% in 2005.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE 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 and 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 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 GEaR, 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 Corporate Financial Risk
Management Policy, approved 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 and
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
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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 power commitments and
fuel requirements and to minimize the risk of market fluctuations in wholesale
portfolios.
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 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. 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
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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 the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 8 for
additional information.
December
31, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
|
||||||||||
PNMR
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||
Mark-to-market
energy contracts:
|
||||||||||||
Current asset
|
$ | 19,469 | $ | 5,699 | $ | 25,168 | ||||||
Long-term asset
|
7,594 | 2,060 | 9,654 | |||||||||
Total mark-to-market assets
|
27,063 | 7,759 | 34,822 | |||||||||
Current liability
|
(18,142 | ) | (12,630 | ) | (30,772 | ) | ||||||
Long-term liability
|
(6,365 | ) | (551 | ) | (6,916 | ) | ||||||
Total mark-to-market liabilities
|
(24,507 | ) | (13,181 | ) | (37,688 | ) | ||||||
Net
fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts
|
$ | 2,556 | $ | (5,422 | ) | $ | (2,866 | ) | ||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||
Mark-to-market
energy contracts:
|
||||||||||||
Current asset
|
$ | 347 | $ | 2,976 | $ | 3,323 | ||||||
Long-term asset
|
- | 2,060 | 2,060 | |||||||||
Total mark-to-market assets
|
347 | 5,036 | 5,383 | |||||||||
Current liability
|
(86 | ) | (7,785 | ) | (7,871 | ) | ||||||
Long-term liability
|
- | (551 | ) | (551 | ) | |||||||
Total mark-to-market liabilities
|
(86 | ) | (8,336 | ) | (8,422 | ) | ||||||
Net
fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts
|
$ | 261 | $ | (3,300 | ) | $ | (3,039 | ) |
December
31, 2007
|
||||||||||||
Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
|
||||||||||
PNMR
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||
Mark-to-market
energy contracts:
|
||||||||||||
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 | ) | |||
PNM
|
||||||||||||
Mark-to-market
energy contracts:
|
||||||||||||
Current asset
|
$ | 11 | $ | 13,562 | $ | 13,573 | ||||||
Long-term asset
|
- | 37,359 | 37,359 | |||||||||
Total mark-to-market assets
|
11 | 50,921 | 50,932 | |||||||||
Current liability
|
(9 | ) | (17,019 | ) | (17,028 | ) | ||||||
Long-term liability
|
- | (47,565 | ) | (47,565 | ) | |||||||
Total mark-to-market liabilities
|
(9 | ) | (64,584 | ) | (64,593 | ) | ||||||
Net
fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts
|
$ | 2 | $ | (13,663 | ) | $ | (13,661 | ) |
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Under FSP
FIN 39-1, the Company 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.
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:
December
31, 2008
|
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Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
|
||||||||||
PNMR
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||
Sources
of fair value gain (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Net
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
|
44,540 | 976 | 45,516 | |||||||||
Changes
in fair value
|
(41,701 | ) | (10,895 | ) | (52,596 | ) | ||||||
Net
change recorded as mark-to-market
|
2,839 | (9,919 | ) | (7,080 | ) | |||||||
Unearned/prepaid
option premiums
|
1,294 | 380 | 1,674 | |||||||||
Net
fair value at end of year
|
$ | 2,556 | $ | (5,422 | ) | $ | (2,866 | ) | ||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||
Sources
of fair value gain (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Net
fair value at beginning of year
|
$ | 2 | $ | (13,663 | ) | $ | (13,661 | ) | ||||
Adoption
of SFAS 157
|
- | 17,253 | 17,253 | |||||||||
Adjusted
beginning fair value
|
2 | 3,590 | 3,592 | |||||||||
Amount
realized on contracts delivered during period
|
(4,281 | ) | (1,044 | ) | (5,325 | ) | ||||||
Changes
in fair value
|
4,540 | (5,552 | ) | (1,012 | ) | |||||||
Net
change recorded as mark-to-market
|
259 | (6,596 | ) | (6,337 | ) | |||||||
Unearned/prepaid
option premiums
|
- | (294 | ) | (294 | ) | |||||||
Net
fair value at end of year
|
$ | 261 | $ | (3,300 | ) | $ | (3,039 | ) |
December
31, 2007
|
||||||||||||
Trading
|
Economic
Hedges
|
Total
|
||||||||||
PNMR
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||
Sources
of fair value gain (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Net
fair value at beginning of year
|
$ | 926 | $ | 2,540 | $ | 3,466 | ||||||
Amount
realized on contracts delivered during period
|
6,306 | 12,445 | 18,751 | |||||||||
Changes
in valuation techniques
|
301 | (4,403 | ) | (4,102 | ) | |||||||
Changes
in fair value
|
(7,817 | ) | (15,970 | ) | (23,787 | ) | ||||||
Net
change recorded as mark-to-market
|
(1,210 | ) | (7,928 | ) | (9,138 | ) | ||||||
Unearned/prepaid
option premiums
|
(1,293 | ) | 1,678 | 385 | ||||||||
Reclass
from deferred credits
|
- | (9,426 | ) | (9,426 | ) | |||||||
Net
fair value at end of year
|
$ | (1,577 | ) | $ | (13,136 | ) | $ | (14,713 | ) | |||
PNM
|
||||||||||||
Sources
of fair value gain (loss):
|
||||||||||||
Net
fair value at beginning of year
|
$ | 43 | $ | 2,542 | $ | 2,585 | ||||||
Amount
realized on contracts delivered during period
|
3,358 | 13,899 | 17,257 | |||||||||
Changes
in valuation techniques
|
332 | (4,386 | ) | (4,054 | ) | |||||||
Changes
in fair value
|
(3,731 | ) | (17,968 | ) | (21,699 | ) | ||||||
Net
change recorded as mark-to-market
|
(41 | ) | (8,455 | ) | (8,496 | ) | ||||||
Unearned/prepaid
option premiums
|
- | 1,676 | 1,676 | |||||||||
Reclass
from deferred credits
|
- | (9,426 | ) | (9,426 | ) | |||||||
Net
fair value at end of year
|
$ | 2 | $ | (13,663 | ) | $ | (13,661 | ) |
The
following table provides the maturity of the net assets (liabilities), giving an
indication of when these
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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 December 31, 2008
Less
than
|
||||||||||||||||
1
year
|
1-3
Years
|
4+
Years
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
PNMR
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
Trading
|
$ | 1,327 | $ | 1,229 | $ | - | $ | 2,556 | ||||||||
Economic
hedges
|
(6,931 | ) | 1,467 | 42 | (5,422 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (5,604 | ) | $ | 2,696 | $ | 42 | $ | (2,866 | ) | ||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
Trading
|
$ | 261 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 261 | ||||||||
Economic
hedges
|
(4,809 | ) | 1,467 | 42 | (3,300 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (4,548 | ) | $ | 1,467 | $ | 42 | $ | (3,039 | ) |
The net
change in fair value of commodity derivative instruments designated as hedging
instruments is summarized as follows:
Year
Ended December 31, 2008
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Hedge
Instruments
|
||||||||
PNMR
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||
Change
in fair value of energy contracts
|
$ | 40,347 | $ | (33,181 | ) | |||
Change
in fair value of swaps and futures
|
(936 | ) | 1,667 | |||||
Change
in the fair value of options
|
(1,186 | ) | 437 | |||||
Net
change in fair value
|
$ | 38,225 | $ | (31,077 | ) | |||
PNM
|
||||||||
Change
in fair value of energy contracts
|
$ | 40,349 | $ | (39 | ) | |||
Change
in fair value of swaps and futures
|
447 | 822 | ||||||
Net
change in fair value
|
$ | 40,796 | $ | 783 |
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 all contractual commitments, appropriate market-oriented
holding periods, and seasonally adjusted correlation estimates. The
VaR calculation considers PNM’s forward position for calendar years 2009 and
2010. 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
95%. For example, if VaR is calculated at $10.0 million, it is
estimated that in 950 out of 1,000 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
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year
ended December 31, 2008, the average VaR amount for these transactions was $0.3
million with high and low VaR amounts for the period of $1.4 million and
zero. The VaR amount for these transactions at December 31, 2008 was
less than $0.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the
average VaR amount for these transactions was $2.0 million with high and low VaR
amounts for the period of $6.4 million and zero. The total VaR amount
for these transactions at December 31, 2007 was zero.
First
Choice measures the market risk of its retail sales commitments and supply
sourcing activities using a GEaR calculation to monitor potential risk exposures
related to taking contracts to settlement and a VaR calculation to measure
short-term market price impacts.
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 hold-to-maturity at
risk for 12 months calculation for its GEaR measurement. 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 GEaR 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 GEaR is calculated at $10.0 million, it is estimated that in 950 out of 1,000
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
year ended December 31, 2008, the average GEaR amount was $16.1 million, with
high and low GEaR amounts for the period of $44.3 million and $6.0
million. The total GEaR amount at December 31, 2008 was $10.2
million. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the average GEaR
amount for these transactions was $16.2 million, with high and low GEaR amounts
for the period of $27.1 million and $5.7 million. The total GEaR
amount for these transactions at December 31, 2007 was $23.3
million.
First
Choice utilizes a short-term VaR measure to manage its market
risk. The VaR limit is based on the same total portfolio approach as
the GEaR 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 $1.0 million at December 31, 2008. For the
year ended December 31, 2008, the high, low and average mark-to-market VaR
amounts were $12.1 million, $0.9 million and $3.8 million. The VaR
amount for these transactions was $4.4 million at December 31,
2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the high, low and average
mark-to-market VaR amounts were $6.2 million, $0.6 million and $3.3
million.
In 2008,
FCP discontinued the use of a second VaR limit established for First Choice
speculative trading transactions, which were subject to mark-to-market
accounting as defined by SFAS 133 following the decision to cease speculative
trading activity. This calculation
captured the effect of changes in market prices over a 3-day holding period and
utilized the same Monte Carlo simulation approach described above at a 95%
confidence level. The use of this VaR limit ended in November 2008
pursuant to the decision to end speculative trading earlier in the
year. During 2008, the high, low and average mark-to-market VaR
amounts were $3.5 million, less than $0.1 million and $0.6
million. The VaR amount for these transactions was $1.7 million at
December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the high,
low and average mark-to-market VaR amounts were $4.4 million, $0.1 million and
$1.5 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 MD&A
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 GEaR limit and the 10-day VaR limit. These
occurrences resulted in numerous meetings between
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the RMC
and First Choice management and ultimately the decision to exit the basis
transactions and speculative trading.
The VaR
and GEaR 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 credit exposure as of December
31, 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.
Schedule
of Credit Risk Exposure
December
31, 2008
Net
|
||||||||||||
(b)
|
Number
|
Exposure
|
||||||||||
Net
|
of
|
of
|
||||||||||
Credit
|
Counter
|
Counter-
|
||||||||||
Risk
|
-parties
|
parties
|
||||||||||
Rating
(a)
|
Exposure
|
>10%
|
>10%
|
|||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||||||
External
ratings:
|
||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$ | 123,853 |
3
|
$ | 106,428 | |||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
7 | - | ||||||||||
Internal
ratings:
|
||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
2,483 | - | ||||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
679 | - | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 127,022 | $ | 106,428 | ||||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||
External
ratings:
|
||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$ | 117,778 |
3
|
$ | 106,428 | |||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
7 | - | ||||||||||
Internal
ratings:
|
||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
2,483 | - | ||||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
673 | - | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 120,941 | $ | 106,428 |
(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.
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(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.
|
Maturity
of Credit Risk Exposure
|
December
31, 2008
Greater
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Less
than
|
than
|
Net
|
||||||||||||||
Rating
|
2
Years
|
2-5
Years
|
5
Years
|
Exposure
|
||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||||||||||
External
ratings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$ | 116,374 | $ | 7,388 | $ | 91 | $ | 123,853 | ||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
7 | - | - | 7 | ||||||||||||
Internal
ratings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
2,483 | - | - | 2,483 | ||||||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
679 | - | - | 679 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 119,543 | $ | 7,388 | $ | 91 | $ | 127,022 | ||||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
External
ratings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
$ | 110,372 | $ | 7,315 | $ | 91 | $ | 117,778 | ||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
7 | - | - | 7 | ||||||||||||
Internal
ratings:
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
grade
|
2,483 | - | - | 2,483 | ||||||||||||
Non-investment
grade
|
673 | - | - | 673 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 113,535 | $ | 7,315 | $ | 91 | $ | 120,941 |
The
Company provides for losses due to market and credit risk. Credit
risk for PNMR's and PNM’s largest counterparty as of December 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007 was $ 52.3 million and $77.2 million.
Interest
Rate Risk
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
2.88%, if interest rates were to decline by 50 basis points from their levels at
December 31, 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 $495.5 million at
December 31, 2008, of which 30.9% were fixed-rate debt securities that subject
PNM to risk of loss of fair value with movements in market interest
rates. If interest rates were to increase by 50 basis points from
their levels at December 31, 2008, the decrease in the fair value of the
fixed-rate securities would be 3.1%, or $4.9 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 $59.2 million at
December 31, 2008, of which 24.8% were fixed-rate debt securities that subject
TNMP
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to risk
of loss of fair value with movements in market interest rates. If
interest rates were to increase by 50 basis points from their levels at December
31, 2008, the decrease in the fair value of the fixed-rate securities would be
3.6%, 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 December 31, 2008. These equity
securities also expose PNM to losses in fair value. Equity securities
comprised 49.2% of the securities held by the various PNM trusts as of December
31, 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 43.9% of the securities held
by the TNMP trusts as of December 31, 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 late 2008 and in early 2009. The
impacts of these declines on future funding and expense will not be quantified
until the funding and expense valuations for 2009 are
performed. However, it is likely that increased levels of funding
will be required and additional amounts will be recorded as expense although the
Company does not believe the increases will materially impact its liquidity or
results of operations.
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.
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ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
|
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
Page
|
|
Management’s
Annual Reports on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
|
B-2
|
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
B-5
|
Financial
Statements:
|
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Earnings (Loss)
|
B-10
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
B-11
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
B-13
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Common Stockholders’ Equity
|
B-15
|
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
B-16
|
Public
Service Company of New Mexico and Subsidiaries
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Earnings (Loss)
|
B-17
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
B-18
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
B-20
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Common Stockholder’s Equity
|
B-22
|
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
B-23
|
Texas-New
Mexico Power Company and Subsidiaries
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Earnings (Loss)
|
B-24
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
B-25
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
B-27
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Common Stockholder’s Equity
|
B-29
|
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
B-30
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
B-31
|
Supplementary
Data:
|
|
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on
Schedules
|
B-116
|
Schedule I Condensed Financial Information of Parent
Company
|
B-118
|
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
|
B-121
|
B-1
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
of PNM Resources, Inc. and subsidiaries (“PNMR”) is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of PNMR’s internal control over financial reporting
based on the Internal Control
– Integrated Framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment
performed, management concludes that PNMR’s internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
Deloitte
& Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued
an attestation report on PNMR’s internal control over financial reporting which
is included herein.
/s/ Jeffry E.
Sterba
Jeffry E.
Sterba,
Chairman
and
Chief
Executive Officer
/s/ Charles
Eldred
Charles
Eldred
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
B-2
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
of Public Service Company of New Mexico and subsidiaries (“PNM”) is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of PNM’s internal control over financial reporting
based on the Internal Control
– Integrated Framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment
performed, management concludes that PNM’s internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
Deloitte
& Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued
an attestation report on PNM’s internal control over financial reporting which
is included herein.
/s/ Patricia K.
Collawn
Patricia
K. Collawn,
President
and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Charles
Eldred
Charles
Eldred
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
B-3
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
of Texas-New Mexico Power Company and subsidiaries (“TNMP”) is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting
as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of TNMP’s internal control over financial reporting
based on the Internal Control
– Integrated Framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment
performed, management concludes that TNMP’s internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the TNMP's registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management's report was not subject to attestation by the TNMP's registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management's report
in this annual report.
/s/ Patricia K.
Collawn
Patricia
K. Collawn,
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
/s/ Thomas G.
Sategna
Thomas G.
Sategna
Vice
President and Controller
B-4
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
PNM
Resources, Inc.
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
We have
audited the internal control over financial reporting of PNM Resources, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over
financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over
financial reporting based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over
financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing, and evaluating
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such
other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A
company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or
under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the
company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's
assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because
of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting,
including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of
controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the
effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods
are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
In our
opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria
established in Internal
Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have
also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules of the Company as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2008 and our reports dated March 2, 2009, relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedules, respectively, of the Company
expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules, and included an explanatory paragraph relating to
the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised
2004), Share-Based Payment
and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006, the adoption of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007, and the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements in 2008.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 2,
2009
B-5
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Public
Service Company of New Mexico
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
We have
audited the internal control over financial reporting of Public Service Company
of New Mexico and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2008, based on
criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our
audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over
financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing, and evaluating
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such
other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A
company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or
under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the
company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's
assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because
of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting,
including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of
controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the
effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods
are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
In our
opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria
established in Internal
Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have
also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules of the Company as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2008 and our reports dated March 2, 2009, relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedules, respectively, of the Company
expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules, and included an explanatory paragraph relating to
the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised
2004), Share-Based Payment
and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006, the adoption of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007, and the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements in 2008.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 2,
2009
B-6
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
PNM
Resources, Inc.
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PNM Resources, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings (loss), changes in common stockholders’
equity, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of PNM Resources, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As
discussed in Notes 13 and 12, respectively, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment and
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006. As discussed in Note 11 to
the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting
Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007. As discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements in 2008.
We have
also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission and our report dated March 2, 2009 expressed an unqualified
opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 2,
2009
B-7
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Public
Service Company of New Mexico
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Public Service Company
of New Mexico and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007,
and the related consolidated statements of earnings (loss), changes in common
stockholder’s equity, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Public Service Company of New Mexico and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Notes 13 and 12, respectively, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment and
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006. As discussed in Note 11 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting
Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007. As discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements in 2008.
We have
also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission and our report dated March 2, 2009 expressed an unqualified
opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 2,
2009
B-8
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholder of
Texas-New
Mexico Power Company
Fort
Worth, Texas
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Texas-New Mexico Power
Company and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and
the related consolidated statements of earnings (loss), statements of changes in
common stockholder’s equity, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Texas-New Mexico Power Company and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Notes 13 and 12, respectively, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment and
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006. As discussed in Note 11 to
the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting
Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 2,
2009
B-9
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||
Electric
|
$ | 1,959,241 | $ | 1,912,824 | $ | 1,962,174 | ||||||
Other
|
281 | 1,205 | 1,186 | |||||||||
Total operating revenues
|
1,959,522 | 1,914,029 | 1,963,360 | |||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
1,239,854 | 1,121,525 | 1,084,245 | |||||||||
Administrative
and general
|
253,311 | 214,588 | 218,343 | |||||||||
Energy
production costs
|
193,899 | 201,483 | 163,282 | |||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill and other intangible assets
|
221,769 | - | - | |||||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
|
30,248 | - | - | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
144,362 | 135,695 | 130,662 | |||||||||
Transmission
and distribution costs
|
58,702 | 57,774 | 54,030 | |||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
47,191 | 57,922 | 62,965 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
2,189,336 | 1,788,987 | 1,713,527 | |||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
(229,814 | ) | 125,042 | 249,833 | ||||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
24,096 | 43,154 | 36,013 | |||||||||
Gains
(losses) on investments held by NDT
|
(15,233 | ) | 11,599 | 5,844 | ||||||||
Other
income
|
6,478 | 7,443 | 6,114 | |||||||||
Equity
in net earnings (loss) of Optim Energy
|
(29,687 | ) | 7,581 | - | ||||||||
Minority
interest in earnings of Valencia
|
(7,179 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Carrying
charges on regulatory assets
|
- | - | 6,993 | |||||||||
Other
deductions
|
(11,266 | ) | (11,552 | ) | (6,671 | ) | ||||||
Net other income (deductions)
|
(32,791 | ) | 58,225 | 48,293 | ||||||||
Interest
Charges:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
97,691 | 81,638 | 84,773 | |||||||||
Other
interest charges
|
35,264 | 38,517 | 49,335 | |||||||||
Total interest charges
|
132,955 | 120,155 | 134,108 | |||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) before Income Taxes
|
(395,560 | ) | 63,112 | 164,018 | ||||||||
Income
Taxes (Benefit)
|
(90,816 | ) | 3,226 | 55,530 | ||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividend Requirements of Subsidiary
|
528 | 528 | 528 | |||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
(305,272 | ) | 59,358 | 107,960 | ||||||||
Earnings
from Discontinued Operations, net of Income
|
||||||||||||
Taxes
of $22,957, $10,394, and $8,439
|
34,628 | 15,516 | 12,858 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 | |||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.77 | $ | 1.55 | |||||
Diluted
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.53 | |||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.98 | $ | 1.73 | |||||
Diluted
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.96 | $ | 1.71 | |||||
Dividends
Declared per Common Share
|
$ | 0.605 | $ | 0.920 | $ | 0.880 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-10
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 140,619 | $ | 17,763 | ||||
Special
deposits
|
3,480 | 1,717 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $21,466 and
$6,021
|
119,174 | 134,325 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues
|
81,126 | 74,896 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
73,083 | 90,002 | ||||||
Materials,
supplies, fuel stock, and natural gas stored
|
49,397 | 41,312 | ||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
1,541 | 157 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
51,250 | 49,257 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable
|
49,584 | 39,189 | ||||||
Current
assets of discontinued operations
|
107,986 | 120,061 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
75,393 | 37,198 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
752,633 | 605,877 | ||||||
Other
Property and Investments:
|
||||||||
Investment
in PVNGS lessor notes
|
168,729 | 192,226 | ||||||
Equity
investment in Optim Energy
|
239,950 | 248,094 | ||||||
Investments
held by NDT
|
111,671 | 139,642 | ||||||
Other
investments
|
32,966 | 47,749 | ||||||
Non-utility
property, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,582 and
$1,570
|
9,135 | 6,968 | ||||||
Total other property and investments
|
562,451 | 634,679 | ||||||
Utility
Plant:
|
||||||||
Electric
plant in service
|
4,329,169 | 3,920,071 | ||||||
Common
plant in service and plant held for future use
|
147,576 | 128,119 | ||||||
4,476,745 | 4,048,190 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
1,545,950 | 1,464,625 | ||||||
2,930,795 | 2,583,565 | |||||||
Construction
work in progress
|
202,556 | 299,574 | ||||||
Nuclear
fuel, net of accumulated amortization of $16,018 and
$15,395
|
58,674 | 52,246 | ||||||
Net utility plant
|
3,192,025 | 2,935,385 | ||||||
Deferred
Charges and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
629,141 | 481,872 | ||||||
Pension
asset
|
- | 17,778 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
321,310 | 495,664 | ||||||
Other
intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,672 and
$3,362
|
27,167 | 75,892 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
25,620 | 45,694 | ||||||
Non-current
assets of discontinued operations
|
561,915 | 526,539 | ||||||
Other
deferred charges
|
75,720 | 52,756 | ||||||
Total deferred charges and other assets
|
1,640,873 | 1,696,195 | ||||||
$ | 6,147,982 | $ | 5,872,136 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-11
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands, except share information)
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ | 744,667 | $ | 665,900 | ||||
Current
installments of long-term debt
|
205,694 | 449,219 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
174,068 | 148,955 | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
51,618 | 57,766 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
1,746 | - | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
33,951 | 53,832 | ||||||
Current
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
77,082 | 96,003 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
139,562 | 112,394 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
|
1,428,388 | 1,584,069 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
1,379,011 | 1,231,859 | ||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
572,719 | 600,187 | ||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
23,834 | 26,825 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
327,175 | 332,372 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
63,492 | 66,466 | ||||||
Accrued
pension liability and postretirement benefit cost
|
246,136 | 60,022 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
6,934 | 55,206 | ||||||
Minority
interest in Valencia
|
98,506 | - | ||||||
Non-current
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
94,615 | 89,848 | ||||||
Other
deferred credits
|
149,237 | 121,342 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities
|
1,582,648 | 1,352,268 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
4,390,047 | 4,168,196 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (See Note 16)
|
||||||||
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 | ||||||
Convertible
Preferred Stock, Series A
|
||||||||
without
mandatory redemption requirements (no stated value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized:
|
||||||||
issued
and outstanding 477,800 and 0 shares)
|
100,000 | - | ||||||
Common
Stockholders’ Equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock outstanding (no par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized:
issued
|
||||||||
and
outstanding 86,531,644 and 76,814,491 shares)
|
1,288,168 | 1,042,974 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
|
30,948 | 11,208 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
327,290 | 638,229 | ||||||
Total common stockholders’ equity
|
1,646,406 | 1,692,411 | ||||||
$ | 6,147,982 | $ | 5,872,136 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-12
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows from operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
167,111 | 179,396 | 174,042 | |||||||||
Amortization of prepayments on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
(16,637 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
|
(46,692 | ) | 35,423 | 46,345 | ||||||||
Equity in net (earnings) loss of Optim Energy
|
29,687 | (7,581 | ) | - | ||||||||
Minority interest in earnings of Valencia
|
7,179 | - | - | |||||||||
Net unrealized losses on derivatives
|
7,370 | 9,138 | 1,062 | |||||||||
Realized (gains) losses on investments held by NDT
|
15,233 | (11,599 | ) | (5,844 | ) | |||||||
Realized loss on Altura contribution
|
- | 3,089 | - | |||||||||
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
|
221,769 | 3,380 | - | |||||||||
Impairment of utility plant
|
- | 19,500 | - | |||||||||
Amortization of fair value of acquired Twin Oaks sales
contract
|
- | (35,073 | ) | (70,851 | ) | |||||||
Stock based compensation expense
|
3,261 | 7,557 | 7,539 | |||||||||
Regulatory disallowances
|
30,248 | - | - | |||||||||
Other, net
|
9,211 | (4,992 | ) | (20,447 | ) | |||||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues
|
1,234 | (21,014 | ) | 13,839 | ||||||||
Materials,
supplies, fuel stock, and natural gas stored
|
(9,921 | ) | (104 | ) | (2,382 | ) | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
(34,256 | ) | 19,150 | 19,375 | ||||||||
Other
assets
|
(28,300 | ) | (4,316 | ) | (6,171 | ) | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
2,516 | 4,423 | (18,555 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
(16,051 | ) | (6,402 | ) | 10,434 | |||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
3,314 | (26,588 | ) | 7,828 | ||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
12,465 | (15,728 | ) | (32,608 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
|
88,097 | 222,533 | 244,424 | |||||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
(344,951 | ) | (455,944 | ) | (321,118 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds
from sales of investments held by NDT
|
180,296 | 163,642 | 96,624 | |||||||||
Purchases
of investments held by NDT
|
(185,439 | ) | (172,327 | ) | (102,265 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds
from sales of utility plant
|
1,458 | 55,041 | - | |||||||||
Return
of principal on PVNGS lessor notes
|
22,506 | 22,842 | 23,279 | |||||||||
Investments
in Optim Energy
|
- | (45,040 | ) | - | ||||||||
Distributions
from Optim Energy
|
- | 362,282 | - | |||||||||
Change
in restricted special deposits
|
7,493 | (7,852 | ) | - | ||||||||
Twin
Oaks acquisition
|
- | - | (481,058 | ) | ||||||||
Other,
net
|
(2,078 | ) | 3,825 | (15,037 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
(320,715 | ) | (73,531 | ) | (799,575 | ) |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-13
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net
|
78,767 | (98,445 | ) | 432,145 | ||||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
452,750 | 20,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
(450,826 | ) | (102,284 | ) | - | |||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
250,956 | 4,281 | 228,056 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from stock option exercise
|
86 | 11,001 | 14,072 | |||||||||
Purchase
of common stock to satisfy stock awards
|
(1,401 | ) | (18,267 | ) | (20,243 | ) | ||||||
Excess
tax benefits (tax shortfall) from stock-based payment
arrangements
|
(560 | ) | 12 | 1,072 | ||||||||
Payments
received on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
88,509 | - | - | |||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(57,498 | ) | (70,336 | ) | (59,708 | ) | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(5,312 | ) | (592 | ) | (23 | ) | ||||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
355,471 | (254,630 | ) | 610,371 | ||||||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
122,853 | (105,628 | ) | 55,220 | ||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
17,791 | 123,419 | 68,199 | |||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 140,644 | $ | 17,791 | $ | 123,419 | ||||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest
|
$ | 144,944 | $ | 121,845 | $ | 140,459 | ||||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$ | (2,751 | ) | $ | (21,390 | ) | $ | 16,158 | ||||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
As
of June 1, 2007, PNMR contributed its ownership of Altura to Optim Energy
at a fair value of $549.6 million after an adjustment for working capital
changes. See Note 22. 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 Optim Energy
|
$ | 555,741 | ||||||
Utility
plant purchased in 2007 through assumption of long-term debt that
eliminates
|
||||||||
a
portion of investment in PVNGS lessor notes in
consolidation. See Note 2.
|
$ | 41,152 | ||||||
Activities
related to consolidation of Valencia:
|
||||||||
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 | |||||||
Convertible
preferred stock issued under forward purchase contract
upon
|
||||||||
tender
of senior unsecured notes
|
$ | 100,000 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-14
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Other
|
Total
Common
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Aggregate
|
Comprehensive
|
Retained
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Income
|
Earnings
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
68,786,286 | $ | 813,425 | $ | (91,589 | ) | $ | 577,533 | $ | 1,299,369 | ||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
- | (9,641 | ) | - | - | (9,641 | ) | |||||||||||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
- | 1,072 | - | - | 1,072 | |||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
- | 7,539 | - | - | 7,539 | |||||||||||||||
Sale
of common stock
|
7,777,097 | 226,098 | - | - | 226,098 | |||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued to ESPP
|
85,089 | 1,958 | - | - | 1,958 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | 120,818 | 120,818 | |||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income
|
- | - | 37,735 | - | 37,735 | |||||||||||||||
SFAS
158 transition adjustment
|
- | - | 82,763 | - | 82,763 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
declared on common stock
|
- | - | - | (62,801 | ) | (62,801 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
76,648,472 | 1,040,451 | 28,909 | 635,550 | 1,704,910 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
- | (9,327 | ) | - | - | (9,327 | ) | |||||||||||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
- | 12 | - | - | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
- | 7,557 | - | - | 7,557 | |||||||||||||||
Sale
of common stock
|
110,134 | 2,914 | - | - | 2,914 | |||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued to ESPP
|
55,885 | 1,367 | - | - | 1,367 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | 74,874 | 74,874 | |||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
- | - | (17,701 | ) | - | (17,701 | ) | |||||||||||||
Adoption
of FIN 48
|
- | - | - | (1,576 | ) | (1,576 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends
declared on common stock
|
- | - | - | (70,619 | ) | (70,619 | ) | |||||||||||||
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
|
- | (1,285 | ) | - | - | (1,285 | ) | |||||||||||||
Tax
shortfall from stock-based compensation arrangements
|
- | (560 | ) | - | - | (560 | ) | |||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
- | 3,261 | - | - | 3,261 | |||||||||||||||
Sale
of common stock
|
9,624,929 | 249,977 | - | - | 249,977 | |||||||||||||||
Stock
issuance costs
|
- | (7,177 | ) | - | - | (7,177 | ) | |||||||||||||
Common
stock issued to ESPP
|
92,224 | 978 | - | - | 978 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
- | - | - | (270,644 | ) | (270,644 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income
|
- | - | 19,740 | - | 19,740 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
declared on common stock
|
- | - | - | (50,717 | ) | (50,717 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
86,531,644 | $ | 1,288,168 | $ | 30,948 | $ | 327,290 | $ | 1,646,406 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-15
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 | |||||
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 $1,949, $(3,029), and $(8,403)
|
(2,974 | ) | 4,621 | 12,823 | ||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in
|
||||||||||||
net earnings (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)
|
||||||||||||
of $5,433, $4,913, and $261
|
(8,290 | ) | (7,497 | ) | (398 | ) | ||||||
Pension
liability adjustment, net of income
|
||||||||||||
tax (expense) benefit of $2,642, $(948), and $(14,135)
|
(4,204 | ) | 1,446 | 21,569 | ||||||||
Fair
Value Adjustment for Designated Cash Flow Hedges:
|
||||||||||||
Change in fair market value, net of income tax (expense)
|
||||||||||||
benefit of $(26,184), $11,674, and $(7,217)
|
40,376 | (17,889 | ) | 10,873 | ||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in
|
||||||||||||
net earnings (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)
|
||||||||||||
of $2,893, $(992), and $4,848
|
(5,168 | ) | 1,618 | (7,132 | ) | |||||||
Total
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
19,740 | (17,701 | ) | 37,735 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (250,904 | ) | $ | 57,173 | $ | 158,553 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNMR, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-16
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Electric
Operating Revenues
|
$ | 1,242,942 | $ | 1,136,974 | $ | 1,115,464 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Cost
of energy sold
|
698,054 | 638,675 | 607,026 | |||||||||
Administrative
and general
|
120,712 | 122,002 | 115,648 | |||||||||
Energy
production costs
|
203,419 | 190,828 | 156,303 | |||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
51,143 | - | - | |||||||||
Regulatory
disallowances
|
30,248 | - | - | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
85,724 | 83,223 | 78,008 | |||||||||
Transmission
and distribution costs
|
37,616 | 39,137 | 33,127 | |||||||||
Taxes
other than income taxes
|
22,543 | 29,138 | 26,055 | |||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,249,459 | 1,103,003 | 1,016,167 | |||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(6,517 | ) | 33,971 | 99,297 | ||||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
24,674 | 41,655 | 32,091 | |||||||||
Gains
(losses) on investments held by NDT
|
(15,233 | ) | 11,599 | 5,844 | ||||||||
Other
income
|
2,477 | 5,137 | 3,027 | |||||||||
Minority
interest in earnings of Valencia
|
(7,179 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Other
deductions
|
(4,857 | ) | (5,089 | ) | (3,547 | ) | ||||||
Net
other income (deductions)
|
(118 | ) | 53,302 | 37,415 | ||||||||
Interest
Charges:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
57,473 | 38,534 | 40,541 | |||||||||
Other
interest charges
|
12,395 | 14,128 | 6,514 | |||||||||
Total
interest charges
|
69,868 | 52,662 | 47,055 | |||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) before Income Taxes
|
(76,503 | ) | 34,611 | 89,657 | ||||||||
Income
Taxes (Benefit)
|
(10,029 | ) | 11,220 | 31,564 | ||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
(66,474 | ) | 23,391 | 58,093 | ||||||||
Earnings
from Discontinued Operations, net of Income
|
||||||||||||
Taxes
of $22,957, $10,394 and $8,439
|
34,628 | 15,516 | 12,858 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
(31,846 | ) | 38,907 | 70,951 | ||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends Requirements
|
528 | 528 | 528 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) Available for Common Stock
|
$ | (32,374 | ) | $ | 38,379 | $ | 70,423 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-17
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 46,596 | $ | 4,303 | ||||
Special
deposits
|
3,430 | 1,397 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $1,345 and
$729
|
74,257 | 78,094 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues
|
37,350 | 32,039 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
72,096 | 79,842 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts receivable
|
- | 271 | ||||||
Materials,
supplies, fuel stock, and natural gas stored
|
47,254 | 39,771 | ||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
1,541 | 157 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
28,852 | 14,859 | ||||||
Current
assets of discontinued operations
|
107,986 | 120,061 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
49,690 | 28,926 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
469,052 | 399,720 | ||||||
Other
Property and Investments:
|
||||||||
Investment
in PVNGS lessor notes
|
200,711 | 231,582 | ||||||
Investments
held by NDT
|
111,671 | 139,642 | ||||||
Other
investments
|
9,951 | 20,733 | ||||||
Non-utility
property
|
976 | 976 | ||||||
Total
other property and investments
|
323,309 | 392,933 | ||||||
Utility
Plant:
|
||||||||
Electric
plant in service
|
3,430,818 | 3,055,953 | ||||||
Common
plant in service and plant held for future use
|
17,400 | 18,237 | ||||||
3,448,218 | 3,074,190 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
1,204,424 | 1,157,775 | ||||||
2,243,794 | 1,916,415 | |||||||
Construction
work in progress
|
156,997 | 259,386 | ||||||
Nuclear
fuel, net of accumulated amortization of $16,018 and
$15,395
|
58,674 | 52,246 | ||||||
Net
utility plant
|
2,459,465 | 2,228,047 | ||||||
Deferred
Charges and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
494,481 | 348,719 | ||||||
Pension
asset
|
- | 2,859 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
17,744 | 37,359 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
51,632 | 102,775 | ||||||
Non-current
assets of discontinued operations
|
561,915 | 526,539 | ||||||
Other
deferred charges
|
51,137 | 64,449 | ||||||
Total
deferred charges and other assets
|
1,176,909 | 1,082,700 | ||||||
$ | 4,428,735 | $ | 4,103,400 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-18
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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
|
90,502 | 72,864 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts payable
|
17,607 | 19,948 | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
50,125 | 26,385 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
1,746 | - | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
7,884 | 17,896 | ||||||
Current
liability of discontinued operations
|
77,082 | 96,003 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
93,131 | 59,468 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
|
714,077 | 913,533 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
1,019,717 | 705,701 | ||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
414,995 | 409,430 | ||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
23,834 | 26,634 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
292,146 | 285,782 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
62,696 | 65,725 | ||||||
Accrued
pension liability and postretirement benefit cost
|
229,683 | 56,101 | ||||||
Derivative
instruments
|
569 | 47,597 | ||||||
Minority
interest in Valencia
|
98,506 | - | ||||||
Non-current
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
94,615 | 89,848 | ||||||
Other
deferred credits
|
124,929 | 98,295 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and liabilities
|
1,341,973 | 1,079,412 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
3,075,767 | 2,698,646 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (See Note 16)
|
||||||||
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
|
17,746 | 7,580 | ||||||
Retained earnings
|
391,170 | 453,122 | ||||||
Total
common stockholder’s equity
|
1,341,439 | 1,393,225 | ||||||
$ | 4,428,735 | $ | 4,103,400 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-19
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (31,846 | ) | $ | 38,907 | $ | 70,951 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows from operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
101,458 | 126,255 | 119,086 | |||||||||
Amortization of prepayments on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
(16,637 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
|
(7,856 | ) | 16,704 | (6,448 | ) | |||||||
Minority interest in earnings of Valencia
|
7,179 | - | - | |||||||||
Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives
|
6,629 | 8,496 | (327 | ) | ||||||||
Realized (gains) losses on investments held by NDT
|
15,233 | (11,599 | ) | (5,844 | ) | |||||||
Impairment of utility plant
|
- | 19,500 | - | |||||||||
Regulatory allowances
|
30,248 | - | - | |||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
51,143 | - | - | |||||||||
Other, net
|
(2,684 | ) | (2,315 | ) | (10,683 | ) | ||||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of amounts
acquired:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues
|
5,668 | 17,282 | 25,855 | |||||||||
Materials,
supplies, fuel stock, and natural gas stored
|
(9,319 | ) | 1,292 | (1,390 | ) | |||||||
Other
current assets
|
(21,359 | ) | 13,852 | 8,626 | ||||||||
Other
assets
|
20,572 | (8,931 | ) | (31,589 | ) | |||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(3,466 | ) | (2,688 | ) | (30,440 | ) | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
24,643 | (1,683 | ) | 11,726 | ||||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
4,957 | (17,903 | ) | (43,990 | ) | |||||||
Other
liabilities
|
(6,989 | ) | (8,243 | ) | (8,005 | ) | ||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
167,574 | 188,926 | 97,528 | |||||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
(277,087 | ) | (352,142 | ) | (246,159 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds
from sales of NDT investments
|
180,295 | 163,642 | 96,624 | |||||||||
Purchases
of NDT investments
|
(185,439 | ) | (172,327 | ) | (102,265 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds
from sales of utility plant
|
837 | 55,041 | - | |||||||||
Return
of principal on PVNGS lessor notes
|
26,077 | 24,638 | 23,279 | |||||||||
Net
additions to restricted special deposits
|
7,493 | (7,852 | ) | - | ||||||||
Other,
net
|
419 | 2,361 | 9,354 | |||||||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
(247,405 | ) | (286,639 | ) | (219,167 | ) |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-20
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net
|
24,591 | 70,725 | 122,074 | |||||||||
Long-term
borrowings
|
350,000 | 20,000 | - | |||||||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
(300,000 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Payments
received on PVNGS firm-sales contracts
|
88,509 | - | - | |||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(40,528 | ) | (528 | ) | (528 | ) | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(451 | ) | (39 | ) | (711 | ) | ||||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
122,121 | 90,158 | 120,835 | |||||||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
42,290 | (7,555 | ) | (804 | ) | |||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
4,331 | 11,886 | 12,690 | |||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 46,621 | $ | 4,331 | $ | 11,886 | ||||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest
|
$ | 80,144 | $ | 59,413 | $ | 55,385 | ||||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded), net
|
$ | 2,050 | $ | 5,604 | $ | 33,238 | ||||||
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. See Note 23.
|
||||||||||||
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 consolidation of Valencia:
|
||||||||||||
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.
B-21
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
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, 2005
|
39,117,799 | $ | 765,500 | $ | (90,515 | ) | $ | 345,452 | $ | 1,020,437 | ||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | 70,951 | 70,951 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income
|
- | - | 17,116 | - | 17,116 | |||||||||||||||
SFAS
158 transition adjustment
|
- | - | 82,160 | - | 82,160 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
- | - | - | (528 | ) | (528 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
39,117,799 | 765,500 | 8,761 | 415,875 | 1,190,136 | |||||||||||||||
Equity
contribution from parent
|
- | 167,023 | - | - | 167,023 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | 38,907 | 38,907 | |||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
- | - | (1,181 | ) | - | (1,181 | ) | |||||||||||||
Adoption
of FIN 48
|
- | - | - | (1,132 | ) | (1,132 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
- | - | - | (528 | ) | (528 | ) | |||||||||||||
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)
|
- | - | - | (31,846 | ) | (31,846 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
- | - | 10,166 | - | 10,166 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
on preferred stock
|
- | - | - | (528 | ) | (528 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
- | - | - | (40,000 | ) | (40,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
39,117,799 | $ | 932,523 | $ | 17,746 | $ | 391,170 | $ | 1,341,439 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-22
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) Available for Common Stock
|
$ | (32,374 | ) | $ | 38,379 | $ | 70,423 | |||||
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
$1,949, $(3,029), and $(8,403)
|
(2,974 | ) | 4,621 | 12,823 | ||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in
|
||||||||||||
net
earnings (loss), net of income tax expense benefit
|
||||||||||||
of
$5,433, $4,913, and $261
|
(8,290 | ) | (7,497 | ) | (398 | ) | ||||||
Pension
liability adjustment, net of income
|
||||||||||||
tax (expense) benefit of $2,123, $(777), and $(14,144)
|
(3,239 | ) | 1,186 | 21,582 | ||||||||
Fair
Value Adjustment for Designated Cash Flow Hedges:
|
||||||||||||
Change in fair market value, net of income tax (expense)
|
||||||||||||
benefit
of $(16,415), $(972), and $5,547
|
25,048 | 1,484 | (8,464 | ) | ||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in
|
||||||||||||
net
earnings (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)
|
||||||||||||
of
$248, $639, and $5,523
|
(379 | ) | (975 | ) | (8,427 | ) | ||||||
Total
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
10,166 | (1,181 | ) | 17,116 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (22,208 | ) | $ | 37,198 | $ | 87,539 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-23
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Electric
Operating Revenues
|
$ | 190,282 | $ | 180,421 | $ | 157,869 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Cost
of energy sold
|
32,671 | 29,529 | 27,613 | |||||||||
Administrative
and general
|
27,354 | 29,113 | 26,733 | |||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
34,456 | - | - | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
38,695 | 30,401 | 25,557 | |||||||||
Transmission
and distribution costs
|
21,069 | 18,616 | 16,450 | |||||||||
Taxes,
other than income taxes
|
18,587 | 20,092 | 23,249 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
172,832 | 127,751 | 119,602 | |||||||||
Operating income
|
17,450 | 52,670 | 38,267 | |||||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
63 | 85 | 922 | |||||||||
Other
income
|
3,333 | 1,615 | 790 | |||||||||
Carrying
charges on regulatory assets
|
- | - | 6,993 | |||||||||
Other
deductions
|
(171 | ) | (147 | ) | (155 | ) | ||||||
Net other income (deductions)
|
3,225 | 1,553 | 8,550 | |||||||||
Interest
Charges:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
12,416 | 22,364 | 25,728 | |||||||||
Other
interest charges
|
5,924 | 2,804 | 3,184 | |||||||||
Net interest charges
|
18,340 | 25,168 | 28,912 | |||||||||
Earnings
Before Income Taxes
|
2,335 | 29,055 | 17,905 | |||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
11,128 | 10,647 | 5,787 | |||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
(8,793 | ) | 18,408 | 12,118 | ||||||||
Discontinued
Operations, net of Income Taxes
|
||||||||||||
of $0, $0, and $1,548
|
- | - | 3,581 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (8,793 | ) | $ | 18,408 | $ | 15,699 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-24
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 124 | $ | 187 | ||||
Special
deposits
|
50 | 50 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
11,457 | 8,789 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues
|
6,421 | 4,392 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
480 | 1,063 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts receivable
|
7,110 | 8,005 | ||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
1,625 | 1,425 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable
|
9 | 881 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
958 | 501 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
28,234 | 25,293 | ||||||
Other
Property and Investments:
|
||||||||
Other
investments
|
550 | 554 | ||||||
Non-utility
property
|
2,111 | 2,111 | ||||||
Total other property and investments
|
2,661 | 2,665 | ||||||
Utility
Plant:
|
||||||||
Electric
plant in service
|
815,588 | 781,355 | ||||||
Common
plant in service and plant held for future use
|
488 | 488 | ||||||
816,076 | 781,843 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
291,228 | 274,128 | ||||||
524,848 | 507,715 | |||||||
Construction
work in progress
|
30,948 | 22,493 | ||||||
Net utility plant
|
555,796 | 530,208 | ||||||
Deferred
Charges and Other Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
assets
|
134,660 | 133,154 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
226,665 | 261,121 | ||||||
Pension
asset
|
- | 14,919 | ||||||
Other
deferred charges
|
23,982 | 5,432 | ||||||
Total deferred charges and other assets
|
385,307 | 414,626 | ||||||
$ | 971,998 | $ | 972,792 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-25
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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
|
14,100 | 3,404 | ||||||
Current
installments of long-term debt
|
167,690 | 148,882 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
11,846 | 5,666 | ||||||
Affiliate
accounts payable
|
1,238 | 3,456 | ||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
35,118 | 35,204 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
3,111 | 1,785 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
|
383,103 | 198,397 | ||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
- | 167,609 | ||||||
Deferred
Credits and Other Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accumulated
deferred income taxes
|
111,193 | 120,274 | ||||||
Accumulated
deferred investment tax credits
|
- | 191 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
35,028 | 46,590 | ||||||
Asset
retirement obligations
|
711 | 662 | ||||||
Accrued
pension liability and postretirement benefit cost
|
16,453 | 3,922 | ||||||
Other
deferred credits
|
1,820 | 1,699 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities
|
165,205 | 173,338 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
548,308 | 539,344 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (See Note 16)
|
||||||||
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
|
(142 | ) | 823 | |||||
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
(3,552 | ) | 5,241 | |||||
Total common stockholder’s equity
|
423,690 | 433,448 | ||||||
$ | 971,998 | $ | 972,792 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-26
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (8,793 | ) | $ | 18,408 | $ | 15,699 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to
|
||||||||||||
net cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
42,418 | 35,383 | 33,194 | |||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
34,456 | - | - | |||||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
|
(7,714 | ) | (8,727 | ) | 4,055 | |||||||
Other, net
|
(2,649 | ) | (2,931 | ) | (13,615 | ) | ||||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues
|
(4,697 | ) | (10,092 | ) | 408 | |||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
(200 | ) | (46 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
449 | 3,565 | 1,758 | |||||||||
Other assets
|
(33,434 | ) | (257 | ) | (6,443 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable
|
6,181 | (2,844 | ) | 4,431 | ||||||||
Accrued interest and taxes
|
938 | 52,924 | (4,554 | ) | ||||||||
Other current liabilities
|
1 | (13,706 | ) | 17,912 | ||||||||
Other liabilities
|
14,639 | (461 | ) | (19,025 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash flows from operating activities
|
41,595 | 71,216 | 33,789 | |||||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Utility
plant additions
|
(51,116 | ) | (42,725 | ) | (47,659 | ) | ||||||
Other,
net
|
- | - | 93 | |||||||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
|
(51,116 | ) | (42,725 | ) | (47,566 | ) |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-27
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flow From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
150,000 | - | - | |||||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net- affiliate
|
10,696 | 3,404 | - | |||||||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
(148,935 | ) | (100,500 | ) | - | |||||||
Equity
contribution by parent
|
- | 101,249 | - | |||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
- | (35,000 | ) | - | ||||||||
Other,
net
|
(2,303 | ) | 1 | 91 | ||||||||
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
9,458 | (30,846 | ) | 91 | ||||||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(63 | ) | (2,355 | ) | (13,686 | ) | ||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
187 | 2,542 | 16,228 | |||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 124 | $ | 187 | $ | 2,542 | ||||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid, net of capitalized interest
|
$ | 17,246 | $ | 23,625 | $ | 25,573 | ||||||
Income
taxes paid, (refunded) net
|
$ | 16,613 | $ | (15,529 | ) | $ | 7,003 | |||||
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. See Note 23.
|
||||||||||||
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.
B-28
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Other
|
Retained
|
Common
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Aggregate
|
Paid-in
|
Comprehensive
|
Earnings
|
Stockholder’s
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Capital
|
Income
|
(Deficit)
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
9,615 | $ | 96 | $ | 494,287 | $ | (29 | ) | $ | 5,450 | $ | 499,804 | ||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | - | 15,699 | 15,699 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
- | - | - | (13 | ) | - | (13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
SFAS
158 transition adjustment
|
- | - | - | 604 | - | 604 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes on goodwill adjustment
|
- | - | (1,475 | ) | - | - | (1,475 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
9,615 | 96 | 492,812 | 562 | 21,149 | 514,619 | ||||||||||||||||||
Redemption
of common stock
|
(3,257 | ) | (32 | ) | (166,991 | ) | - | - | (167,023 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Equity
contribution from parent
|
- | - | 101,249 | - | - | 101,249 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adoption
of FIN 48
|
- | - | - | - | 684 | 684 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes on goodwill adjustment
|
- | - | 250 | - | - | 250 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | - | 18,408 | 18,408 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income
|
- | - | - | 261 | - | 261 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
on common stock
|
- | - | - | - | (35,000 | ) | (35,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
6,358 | 64 | 427,320 | 823 | 5,241 | 433,448 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
- | - | - | - | (8,793 | ) | (8,793 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
- | - | - | (965 | ) | - | (965 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
6,358 | $ | 64 | $ | 427,320 | $ | (142 | ) | $ | (3,552 | ) | $ | 423,690 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-29
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (8,793 | ) | $ | 18,408 | $ | 15,699 | |||||
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
|
||||||||||||
Pension
liability adjustment
|
||||||||||||
net
of income tax (expense) benefit of $520, $(161), and $8,
|
(965 | ) | 261 | (13 | ) | |||||||
Total
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
(965 | ) | 261 | (13 | ) | |||||||
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (9,758 | ) | $ | 18,669 | $ | 15,686 |
The
accompanying notes, as they relate to TNMP, are an integral part of these
financial statements.
B-30
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(1)
|
Summary
of the Business and Significant Accounting
Policies
|
Nature
of Business
PNMR is
an investor-owned holding company of energy and energy-related
businesses. PNMR’s primary subsidiaries are PNM, TNMP, and First
Choice. PNMR acquired TNMP and First Choice in 2005. PNM
is a public utility with regulated operations primarily engaged in the
generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and, through January
29, 2009, the transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas. As
described in Note 2, PNM completed the sale of its natural gas operations on
January 30, 2009. PNM began service to TNMP’s New Mexico customers
effective January 1, 2007. TNMP is a regulated utility operating in
Texas and through December 31, 2006 in New Mexico. In Texas, TNMP
provides regulated transmission and distribution services. First
Choice is a competitive retail electric provider operating in
Texas. PNMR owns 50% of Optim Energy (formerly, EnergyCo), which is
focused on unregulated electric operations, principally within the areas of
Texas covered by ERCOT, including the development, operation and ownership of
diverse generation assets and wholesale marketing. PNMR’s common
stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PNM.
Financial
Statement Preparation
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States 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.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
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. PNM owns undivided interests in several jointly-owned power
plants and records its pro-rata share of the assets, liabilities and expenses
for those plants.
PNMR
shared services administrative and general expenses, which represent costs that
are primarily driven by corporate level activities, are charged to the business
segments, including Optim Energy. These services are billed at cost,
except for Optim Energy, which includes a profit element. Other
significant intercompany transactions between PNMR, PNM, and TNMP include energy
purchases and sales, 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 20.
Presentation
The Notes
to 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 and 2006 Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto
have been reclassified to conform to the 2008 financial statement
presentation. At December 31, 2007, PNM Gas, a segment of PNM, became
classified as held for sale and is shown as discontinued operations for all
periods presented. See Note 2 and Note 23.
B-31
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Accounting
for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation
The
Company maintains its accounting records in accordance with the uniform system
of accounts prescribed by the FERC and the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners, and adopted by the NMPRC and PUCT.
Certain
of the Company's operations are regulated by the NMPRC, PUCT and the FERC and
the provisions of SFAS 71 are applied to its regulated
operations. Regulators may assign costs to accounting periods that differ from
accounting methods applied by nonregulated utilities. When it is probable
that regulators will permit recovery of costs through future rates, costs are
deferred as regulatory assets that otherwise would be expensed. Likewise,
regulatory liabilities are recognized when it is probable that regulators
will require refunds through future rates or when revenue is collected for
expenditures that have not yet been incurred. Regulatory assets and
liabilities are amortized into earnings over the authorized recovery
period. In accordance with SFAS 71, the Company has deferred certain
costs and recorded certain liabilities pursuant to the rate actions of the FERC,
the NMPRC and the PUCT. Information on “regulatory assets” and
“regulatory liabilities” is contained in Note 4.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Investments
in highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at
the date of purchase are considered cash equivalents.
Utility
Plant
Utility
plant is stated at cost, which includes capitalized payroll-related costs such
as taxes, pension and other fringe benefits, administrative costs and an
allowance for funds used during construction where authorized by rate
regulation.
Repairs,
including major maintenance activities, and minor replacements of property are
expensed when incurred, except as required by regulators for ratemaking
purposes. Major replacements are charged to utility
plant. Gains or losses resulting from retirements or other
dispositions of regulated property in the normal course of business are credited
or charged to the accumulated provision for depreciation.
Allowance
For Funds Used During Construction
As
provided by the FERC uniform systems of accounts, an allowance for funds used
during construction is charged to utility plant for construction projects
included in rate base. This allowance is a non-cash item designed to
enable a utility to capitalize financing costs during periods of construction of
property subject to rate regulation. It represents the cost of
borrowed funds (allowance for borrowed funds used during construction) and a
return on other funds (allowance for equity funds used during
construction).
In 2008,
2007, and 2006, PNM recorded $7.9 million, $7.7 million, and $4.1 million of
allowance for funds used during construction on certain projects and TNMP
recorded $1.0 million, $0.4 million, and $0.5 million.
Capitalized
Interest
In
accordance with SFAS 34, PNMR capitalizes interest on its construction projects
not included in rate base and on major computer software
projects. Interest was capitalized at the overall weighted average
borrowing rate of 6.5%, 6.0%, and 5.9% for 2008, 2007, and
2006. PNMR’s capitalized interest was $0.8 million $4.1 million, and
$3.0 million in 2008, 2007, and 2006; PNM's was $0.5 million, $3.7 million and
$1.9 million; and TNMP's was less than $0.1 in each year.
Carrying
Charges on Stranded Costs
B-32
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
TNMP’s
estimate of allowable carrying charges on stranded costs that it may recover
from its transmission and distribution customers is based on a Texas
Supreme Court ruling, and the PUCT’s application of that ruling.
Materials,
Supplies, Fuel Stock, and Natural Gas Stored
Materials
and supplies relate to transmission, distribution and generating
assets. Materials and supplies are charged to inventory when
purchased and are expensed or capitalized as appropriate when
issued. Materials and supplies are valued using an average costing
method. Obsolete materials and supplies are expensed when
identified.
Natural
gas in underground storage was valued using a weighted average
method. Withdrawals were charged to sales service customers through
the PGAC.
Coal is
valued using a rolling weighted average costing method that is updated based on
the current period cost per ton. Periodic aerial surveys are
performed on the coal piles and adjustments are made.
Inventories
consisted of the following at December 31:
PNMR
|
PNM
|
TNMP
|
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2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coal
|
$ | 16,884 | $ | 11,803 | $ | 16,884 | $ | 11,803 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Gas
in underground storage
|
9,886 | 8,121 | 9,886 | 8,121 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Materials
and supplies
|
35,362 | 32,256 | 33,219 | 30,715 | 1,625 | 1,425 | ||||||||||||||||||
62,132 | 52,180 | 59,989 | 50,639 | 1,625 | 1,425 | |||||||||||||||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
12,735 | 10,868 | 12,735 | 10,868 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$ | 49,397 | $ | 41,312 | $ | 47,254 | $ | 39,771 | $ | 1,625 | $ | 1,425 |
Investments
In 1985
and 1986, PNM entered into eleven operating leases for interests in certain
PVNGS generation facilities (see Note 7). The remaining 10.3% and
10.15% lessor notes that were issued by the owners of the assets subject to
these leases were subsequently purchased by and are now held by the PVNGS
Capital Trust, which is consolidated by PNM. Nine leases continue in
existence and are classified as operating leases. PNM understands
that the PVNGS Capital Trust intends to hold the lessor notes until such notes
mature. Similarly, in 1985 PNM entered into two operating leases for
the EIP transmission line for which the owners had issued lessor
notes. In 2003, PNM acquired a 60% ownership interest in the EIP
collapsing the lease relating to it and in 2004 purchased the outstanding lessor
note relating to the remaining 40% interest. The remaining EIP lessor
note bears interest at 10.25%, matures in 2012, and is carried on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet in other investments at $8.6 million and $9.8 million
as of December 31, 2008 and 2007. Both the PVNGS and EIP lessor notes
are carried at amortized cost.
The
Company’s other investments, including the NDT, are comprised of United States,
state, and municipal government obligations and corporate
securities. All investments are held in the Company’s name and are in
the custody of major financial institutions. The specific
identification method is used to determine the cost of securities disposed of,
with realized gains and losses reflected in other income and
deductions. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, substantially all of these
investments were classified as available for sale. PNM holds
investment securities in the NDT. In accordance with SFAS 115, PNM
evaluates these investment securities for impairment on an on-going
basis. Since third party investment managers have sole discretion
over the purchase and sales of the NDT securities, PNM records a realized loss
as an impairment for any security that has a market value that is less than cost
at the end of each quarter. For the years ended December 31, 2008,
2007 and 2006, PNM recorded impairment losses on securities held in the nuclear
decommissioning trust of $12.3 million, $1.8 million and $0.6
million. No gains or
B-33
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Investment
in Optim Energy (formerly known as EnergyCo)
PNMR
accounts for its investment in Optim Energy using the equity method of
accounting because PNMR’s ownership interest results in significant influence,
but not control, over Optim Energy and its operations. PNMR records
as income its percentage share of earnings or loss of Optim Energy and carries
its investment at cost, adjusted for its share of undistributed earnings or
losses. The difference between PNMR’s book value of its investment in
Optim Energy and its proportionate share of Optim Energy’s equity is being
amortized into results of operations over the useful lives of the underlying
assets and contractual periods of the liabilities that resulted in the
difference. See Note 22.
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets
Under the
provisions of SFAS 142, the Company does not amortize
goodwill. Certain intangible assets are amortized over their
estimated useful lives. Goodwill and non-amortizable other intangible
assets are evaluated for impairment annually, or more frequently if events and
circumstances indicate that the goodwill and intangible assets might be
impaired. Amortizable other intangible assets are amortized over the
shorter of their economic or legal lives and are evaluated for impairment when
events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be
impaired. Impairments recorded in 2008 are discussed in Note
25.
Asset
Impairment
Tangible
long-lived assets are evaluated in relation to the future undiscounted cash
flows to assess recoverability in accordance with SFAS 144 when events and
circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. Impairment
testing of power generation assets excluded from jurisdictional rates is
performed periodically in response to changes in market conditions.
Revenue
Recognition
First
Choice, PNM and TNMP record electric and gas operating revenues, as applicable,
in the period of delivery, which includes estimated amounts for service rendered
but unbilled at the end of each accounting period.
The
determination of the energy sales by PNM, TNMP and First Choice to individual
customers is based on the reading of their meters, which occurs on a systematic
basis throughout the month. At the end of each month, amounts of
energy delivered to customers since the date of the last meter reading and the
corresponding unbilled revenue are estimated. Unbilled electric
revenue is estimated based on the daily generation volumes, estimated customer
usage by class, weather factors, line losses and applicable customer rates based
on regression analyses reflecting historical trends and experience.
PNM’s gas
operations, which were sold on January 30, 2009 and are reflected as
discontinued operations, purchased gas on behalf of its end-use sales-service
customers while other marketers or producers purchased gas on behalf of their
end-use transportation-service customers. PNM collected a cost of
service revenue for the transportation, delivery, and customer service provided
to all on-system end-use customers. Cost of service tariffs were set
by the NMPRC while gas commodity rates were subject to the terms of the PGAC
with oversight provided by the NMPRC.
PNM’s
wholesale electricity sales are recorded as operating revenues and the wholesale
electricity purchases are recorded as costs of energy sold. In
accordance with EITF 03-11, derivative contracts that are net settled or
“booked-out” are recorded net in earnings. A book-out is the planned
or unplanned netting of off-setting purchase and sale transactions. A
book-out is a transmission mechanism to reduce congestion on the transmission
system or administrative burden (see further discussion below in
Derivatives). For accounting purposes, a book-out is the recording of
net revenues upon the settlement of a derivative contract.
B-34
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Unrealized
gains and losses on contracts that do not qualify for the normal purchases or
normal sales exception or are not designated for hedge accounting are classified
as trading transactions or economic hedges. Trading transactions are
defined as derivative instruments used to take advantage of existing market
opportunities. Changes in the fair value of trading transactions are
reflected on a net basis in operating revenues. The Company stopped
entering into speculative trading transactions during 2008. Economic
hedges are defined as derivative instruments, including long-term power
agreements, used to hedge generation assets and purchase power
costs. Changes in the fair value of economic hedges are reflected in
results of operations, with changes related to economic hedges on sales included
in operating revenues and changes related to economic hedges on purchases
included in cost of energy sold.
Depreciation
and Amortization
PNM’s
provision for depreciation and amortization of utility plant, other than nuclear
fuel, is based upon straight-line rates approved by the
NMPRC. Nuclear fuel is based on
units-of-production. TNMP’s provision for depreciation and
amortization of utility plant is based upon straight-line rates approved by the
PUCT and, through December 31, 2006, by the NMPRC. Depreciation of
non-utility property is computed based on the straight-line
method. The provision for depreciation of certain equipment is
allocated between depreciation expense and construction projects based on the
use of the equipment. Average rates used are as follows:
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
PNM
|
|||||||||
Electric
plant
|
2.35%
|
2.42%
|
2.43%
|
||||||
Gas
plant
|
2.75%
|
2.82%
|
2.86%
|
||||||
Common
plant
|
4.24%
|
6.32%
|
7.55%
|
||||||
TNMP
|
|||||||||
Electric
plant and common plant
|
3.44%
|
3.48%
|
3.53%
|
Amortization
of Debt Acquisition Costs
Discount,
premium and expense related to the issuance of long-term debt are amortized over
the lives of the respective issues. Gains and losses incurred upon
the early retirement of long-term debt are recognized in other income or
deductions, except for amounts attributable to NMPRC or PUCT regulation, which
are amortized over the lives of the respective issues.
Derivatives
The
Company follows SFAS 133, which requires derivative instruments to be recorded
in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at their fair
value. SFAS 133 also requires that changes in the derivatives’ fair
value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting or
normal purchase and sale criteria are met. Special accounting for
qualifying hedges allows derivative gains and losses to offset related change in
value of the hedged item in the statement of earnings, and requires that a
company must formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness of
transactions that receive hedge accounting. SFAS 133 provides that
the effective portion of the gain or loss on a derivative instrument designated
and qualifying as a cash flow hedging instrument be reported as a component of
AOCI and be reclassified into earnings in the period during which the hedged
forecasted transaction affects earnings. The results of hedge
ineffectiveness and the portion of the change in fair value of a derivative that
an entity has chosen to exclude from hedge effectiveness are required to be
presented in current earnings. See Note 8.
Under
SFAS 133, the Company treats all forward electric purchases and sales contracts
subject to unplanned netting or book-out by the transmission provider as
derivative instruments subject to mark-to-market accounting, unless the contract
qualifies for the normal exception by meeting the definition in SFAS 133 of a
capacity contract. Under this definition, the contract cannot permit net
settlement, the seller must have the resources to serve the contract and the
buyer must be a load serving entity.
B-35
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
In
addition, the Company follows the provisions of EITF 02-3. Under EITF 02-3 all energy contracts
held for trading purposes are presented on a net margin basis in the statement
of earnings. Energy contracts that do not meet the definition of a
derivative under SFAS 133 are recognized in current earnings and are not marked
to market.
EITF
03-11 gives guidance on whether realized gains and losses on derivative
contracts not held for trading purposes should be reported on a net or gross
basis and concludes such classification is a matter of judgment that depends on
the relevant facts and circumstances. PNM nets all realized gains and
losses on derivative transactions that do not physically deliver and that are
offset by similar transactions during settlement. For the years ended
December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, wholesale purchases of $12.6 million, $122.0
million, and $48.5 million were netted with electric revenues in the
Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Decommissioning
Costs
PNM owns
and leases nuclear and fossil-fuel generating facilities that are within and
outside of its retail service areas. In accordance with SFAS 143, PNM
is only required to recognize and measure decommissioning liabilities for
tangible long-lived assets for which a legal obligation
exists. Nuclear decommissioning costs and related accruals are based
on site-specific estimates of the costs for removing all radioactive and other
structures at the site. PNM’s accruals for PVNGS Units 1, 2 and 3
have been made based on such estimates, the guidelines of the NRC and the
probability of a license extension. PVNGS Unit 3 is excluded from
PNM’s retail rates while PVNGS Units 1 and 2 are included. PNM
collects a provision for ultimate decommissioning of PVNGS Units 1 and 2 in its
rates and recognizes a corresponding expense and liability for these
amounts. See Note 15.
In
connection with both the SJGS coal agreement and the Four Corners fuel
agreement, the owners are required to reimburse the mining companies for the
cost of contemporaneous reclamation as well as the costs for final reclamation
of the coal mines. PNM considers the contemporaneous reclamation
costs part of the cost of its delivered coal costs. See Note 16 for a
discussion of the final reclamation costs.
Pension
and Other Postretirement Benefits
See Note
12 for a discussion of pension and postretirement benefits expense, including a
discussion of the actuarial assumptions.
Stock-Based
Compensation
See Note
13 for a discussion of stock-based compensation expense.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 109, which
uses the asset and liability method for accounting for income
taxes. Under SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences
between the financial statement carrying value of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax basis. Current NMPRC and PUCT
approved rates include the tax effects of the majority of these
differences. SFAS 109 requires that rate-regulated enterprises record
deferred income taxes for temporary differences accorded flow-through treatment
at the direction of a regulatory commission. The resulting deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recorded at the expected cash flow to be
reflected in future rates. Because the NMPRC and the PUCT have
consistently permitted the recovery of tax effects previously flowed-through
earnings, the Company has established regulatory liabilities and assets
offsetting such deferred tax assets and liabilities. Items accorded
flow-through treatment under rate orders, deferred income taxes and the future
ratemaking effects of such taxes, as well as corresponding regulatory assets and
liabilities, are recorded in the financial statements.
B-36
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
In July
2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, which requires that the Company recognize only the
impact of tax positions that, based on their merits, are more likely than not to
be sustained upon an IRS audit. See Note 11 for the impacts of FIN
48.
Excise
Taxes
The
Company pays certain fees or taxes which are either considered to be an excise
tax or similar to an excise tax. Substantially all of these taxes are
recorded on a net basis in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
(2)
|
Acquisitions,
Dispositions and Impairments
|
PNM
Gas Sale
On
January 12, 2008, PNM reached a definitive agreement to sell its natural gas
operations, which comprised the PNM Gas segment, to NMGC, a subsidiary of
Continental, for $620 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on the actual
level of working capital at closing. 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. Under the
termination agreement, Continental agreed to pay PNMR $15.0 million upon the
closing of the PNM Gas transaction. PNM completed the sale of PNM Gas
on January 30, 2009 and will recognize an after-tax gain of approximately $73.7
million in 2009. PNMR will recognize an additional after-tax gain of
$9.1 million due to the CRHC termination payment. In connection with
the sale, PNM retained obligations under the frozen PNM pension and executive
retirement plans for employees transferred to NMGC. PNM has a
regulatory asset related to these plans, which will be removed from regulatory
assets on the date of the sale and transferred to AOCI. The after-tax charge to
AOCI is estimated to be approximately $64.8 million.
PNM used
proceeds from the sale to retire short-term debt and paid a dividend of $220.0
million to PNMR. The remaining funds were invested in a money market fund and
will be used to pay income taxes on the gain from the sale. PNMR used
the dividend from PNM and the $15.0 million from Continental to retire debt.
There were no material prior relationships between the PNMR and Continental
parties other than in respect of the transactions described herein. PNM and PNMR
Services Company will provide certain corporate administrative and customer
service support at cost to NMGC under a transition services agreement. The
agreement term began January 30, 2009 and will continue for twelve months,
subject to early termination. See Note 23 for financial information concerning
PNM Gas, which is classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying
financial statements.
Twin
Oaks Acquisition, Impairment and Disposition
On April
18, 2006, PNMR’s wholly owned subsidiary, Altura, purchased the Twin Oaks
business, which included a 305 MW coal-fired power plant located 150 miles south
of Dallas, Texas for $480.0 million in cash plus the assumption of contracts and
liabilities. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting. Under this method, the purchase price was
allocated and fair market value adjustments were made to the assets acquired and
the liabilities assumed. Effective June 1, 2007, PNMR contributed
Altura, including the Twin Oaks business, to Optim Energy. See Note
22. 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 Optim Energy, which is accounted for by PNMR using the equity
method. PNMR secured interim financing for Altura to close the
transaction. See Note 6. In addition, PNMR incurred transaction and
other costs of $1.1 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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following table presents the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.
At
April 18, 2006
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Net
utility plant
|
$ | 594,653 | ||
Current
assets
|
10,341 | |||
Intangible
assets
|
25,000 | |||
Deferred
charges
|
99,598 | |||
Total assets acquired
|
729,592 | |||
Current
liabilities
|
95,758 | |||
Deferred
credits
|
152,776 | |||
Total liabilities assumed
|
248,534 | |||
Net assets acquired
|
$ | 481,058 |
The Twin
Oaks purchase agreement included the development rights for a possible
600-megawatt expansion of the plant, which PNMR classified as an intangible
asset with a value of $25 million at the date of acquisition. PNMR
reassessed this valuation as of April 1, 2007 and determined that the asset was
impaired, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $3.4 million, which was recorded in
energy production costs. In 2008, Optim Energy 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.
As part
of the acquisition of Twin Oaks, PNMR determined the fair value of two
contractual obligations to sell power. The first contract obligated
PNMR to sell power through September 2007 at which time the second contract
began and extends for three years. In comparing the pricing terms of
the contractual obligations against the forward price of electricity in the
relevant market, PNMR concluded that the contracts were below
market. In accordance with SFAS 141, the contracts were recorded at
fair value to be amortized as an increase in operating revenue over the contract
periods. The amortization matches the difference between the forward
price curve and the contractual obligations for each month in accordance with
the contract as of the acquisition date. For the first contract,
$94.9 million was recorded in other current liabilities and $52.4 million was
recorded in other deferred credits for a total of $147.3 million. For
the second contract, $29.6 million was recorded in other deferred
credits. As of May 31, 2007, PNMR had amortized $105.9 million for
the first contract and nothing for the second contract.
The
following unaudited pro forma financial information presents a summary of PNMR’s
consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 assuming
the acquisition of Twin Oaks had been completed as of the beginning of the year,
including adjustments, which are based upon preliminary estimates, to reflect
the allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets. The
pro forma financial information does not include synergy savings that may result
from the business combination and is not necessarily indicative of the results
of operations if the acquisition had been effective as of January 1,
2006.
B-38
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
For
the Year Ended
|
||||
December
31,
|
||||
2006
|
||||
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 2,023,068 | ||
Operating
expenses
|
$ | 1,750,604 | ||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
$ | 122,839 | ||
Net
earnings
|
$ | 135,698 | ||
Earnings from continuing operations per common share:
|
||||
Basic
|
$ | 1.76 | ||
Diluted
|
$ | 1.74 | ||
Net
earnings per common share:
|
||||
Basic
|
$ | 1.94 | ||
Diluted
|
$ | 1.92 |
Other
See Note
25, for a discussion of impairments of intangible assets recorded in
2008.
In 2006,
the NMPRC approved a stipulation to allow PNM to convert its 141-megawatt
combustion turbine Afton Generating Station to a combined cycle plant and bring
Afton into retail rates in its next rate case, which was anticipated to be
effective January 1, 2008. The Afton costs, including the costs
of conversion, allowable for ratemaking were stipulated to be the lower of the
actual cost or $187.6 million. The combined cycle plant was declared
commercial on October 12, 2007 and began being included in PNM’s
retail rates in May 2008. During the final start-up stages, problems
were encountered that required piping modifications and significant
problems were encountered with the control software and
interfaces. Furthermore, the new turbine and generator experienced
problems that required inspection of all five bearings. The
combination of these issues caused delays and increased costs. The
total Afton costs exceeded the stipulated maximum amount and the excess will not
be recoverable in rates. Therefore, the Afton asset has been impaired, as
defined under GAAP. A pre-tax impairment charge of $19.5
million ($11.8 million after income taxes) was recorded in 2007 by PNM in energy
production costs.
On June
29, 2007, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNMR purchased 100% of a trust that owns
a 2.27% 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. The beneficial interest in
the trust was purchased for $44.0 million in cash and the assumption of $41.2
million in long-term debt payable to PVNGS Capital Trust. This
long-term debt offsets a portion of the investment in PVNGS lessor notes and is
eliminated in PNMR’s consolidated financial statements. The funds for
the purchase were provided by PNMR. The lease remains in effect and
this transaction has no impact on PNM’s consolidated financial
statements. As described in Note 17, an application was filed with
the NMPRC to allow ownership of the purchased asset to be transferred to PNM and
for the approval of a mechanism for it to be recovered in regulated
rates.
(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.
As
discussed below and effective January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New Mexico operations were
transferred to PNM Electric. See Note 23. The 2006 segment
information does not reflect this transfer.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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 and, through December 31, 2006, the
TNMP Electric segment. PNM Electric also includes the generation and
sale of electricity into the wholesale market. This includes the
asset 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 regulation.
TNMP
Electric
TNMP
Electric is an electric utility operating in Texas and, through December 31,
2006, in New Mexico. TNMP’s operations are subject to traditional rate
regulation by the PUCT. TNMP provides regulated transmission and
distribution services in Texas under the TECA.
Through
December 31, 2006, TNMP provided integrated electric services that included the
transmission, distribution, purchase and sale of electricity to its New Mexico
customers as well as transmission to third parties and to
PNM. Effective January 1, 2007 TNMP’s New Mexico business was
transferred to PNM. PNM was TNMP’s sole supplier for TNMP’s load in
New Mexico prior to the transfer of assets to PNM.
PNM
Gas
PNM Gas
distributed natural gas to most of the major communities in New Mexico, subject
to traditional rate regulation by the NMPRC. The customer base of PNM
Gas included both sales-service customers and transportation-service
customers. PNM Gas purchased natural gas in the open market and sold
it at cost to its sales-service customers. As a result, increases or
decreases in gas revenues resulting from gas price fluctuations did not impact
gross margin or earnings. As described in Note 2, PNM completed the
sale of its gas operations on January 30, 2009. 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 23.
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 Optim Energy as
of June 1, 2007. See Note 2 and Note 22.
First
Choice
First
Choice is a certified retail electric provider operating in Texas, which allows
it to provide electricity to residential, small commercial, and governmental
customers. Although First Choice is regulated in certain respects by
the PUCT, it is not subject to traditional rate regulation.
Optim
Energy
Upon the
contribution of Altura to Optim Energy, Optim Energy became a separate segment
for PNMR effective June 1, 2007. PNMR’s investment in Optim Energy is
held in the Corporate and Other segment and is accounted for using the equity
method of accounting. Optim Energy’s revenues and expenses are not included in
PNMR’s consolidated revenues and expenses or the following
tables. See Notes 2 and 22.
Corporate
and Other
PNMR
Services Company is included in the Corporate and Other
segment.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following tables present summarized financial information for PNMR by operating
segment. Excluding PNM Gas, which is presented as discontinued operations, PNM
has only one operating segment. TNMP operates in only one reportable
segment. Therefore, tabular segment information is not presented for
PNM and TNMP. Explanations for footnotes (1) and (2) follow the
tables.
PNMR
SEGMENT INFORMATION
PNM
|
TNMP
|
First
|
Corporate
|
|||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Electric
|
Electric
|
Choice
|
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 1,242,837 | $ | 135,068 | $ | 582,224 | $ | (607 | ) | $ | 1,959,522 | |||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
105 | 55,214 | - | (55,319 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
1,242,942 | 190,282 | 582,224 | (55,926 | ) | 1,959,522 | ||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
698,054 | 32,671 | 564,326 | (55,197 | ) | 1,239,854 | ||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
544,888 | 157,611 | 17,898 | (729 | ) | 719,668 | ||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
465,681 | 101,466 | 238,386 | (413 | ) | 805,120 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
85,724 | 38,695 | 2,360 | 17,583 | 144,362 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(6,517 | ) | 17,450 | (222,848 | ) | (17,899 | ) | (229,814 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest
income
|
24,674 | 63 | 1,587 | (2,228 | ) | 24,096 | ||||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings (loss) of Optim Energy
|
- | - | - | (29,687 | ) | (29,687 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
(24,792 | ) | 3,162 | 112 | (5,682 | ) | (27,200 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(69,868 | ) | (18,340 | ) | (3,985 | ) | (40,762 | ) | (132,955 | ) | ||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) before income taxes
|
(76,503 | ) | 2,335 | (225,134 | ) | (96,258 | ) | (395,560 | ) | |||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
(10,029 | ) | 11,128 | (47,561 | ) | (44,354 | ) | (90,816 | ) | |||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
528 | - | - | - | 528 | |||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) from continuing
|
||||||||||||||||||||
operations
|
$ | (67,002 | ) | $ | (8,793 | ) | $ | (177,573 | ) | $ | (51,904 | ) | $ | (305,272 | ) | |||||
Gross
property additions (1)
|
$ | 240,262 | $ | 51,116 | $ | 3,872 | $ | 12,876 | $ | 308,126 | ||||||||||
At
December 31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets(2)
|
$ | 3,758,834 | $ | 971,998 | $ | 253,048 | $ | 494,201 | $ | 5,478,081 | ||||||||||
Goodwill
|
$ | 51,632 | $ | 226,665 | $ | 43,013 | $ | - | $ | 321,310 |
B-41
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
2007
|
PNM
Electric
|
TNMP
Electric
|
Altura
|
First
Choice
|
Corporate and Other |
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 1,136,974 | $ | 109,818 | $ | 65,395 | $ | 600,617 | $ | 1,225 | $ | 1 ,914,029 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
- | 70,603 | - | 78 | (70,681 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
1,136,974 | 180,421 | 65,395 | 600,695 | (69,456 | ) | 1,914,029 | |||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
638,675 | 29,529 | 22,063 | 500,755 | (69,497 | ) | 1,121,525 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
498,299 | 150,892 | 43,332 | 99,940 | 41 | 792,504 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
381,105 | 67,821 | 18,636 | 57,262 | 6,943 | 531,767 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
83,223 | 30,401 | 7,684 | 1,881 | 12,506 | 135,695 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
33,971 | 52,670 | 17,012 | 40,797 | (19,408 | ) | 125,042 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
41,655 | 85 | 146 | 2,137 | (869 | ) | 43,154 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity
in net earnings of Optim Energy
|
- | - | - | - | 7,581 | 7,581 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
11,647 | 1,468 | 1 | (56 | ) | (5,570 | ) | 7,490 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(52,662 | ) | (25,168 | ) | (8,523 | ) | (763 | ) | (33,039 | ) | (120,155 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment
earnings before income taxes
|
34,611 | 29,055 | 8,636 | 42,115 | (51,305 | ) | 63,112 | |||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
11,220 | 10,647 | 3,419 | 14,929 | (36,989 | ) | 3,226 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
528 | - | - | - | - | 528 | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) from continuing
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations
|
$ | 22,863 | $ | 18,408 | $ | 5,217 | $ | 27,186 | $ | (14,316 | ) | $ | 59,358 | |||||||||||
Gross
property additions (1)
|
$ | 312,988 | $ | 42,725 | $ | 919 | $ | 184 | $ | 61,770 | $ | 418,586 | ||||||||||||
At
December 31, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets (2)
|
$ | 3,456,800 | $ | 972,792 | $ | - | $ | 367,838 | $ | 428,106 | $ | 5,225,536 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
$ | 102,775 | $ | 261,121 | $ | - | $ | 131,768 | $ | - | $ | 495,664 |
B-42
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
2006
|
PNM
Electric
|
TNMP
Electric
|
Altura
|
First
Choice
|
Corporate
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 1,064,350 | $ | 187,935 | $ | 125,131 | $ | 584,759 | $ | 1,185 | $ | 1,963,360 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
51,114 | 69,055 | - | 140 | (120,309 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
1,115,464 | 256,990 | 125,131 | 584,899 | (119,124 | ) | 1,963,360 | |||||||||||||||||
Cost
of energy
|
607,026 | 103,021 | 38,860 | 455,126 | (119,788 | ) | 1,084,245 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
508,438 | 153,969 | 86,271 | 129,773 | 664 | 879,115 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
331,133 | 79,256 | 12,982 | 66,916 | 8,333 | 498,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
78,008 | 31,576 | 13,060 | 2,026 | 5,992 | 130,662 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
99,297 | 43,137 | 60,229 | 60,831 | (13,661 | ) | 249,833 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
32,091 | 922 | 250 | 2,474 | 276 | 36,013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
5,324 | 7,901 | 15 | (391 | ) | (569 | ) | 12,280 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(47,055 | ) | (28,926 | ) | (20,917 | ) | (802 | ) | (36,408 | ) | (134,108 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment
earnings before income taxes
|
89,657 | 23,034 | 39,577 | 62,112 | (50,362 | ) | 164,018 | |||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
31,564 | 7,335 | 15,668 | 22,145 | (21,182 | ) | 55,530 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend requirements
|
528 | - | - | - | - | 528 | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment
earnings (loss) from continuing
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations
|
$ | 57,565 | $ | 15,699 | $ | 23,909 | $ | 39,967 | $ | (29,180 | ) | $ | 107,960 | |||||||||||
Gross
property additions (1)
|
$ | 213,929 | $ | 47,659 | $ | 939 | $ | 272 | $ | 26,089 | $ | 288,888 | ||||||||||||
At
December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets (2)
|
$ | 3,167,889 | $ | 1,203,860 | $ | 699,575 | $ | 362,206 | $ | 151,644 | $ | 5,585,174 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
$ | - | $ | 363,764 | $ | - | $ | 131,974 | $ | - | $ | 495,738 |
Footnote
explanations for the above tables are as follows:
(1)
|
Excludes
gross property additions related to PNM Gas discontinued operations of
$36,825, $39,154 and $32,230 for December 31, 2008, 2007, and
2006.
|
(2)
|
Excludes
total assets related to PNM Gas discontinued operations of $669,901,
$646,600, and $645,660 at December 31, 2008, 2007, and
2006.
|
Major
Customers
No
individual customers accounted for more than 10% of the operating revenues of
PNMR or PNM. First Choice is a customer of TNMP and accounted for 29%
of its operating revenues from continuing operations in 2008, 39% in 2007, and
44% in 2006. One unaffiliated customer of TNMP accounted for 22% of
its operating revenues from continuing operations in 2008, 18% in 2007, and 14%
in 2006.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(4)
|
Regulatory
Assets and Liabilities
|
Certain
of the Company's operations are regulated by the NMPRC, PUCT and the FERC and
the provisions of SFAS 71 are applied to its regulated
operations. Regulatory assets represent probable future recovery of
previously incurred costs, which will be collected from customers through the
ratemaking process. Regulatory liabilities represent probable future
reductions in revenues associated with amounts that are to be credited to
customers through the ratemaking process. Regulatory assets and
liabilities reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are presented
below. As discussed in Note 2, on January 30, 2009, PNM completed the
sale of its gas operations. Upon the sale, the regulatory asset
amount for pension obligations that was not transferred to NMGC of approximately
$107.3 million will be removed from regulatory assets and charged, net of income
taxes, to AOCI. See Note 23 for information on regulatory assets and
liabilities of PNM Gas.
PNMR
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Assets:
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||
Current:
|
||||||||
Underground
rate
|
$ | 1,311 | $ | - | ||||
Rate
case expense
|
230 | - | ||||||
Other
|
- | 157 | ||||||
1,541 | 157 | |||||||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Mine
reclamation costs
|
69,747 | 94,698 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
74,902 | 78,705 | ||||||
Financing
costs
|
28,155 | 23,579 | ||||||
Pension
and OPEB
|
329,487 | 126,506 | ||||||
Loss
on reacquired debt
|
11,706 | 15,018 | ||||||
Renewable
energy certificates
|
- | 9,794 | ||||||
Stranded
costs
|
112,008 | 123,863 | ||||||
Rate
case expense
|
2,298 | 3,666 | ||||||
Other
|
838 | 6,043 | ||||||
629,141 | 481,872 | |||||||
Total
regulatory assets
|
$ | 630,682 | $ | 482,029 | ||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current
- other
|
$ | (1,746 | ) | $ | - | |||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Cost
of removal
|
(261,078 | ) | (252,502 | ) | ||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(16,333 | ) | (18,161 | ) | ||||
Asset
retirement obligation
|
(40,929 | ) | (38,978 | ) | ||||
PVNGS
prudence audit
|
(2,088 | ) | (2,411 | ) | ||||
Pension
and OPEB
|
(1,577 | ) | (14,319 | ) | ||||
Energy
efficiency credit
|
(2,106 | ) | (2,214 | ) | ||||
Gain
on reacquired debt
|
- | (90 | ) | |||||
TNP
acquisition – settlement due customers
|
(2,267 | ) | (2,915 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(797 | ) | (782 | ) | ||||
(327,175 | ) | (332,372 | ) | |||||
Total regulatory liabilities
|
$ | (328,921 | ) | $ | (332,372 | ) |
B-44
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||
Underground
rate
|
$ | 1,311 | $ | - | ||||
Rate
case expense
|
230 | - | ||||||
Other
|
- | 157 | ||||||
1,541 | 157 | |||||||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Mine
reclamation costs
|
69,747 | 94,698 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
70,237 | 73,543 | ||||||
Financing
costs
|
28,155 | 23,579 | ||||||
Loss
on reacquired debt
|
11,706 | 14,584 | ||||||
Pension
and OPEB
|
313,484 | 126,478 | ||||||
Renewable
energy certificates
|
- | 9,794 | ||||||
Rate
case expense
|
314 | - | ||||||
Other
|
838 | 6,043 | ||||||
494,481 | 348,719 | |||||||
Total
regulatory assets
|
$ | 496,022 | $ | 348,876 | ||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current
- other
|
$ | (1,746 | ) | $ | - | |||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Cost
of removal
|
(229,733 | ) | (222,445 | ) | ||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(16,333 | ) | (18,161 | ) | ||||
Asset
retirement obligation
|
(40,929 | ) | (38,978 | ) | ||||
PVNGS
prudence audit
|
(2,088 | ) | (2,411 | ) | ||||
Gain
on reacquired debt
|
- | (90 | ) | |||||
TNP
acquisition – settlement due customers
|
(2,267 | ) | (2,915 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(796 | ) | (782 | ) | ||||
$ | (292,146 | ) | $ | (285,782 | ) | |||
Total
regulatory liabilities
|
$ | (293,892 | ) | $ | (285,782 | ) |
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
TNMP
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Stranded costs
|
$ | 112,008 | $ | 123,864 | ||||
Deferred income taxes
|
4,665 | 5,162 | ||||||
Pension and OPEB
|
16,003 | 28 | ||||||
Loss on reacquired debt
|
- | 434 | ||||||
Rate case expense
|
1,984 | 3,666 | ||||||
Total
regulatory assets
|
$ | 134,660 | $ | 133,154 | ||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Cost of removal
|
$ | (31,345 | ) | $ | (30,057 | ) | ||
Energy efficiency credit
|
(2,106 | ) | (2,214 | ) | ||||
Pension and OPEB
|
(1,577 | ) | (14,319 | ) | ||||
Total
regulatory liabilities
|
$ | (35,028 | ) | $ | (46,590 | ) |
The
Company’s regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities are reflected in rates
charged to customers or have been addressed in a regulatory
proceeding. The Company receives or pays a rate of return on these
regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities, except for mine reclamation costs
and financing costs. Financing costs are amortized over the life of
the debt, with the remaining amortization periods ranging from 1 to 28
years.
The
Company is permitted, under rate regulation, to accrue and record a regulatory
liability for the estimated cost of removal and salvage associated with certain
of its assets through depreciation expense. With the issuance of SFAS
158, actuarial losses and prior service costs are required to be recorded in
AOCI; however, the amortization of these items is recoverable through the
Company’s rates. For information related to TNMP’s stranded costs,
see Note 17. PNM recorded regulatory assets for renewable energy
certificates at $0.005 per KWh. A renewable energy certificate
represents one KWh of energy produced from a renewable energy source as defined
by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Act. The source of the renewable
energy certificates is PNM’s PPA to purchase renewable energy from the New
Mexico Wind Energy Center. As described in Note 17, in the final
order for PNM’s 2007 electric rate case, the NMPRC disallowed recovery of costs
associated with these RECs, 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 renewable portfolio
standard. 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, 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.
Based on
a current evaluation of the various factors and conditions that are expected to
impact future cost recovery, the Company believes that future recovery of its
regulatory assets are probable.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(5)
|
Stockholders’
Equity
|
Common
Stock
See Note
6 for details related to PNMR’s issuance of common stock.
As
described in Note 23, the New Mexico customers of TNMP were transferred to PNM
effective January 1, 2007. In connection with the transfer, TNMP
transferred those operations to TNP by redeeming a portion of its common
stock. TNP then transferred those operations to PNMR, which
transferred them to PNM as a capital contribution.
Dividends
on Common Stock
The
declaration of common dividends by PNMR is dependent upon a number of factors
including the ability of PNMR’s subsidiaries to pay dividends. PNMR’s
primary sources of dividends are its operating subsidiaries.
PNM paid
cash dividends of $40.0 million to PNMR in 2008. PNM did not pay any
cash dividends to PNMR in 2007 and 2006. TNMP paid cash dividends to PNMR of
$35.0 million in 2007. TNMP did not pay any cash dividends to PNMR in 2008 and
2006. Following the sale of PNM Gas, PNM paid a dividend to PNMR of
$220.0 million on February 5, 2009.
PNM can
pay dividends to PNMR from earnings as well as equity contributions made by
PNMR. The NMPRC has placed certain restrictions on the ability of PNM
to pay dividends to PNMR, including the restriction that PNM cannot pay
dividends that cause its debt rating to fall below investment
grade. The NMPRC has also restricted PNM from paying dividends in any
year, as determined on a rolling four quarter basis, in excess of net earnings,
including carryover amounts, without prior NMPRC
approval. Additionally, PNM has various financial covenants that
limit the transfer of assets, through dividends or other means. Under
the most restrictive of such numerical tests, as of December 31, 2008, PNM would
be allowed to pay dividends to PNMR in an amount of up to approximately $221
million without seeking approval of the NMPRC or financial
counterparties. Adjusting, on a pro forma basis, for the sale of PNM
Gas and the use of proceeds from the sale, including the payment of the $220.0
dividend to PNMR described above, PNM estimates such amount would be
approximately $186 million.
In
addition, the ability of PNMR to declare dividends is dependent upon the extent
to which cash flows will support dividends, the availability of retained
earnings, the financial circumstances and performance, the NMPRC’s and PUCT’s
decisions in various regulatory cases currently pending and which may be
docketed in the future, the effect of federal regulatory decisions,
Congressional and legislative acts and economic conditions in the United
States. Conditions imposed by the NMPRC or PUCT, future growth plans
and the related capital requirements and business considerations may also affect
PNMR’s ability to pay dividends.
Preferred
Stock
PNMR’s
restated articles of incorporation authorize 10 million shares of preferred
stock, which may be issued without restriction. PNMR had no preferred
stock outstanding prior to November 17, 2008, when it issued 477,800 shares of
Series A convertible preferred stock in connection with the purchase obligation
of the holder of PNMR’s private equity-linked units. See Note
6. The Series A convertible preferred stock is convertible into PNMR
common stock in a ratio of 10 shares of common stock for each share of preferred
stock. The Series A convertible preferred stock is 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 Series
A convertible preferred stock is entitled to vote on all matters voted upon by
common stockholders, except for the election of the Board. In the
event of liquidation of PNMR, preferred holders would receive a preference of
$0.10 per common share equivalent. After that preference, common
holders would receive an equivalent liquidation preference per share and all
remaining distributions would be shared ratably between common and preferred
holders. The terms of the Series A convertible preferred stock result
in it being substantially equivalent to common stock. Therefore, for
earnings per share
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM’s
cumulative preferred shares outstanding bear dividends at 4.58% per
annum. PNM preferred stock does not have a mandatory redemption
requirement but may be redeemed, at PNM’s option, at 102% of the stated value
plus accrued dividends. The holders of the PNM preferred stock are
entitled to payment before the holders of common stock in the event of any
liquidation or dissolution or distribution of assets of PNM. In
addition, PNM’s preferred stock is not entitled to a sinking fund and cannot be
converted into any other class of stock of PNM.
TNMP has
no preferred stock outstanding. The number of authorized shares of
TNMP cumulative preferred stock is 1 million shares.
(6)
|
Financing
|
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, PNM Facility, and Term
Loan Agreement (which was terminated effective January 30, 2009), which are
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.
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
February 20, 2009, 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 Optim
Energy. 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,
which partially offset the $3.9 million loss. Optim Energy did have a
receivable from LBCS, which has been written off. PNMR’s equity share
of the write off was $0.6 million. The bankruptcy of LBCS is not
expected to have a significant impact on future operations of the
Company.
Financing
Activities
In April
2006, PNMR entered into a short-term bridge loan agreement under which it
borrowed $480.0 million for temporary financing of Twin Oaks. See
Note 2. Prior to December 31, 2006, $230.5 million of the bridge loan was repaid
and the remaining amount was repaid on April 17, 2007.
In July
2006, the City of Farmington, New Mexico authorized the issuance of new
tax-exempt bonds to finance a portion of the environmental project at
SJGS. On June 26, 2007, the City of Farmington, New Mexico
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
In
December 2006, PNMR issued 5,750,000 shares of its common stock at $30.79 per
share. PNMR received net proceeds from this offering, after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses, of $170.8 million. PNMR
used the net proceeds from these stock sales to repay debt associated with the
acquisition of Twin Oaks.
Effective
June 15, 2007, TNMP redeemed $100.0 million of its 6.125% senior notes due 2008
at a redemption price of 100.5% of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued
interest. To facilitate the redemption, PNMR made a cash contribution, recorded
as equity, of $101.2 million to TNP, which then made an equity contribution to
TNMP in the same amount. On
March 7, 2008, TNMP entered into a $150.0 million short-term bank loan agreement
with two lenders. TNMP borrowed $150.0 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 $150.0 million borrowing under this agreement was repaid in
October 2008, through borrowing $150.0 million under the TNMP Facility described
under Short-term Debt below.
On May 5,
2008, PNM entered into a $300.0 million unsecured delayed draw term loan
facility (the “Term Loan Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Morgan Stanley
Senior Funding, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association. The Term Loan
Agreement allowed PNM to borrow up to $300.0 million. Interest and
fees were based upon PNM’s then-current senior unsecured debt credit
ratings. The Term Loan Agreement provided that if PNM received 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 would be
reduced. As described below, on May 13, 2008, PNM completed the
offering of $350.0 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 $150.0
million. As provided by the Term Loan Agreement, upon the closing of
the sale of PNM Gas described in Note 2, the Term Loan Agreement
terminated. No borrowings were made under the Term Loan
Agreement.
On May 8,
2008, PNM entered into a $100.0 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. The
Reimbursement Agreement allowed PNM to obtain, from time to time, standby
letters of credit up to the aggregate amount of $100.0 million at any time prior
to April 30, 2009. The letter of credit and commitment fees varied
depending upon the then-current senior unsecured debt credit rating for
PNM. Upon the sale of PNM Gas on January 30, 2009, PNM voluntarily
requested the termination of the Reimbursement Agreement. No letters
of credit were issued under this arrangement.
On May
13, 2008, PNM issued $350.0 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 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 $200.0 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.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
On
October 31, 2008, TNMP entered into a $100.0 million term loan credit agreement
with two lenders (the “TNMP Bridge Facility”) to provide an additional source of
funds to repay TNMP’s $167.7 million of senior unsecured notes that matured
January 15, 2009. The TNMP Bridge Facility includes a covenant to
maintain a maximum consolidated debt-to-consolidated capitalization ratio. On
January 14, 2009, TNMP borrowed $100.0 million under the TNMP Bridge Facility,
which is due on March 30, 2009. On January 15, 2009, TNMP repaid the
entire principal and interest due on the $167.7 million principal amount
outstanding of 6.25% senior unsecured notes utilizing the proceeds from the TNMP
Bridge Facility and inter-company borrowings from PNMR.
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
had outstanding 4,000,000 privately held 6.625% equity-linked
units. Each of these equity-linked units consisted 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 senior notes aggregating
$100.0 million were scheduled to mature in August 2010 (subject to the
remarketing described below) and bore interest at the annual rate of
5.1%. The purchase contracts entitled the holder to quarterly
contract adjustment payments of 1.525% per year on the stated amount of
$25.00. Each purchase contract contained 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 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 November 16, 2008, with a maximum price of $25.12 per
share and minimum price of $20.93 per share. In accordance with the
terms of the equity-linked units, PNMR attempted to remarket the senior note
components in November 2008, but was unable to complete the
remarketing. As provided in the agreement under which the
equity-linked units were originally issued, the holder tendered the $100 million
of senior unsecured notes to PNMR to satisfy its obligations under the purchase
contracts. The holder chose to receive 477,800 shares of PNMR Series A
convertible preferred stock on November 17, 2009 in lieu of 4,778,000 shares of
PNMR common stock. See Note 5.
On
January 5, 2009, PNMR commenced a tender offer whereby it offered to repurchase
up to $150.0 million of its 9.25% senior unsecured notes due
2015. The tender offer requested the holders of the notes to submit
the amount of notes they would be willing to sell to PNMR and at the price they
would be willing to sell, within the range of 83% to 93% of face value,
including additional compensation of 3% of face value for those holders that
tendered their notes and did not withdraw them prior to the stated early
participation date. Prior to expiration of the
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Pursuant
to the terms of the PNM Resources Direct Plan, PNMR began offering new shares of
PNMR common stock through the plan beginning in June 2006. In August
2006, PNMR entered into an equity distribution agreement to offer and sell up to
8.0 million shares of PNMR common stock from time to time. The
agreement provides that PNMR will not sell more shares than needed for the
aggregate gross proceeds from such sales to reach $200.0
million. PNMR has suspended the equity distribution agreement due to
market conditions. Through December 31, 2008, PNMR had sold a
combined total of 2.4 million shares of its common stock through the PNMR Direct
Plan and the equity distribution agreement for net proceeds of $61.2 million, at
a weighted average price of $25.94.
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 expire three years from the date of filing and 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.
In April
2008, PNM filed a new shelf registration statement for the issuance of $750.0
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.
Borrowing
Arrangements Between PNMR and its Subsidiaries
PNMR has
one-year intercompany loan agreements with its subsidiaries. Individual
subsidiary loan agreements vary in amount from $20.0 million to $100.0 million
and have either reciprocal or non reciprocal terms. Interest charged
to the subsidiaries is equivalent to interest paid on the PNMR
Facility. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, TNMP had outstanding
borrowings of $14.1 million and $3.4 million from PNMR under its intercompany
loan agreement. On January 8, 2009, TNMP entered into an agreement
for an additional $50.0 million borrowing from PNMR that is subordinated to the
TNMP Bridge Facility described above. On January 13, 2009, TNMP
borrowed $50.0 million from PNMR under the subordinated agreement. At
February 20, 2008, TNMP has borrowed a total of $91.6 million from PNMR under
these agreements.
On
February 26, 2009, the Finance Committee of the PNMR Board authorized
PNMR to provide support for the debt of TNMP by approving one or
more additional loans to TNMP as a contingency in the event TNMP is unable to
obtain external financing sufficient to pay amounts borrowed under the TNMP
Facility and the TNMP Bridge Facility when they come due.
Short-term
Debt
PNMR and
PNM have revolving credit facilities for borrowings up to $600.0 million under
the PNMR Facility and $400.0 million under the PNM Facility that primarily
expire in 2012 and local lines of credit amounting to $10.0 million and $8.5
million. TNMP has a revolving credit facility for borrowings up to
$200.0 million under the TNMP Facility that expires May 13,
2009. PNMR and PNM also have commercial paper programs under which
they may issue up to $400.0 million and $300.0 million of commercial paper. The
Company has suspended the commercial paper programs due to market conditions 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.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
At
December 31, 2008, the weighted average interest rate was 2.17% for the PNMR
Facility, 1.80% for the PNM Facility, and 3.75% for the TNMP Facility. Short-term debt
outstanding consists of:
December
31,
|
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
|
- | - | ||||||
340,000 | 321,000 | |||||||
TNMP
|
||||||||
Revolving credit facility
|
150,000 | - | ||||||
Bridge facility
|
- | - | ||||||
150,000 | - | |||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||
Commercial paper
|
- | - | ||||||
Revolving credit facility
|
254,667 | 343,500 | ||||||
Local lines of credit
|
- | 1,400 | ||||||
$ | 744,667 | $ | 665,900 |
In
addition to the above borrowings, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP had letters of credit
outstanding of $119.8 million, $26.9 million and $1.5 million at December 31,
2008 that reduce the available capacity under their respective revolving credit
facilities.
At
February 20, 2009, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP had $301.5 million, $381.6 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. TNMP also had availability of $8.4
million under its intercompany borrowing agreement with PNMR. Total
availability at February 20, 2009, on a consolidated basis, was $731.6 million
for PNMR. Such availability includes $23.5 million that represents
the unfunded portion of the PNMR Facility attributable to LBB. At
February 20, 2009, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP had cash and cash equivalents of $5.9
million, $102.7 million, and none.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Long-Term
Debt
Information
concerning long-term debt outstanding is as follows:
December
31,
|
||||||||
Long-term
Debt
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
PNM
Debt
|
||||||||
First
Mortgage Bonds, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds:
|
||||||||
5.70%
due 2016
|
$ | 65,000 | $ | 65,000 | ||||
Senior
Unsecured Notes, Pollution Control Revenue Bonds:
|
||||||||
6.30%
due 2016
|
77,045 | 77,045 | ||||||
7.95%
due 2018
|
350,000 | - | ||||||
5.75%
due 2022
|
37,300 | 37,300 | ||||||
5.80%
due 2022
|
100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
6.375%
due 2022
|
90,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
6.30%
due 2026
|
23,000 | 23,000 | ||||||
6.60%
due 2029
|
11,500 | 11,500 | ||||||
4.875%
due 2033
|
46,000 | 46,000 | ||||||
4.875%
due 2033
|
100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
5.15%
due 2037
|
20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
4.00%
due 2038
|
36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||
Senior
Unsecured Notes:
|
||||||||
4.40% due 2008
|
- | 300,000 | ||||||
7.50% due 2018
|
100,025 | 100,025 | ||||||
Other,
including unamortized discounts
|
(153 | ) | (200 | ) | ||||
1,055,717 | 1,005,670 | |||||||
Less
current maturities
|
36,000 | 299,969 | ||||||
1,019,717 | 705,701 | |||||||
TNMP
Debt
|
||||||||
Senior
Notes:
|
||||||||
6.125% due 2008
|
- | 148,935 | ||||||
6.25% due 2009
|
167,690 | 167,690 | ||||||
Other,
including unamortized discounts
|
- | (134 | ) | |||||
167,690 | 316,491 | |||||||
Less
current maturities
|
167,690 | 148,882 | ||||||
- | 167,609 | |||||||
PNMR
Debt
|
||||||||
Senior
unsecured notes, 9.25% due 2015
|
350,000 | - | ||||||
Equity-Linked
Units:
|
||||||||
6.75%
due 2010
|
- | 247,250 | ||||||
6.625%
due 2010
|
- | 100,000 | ||||||
Other,
including unamortized discounts
|
11,298 | 11,667 | ||||||
361,298 | 358,917 | |||||||
Less
current maturities
|
2,004 | 368 | ||||||
359,294 | 358,549 | |||||||
Total
Consolidated PNMR Debt
|
1,584,705 | 1,681,078 | ||||||
Less
current maturities
|
205,694 | 449,219 | ||||||
$ | 1,379,011 | $ | 1,231,859 |
As
discussed above, the TNMP 6.25% senior notes were paid at maturity on January
15, 2009. Although PNM’s 4.00% series of senior unsecured notes PCRB
mature in 2038, they are subject to mandatory repurchase and remarketing on July
1, 2009. Accordingly, this series is included in current maturities
of long-term debt.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Interest
Rate Swaps
PNMR
entered into three fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps with an aggregate
notional principal amount of $150.0 million, which matured 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%) on the notional
amount. The initial floating rate was 1.91% and was reset to 6.09% on
September 15, 2007 and 3.28% on March 17, 2008. The swaps were
accounted for as fair-value hedges with a liability position of $1.5 million as
of December 31, 2007, with a corresponding reduction of long-term
debt.
New
Mexico Energy Investments LLC
In 2002,
PNM entered into an agreement with FPL to develop a 200 MW wind generation
facility in New Mexico. PNM began receiving commercial power from the
project in June 2003. FPL owns and operates the New Mexico Wind
Energy Center, which consists of 136 wind-powered turbines on a site in eastern
New Mexico. PNM has a PPA to purchase all the power generated by the
New Mexico Wind Energy Center for 25 years.
On
December 20, 2006, PNMR entered into purchase and sale agreement with ESI
Northeast Energy LP, Inc., an affiliate of FPL, and acquired an interest in the
New Mexico Wind Energy Center by the purchase of a 1% membership interest in New
Mexico Energy Investments, LLC for $21.2 million. At closing, PNMR
paid $6.2 million in cash and issued a promissory note for $15.0 million at an
annual interest rate of 6%. PNMR will make an annual payment of $2.7 million for
principal and interest until the final maturity date of the promissory note on
December 31, 2013. PNMR will receive state and federal tax benefits
from its ownership interest. PNMR’s ownership interest terminates on
December 31, 2013.
(7)
|
Lease
Commitments
|
PNMR
leases office buildings and other equipment under operating leases. PNM leases
interests in Units 1 and 2 of PVNGS, an interest in the EIP transmission line,
office buildings, vehicles and other equipment under operating
leases. TNMP leases radio tower antenna space, office buildings,
vehicles and other equipment under operating leases.
PNM has a
PPA for the entire output of Delta, a gas-fired generating plant in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, which is classified as an operating lease with imputed annual lease
payments of $6.0 million. See Note 9 for additional information about
the Delta operating lease. PNM also had a PPA for 40 MW of capacity
from Pyramid Unit 4, which was classified as an operating lease and was sold in
2008. See Note 8.
Operating
lease expense was:
PNMR
|
PNM
|
TNMP
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 83,255 | $ | 82,101 | $ | 2,121 | ||||||
2007
|
$ | 86,532 | $ | 80,491 | $ | 3,233 | ||||||
2006
|
$ | 85,671 | $ | 77,890 | $ | 1,408 |
The
amounts included in the above table reflect the total amount of the lease
payments PNM makes under the PVNGS and EIP leases. As discussed under
Investments in Note 1, the PVNGS Capital Trust, which is consolidated by PNM,
acquired the lessor notes that were issued by the PVNGS lessors and PNM acquired
the remaining lessor note issued by the remaining EIP lessor. Of the
total annual payments of $69.1 million made by PNM under the PVNGS and EIP
leases, $50.0 million in 2008, $50.8 million in 2007, and $51.8 million in 2006
was returned in cash to PNM in the form of principal and interest payments on
the lessor notes. A portion of PVNGS Unit 2 is leased by PNM from
another subsidiary of PNMR. The above includes lease expense of $9.6
million in 2008 and $4.8 million in 2007 paid to that subsidiary of which $7.4
million and $3.7 million was returned to PNM
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Future
minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2008 shown below have been
reduced by amounts that will be returned to PNM on the lessor notes, which vary
but are approximately $52 million annually thru 2011 reducing thereafter to
approximately $30 million annually in 2015. Of PNM’s future lease
payments, $9.6 million annually through 2016 are made to another subsidiary of
PNMR of which amounts varying between $6.4 million and $7.3 are returned to PNM
as payments on the lessor notes. :
PNMR
|
PNM
|
TNMP
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
$ | 29,644 | $ | 27,061 | $ | 1,639 | ||||||
2010
|
28,375 | 25,930 | 1,633 | |||||||||
2011
|
28,989 | 26,693 | 1,633 | |||||||||
2012
|
41,805 | 39,618 | 1,633 | |||||||||
2013
|
45,819 | 43,771 | 1,631 | |||||||||
Later
years
|
100,956 | 103,805 | - | |||||||||
275,588 | 266,878 | 8,169 | ||||||||||
Future
payments under non-cancelable subleases
|
2,284 | - | - | |||||||||
Total
minimum lease payments
|
$ | 273,304 | $ | 266,878 | $ | 8,169 |
The PVNGS
leases, which expire in 2015 and 2016, contain options to renew the leases or to
purchase the property for fair market value at the end of the lease
terms. PNM is analyzing this matter to determine which option or
options to pursue. A portion of PVNGS Unit 2 is leased by PNM from another
subsidiary of PNMR. Covenants in PNM's PVNGS Units 1 and 2 lease
agreements limit PNM's ability, without consent of the owner participants in the
lease transactions, (i) to enter into any merger or consolidation, or (ii)
except in connection with normal dividend policy, to convey, transfer, lease or
dividend more than 5% of its assets in any single transaction or series of
related transactions. PNM is exposed to losses under the PVNGS lease
arrangements upon the occurrence of certain events that PNM does not consider to
be reasonably likely to occur. Under certain circumstances (for example, the NRC
issuing specified violation orders with respect to PVNGS or the occurrence of
specified nuclear events), PNM would be required to make specified payments to
the equity participants, and take title to the leased interests, which, if
appropriate, may be required to be written down in value. If such an event had
occurred as of December 31, 2008, PNM could have been required to pay the
equity participants up to approximately $192.7 million, of which up to
$30.2 million would be payable to another subsidiary of PNMR. PNM
would have recorded the acquired assets at the lower of their fair value or
aggregate of the amount paid and PNM’s carrying value of its investment in PVNGS
lessor notes.
(8)
|
Fair
Value of Derivative and Other Financial
Instruments
|
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. See Note 6 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 AOCI to
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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 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 items eligible
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
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
At
December 31, 2008, amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral
are $6.4 million for PNMR and zero for PNM. PNMR and PNM had
obligations to return cash collateral of $2.9 million and none at December 31,
2008.
The
following tables do not include activity related to PNM Gas. See Note
23.
PNMR
PNMR’s
commodity derivative instruments are summarized as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Type
of Derivative
|
Mark-to-Market
Instruments
|
Hedge
Instruments
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
$ | 9,368 | $ | 14,486 | $ | 25,528 | $ | 864 | ||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
15,383 | 25,653 | 367 | 524 | ||||||||||||
Options
|
417 | 7,372 | 187 | 358 | ||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
25,168 | 47,511 | 26,082 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
Charges
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
7,550 | 14,133 | 15,683 | - | ||||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
2,104 | 26,898 | 283 | - | ||||||||||||
Options
|
- | 4,663 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
deferred charges
|
9,654 | 45,694 | 15,966 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
34,822 | 93,205 | 42,048 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
(9,378 | ) | (19,842 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(20,292 | ) | (25,308 | ) | (2,134 | ) | (1,058 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
(1,102 | ) | (7,594 | ) | (1,045 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
(30,772 | ) | (52,744 | ) | (3,179 | ) | (1,088 | ) | ||||||||
Long-term
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
(3,852 | ) | (42,009 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(3,064 | ) | (4,465 | ) | (18 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
- | (8,700 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
long-term liabilities
|
(6,916 | ) | (55,174 | ) | (18 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
(37,688 | ) | (107,918 | ) | (3,197 | ) | (1,120 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Liabilities
|
$ | (2,866 | ) | $ | (14,713 | ) | $ | 38,851 | $ | 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
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM
PNM’s
commodity derivative instruments are summarized as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Type
of Derivative
|
Mark-to-Market
Instruments
|
Hedge
Instruments
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
$ | 730 | $ | 2,587 | $ | 25,529 | $ | 864 | ||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
2,593 | 6,650 | - | 422 | ||||||||||||
Options
|
- | 4,336 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
3,323 | 13,573 | 25,529 | 1,286 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
Charges
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
2,060 | 9,443 | 15,684 | - | ||||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
- | 23,253 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Options
|
- | 4,663 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
deferred charges
|
2,060 | 37,359 | 15,684 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
5,383 | 50,932 | 41,213 | 1,286 | ||||||||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
(1,647 | ) | (6,872 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(6,224 | ) | (6,037 | ) | (13 | ) | (868 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
- | (4,119 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
(7,871 | ) | (17,028 | ) | (13 | ) | (868 | ) | ||||||||
Long-term
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Energy
contracts
|
- | (38,172 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Swaps
and futures
|
(551 | ) | (693 | ) | (18 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||
Options
|
- | (8,700 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
long-term liabilities
|
(551 | ) | (47,565 | ) | (18 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
(8,422 | ) | (64,593 | ) | (31 | ) | (900 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Total Liabilities
|
$ | (3,039 | ) | $ | (13,661 | ) | $ | 41,182 | $ | 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 represented 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
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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 were
recorded as deferred revenue and are being 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 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 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 AOCI. The contingent
contract is accounted for as a normal sale.
Non-Derivative
Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate fair
value for cash, temporary investments, receivables, and payables due to the
short period of maturity. The carrying amount and fair value of other
financial instruments (including current maturities) are:
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||
Carrying
|
Carrying
|
|||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Fair
Value
|
Amount
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$ | 1,584,705 | $ | 1,312,603 | $ | 1,681,078 | $ | 1,681,355 | ||||||||
Investment
in PVNGS lessor notes
|
$ | 185,637 | $ | 190,077 | $ | 216,936 | $ | 238,766 | ||||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$ | 1,055,717 | $ | 834,157 | $ | 1,005,670 | $ | 1,000,260 | ||||||||
Investment
in PVNGS lessor notes
|
$ | 221,422 | $ | 225,987 | $ | 256,292 | $ | 282,083 | ||||||||
TNMP
|
||||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$ | 167,690 | $ | 167,690 | $ | 316,491 | $ | 319,714 |
Available-for-sale
securities consist solely of PNM assets held in trust for its share of
decommissioning costs of PVNGS and PNM’s executive retirement
program. The trusts hold equity and fixed income
securities. These amounts are included in other investments on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. (See Note 1 for additional information
related to the fair value of investments.) The carrying value, gross
unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of investments in
available-for-sale securities are as follows:
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Unrealized
Gains
|
Unrealized
(Losses)
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
December
31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||
Equity
securities
|
$ | 1,181 | $ | - | $ | 50,941 | ||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
737 | - | 31,900 | |||||||||
U.S.
Government securities
|
90 | - | 14,262 | |||||||||
Corporate
bonds
|
115 | - | 6,034 | |||||||||
Cash
investments
|
- | - | 9,345 | |||||||||
$ | 2,123 | $ | - | $ | 112,482 | |||||||
December
31, 2007:
|
||||||||||||
Equity
securities
|
$ | 20,182 | $ | - | $ | 78,014 | ||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
693 | (57 | ) | 32,992 | ||||||||
U.S.
Government securities
|
458 | - | 13,409 | |||||||||
Corporate
bonds
|
39 | - | 5,299 | |||||||||
Cash
investments
|
- | - | 12,390 | |||||||||
$ | 21,372 | $ | (57 | ) | $ | 142,104 |
The
proceeds and gross realized gains and losses on the disposition of
available-for-sale investments for PNMR and PNM are shown in the following
table. Realized gains and losses are determined by specific
identification of costs of securities sold.
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from sales
|
$ | 183,616 | $ | 165,330 | $ | 98,660 | ||||||
Gross
realized gains
|
$ | 11,279 | $ | 19,483 | $ | 10,970 | ||||||
Gross
realized (losses)
|
$ | (14,206 | ) | $ | (7,016 | ) | $ | (5,256 | ) |
At
December 31, 2008, the available-for-sale and held to maturity securities had
the following maturities:
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||
Available
for Sale
|
Held to Maturity
|
|||||||||||
PNMR and PNM
|
PNMR
|
PNM
|
||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Within
1 year
|
$ | 1,444 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
After
1 year through 5 years
|
11,761 | 54,559 | 54,559 | |||||||||
After
5 years through 10 years
|
8,752 | 135,518 | 171,428 | |||||||||
Over
10 years
|
30,239 | - | - | |||||||||
Equity
securities
|
50,941 | - | - | |||||||||
Cash
investments
|
9,345 | - | - | |||||||||
$ | 112,482 | $ | 190,077 | $ | 225,987 |
|
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
B-60
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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
|
$ | 76,870 | $ | 9,390 | $ | 66,953 | $ | 13 | ||||||||
NDT
|
111,671 | 69,150 | 42,521 | - | ||||||||||||
Rabbi
Trust
|
811 | 811 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
189,352 | 79,351 | 109,474 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
(40,885 | ) | (12,052 | ) | (27,897 | ) | (422 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Total Liabilities
|
$ | 148,467 | $ | 67,299 | $ | 81,577 | $ | (409 | ) | |||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
$ | 46,596 | $ | - | $ | 45,519 | $ | 13 | ||||||||
NDT
|
111,671 | 69,150 | 42,521 | - | ||||||||||||
Rabbi
Trust
|
811 | 811 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
159,078 | 69,961 | 88,040 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivatives
|
(8,453 | ) | (510 | ) | (6,457 | ) | (422 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Total Assets and Total Liabilities
|
$ | 150,625 | $ | 69,451 | $ | 81,583 | $ | (409 | ) |
|
(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 $0.5 million for PNMR and $1.1 million
for PNM.
|
For the
year ended December 31, 2008, changes in Level 3 transactions were primarily
related to the June 2008 $15.7 million sale of PNM’s wholesale
contracts. A reconciliation of the changes in Level 3 fair value
measurements is as follows:
B-61
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Recurring
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level
3)
Year
ended December 31, 2008
|
||||||||
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
|
18,468 | 19,086 | ||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings
|
(8,555 | ) | (7,947 | ) | ||||
Total
gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income
|
(19 | ) | - | |||||
Purchases,
issuances, and settlements(1)
|
(11,383 | ) | (12,628 | ) | ||||
Transfers
into Level 3
|
1,080 | 1,080 | ||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
$ | (409 | ) | $ | (409 | ) | ||
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
|
$ | (409 | ) | $ | (409 | ) |
(1)
|
Includes
fair value reversal of contracts settled, 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.
|
Gains and
losses (realized and unrealized) for Level 3 fair value measurements included in
earnings are reported in operating revenues and cost of energy as
follows:
Year
ended December 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||
PNMR
|
Operating
Revenues
|
Cost
of
Energy
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings
|
$ | 11,511 | $ | (20,066 | ) | $ | (8,555 | ) | ||||
Change
in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting
date
|
$ | 13 | $ | (422 | ) | $ | (409 | ) | ||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||
Total
gains (losses) included in earnings
|
$ | 10,893 | $ | (18,840 | ) | $ | (7,947 | ) | ||||
Change
in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting
date
|
$ | 13 | $ | (422 | ) | $ | (409 | ) |
(9)
|
Variable
Interest Entities
|
Under the
model for consolidation promulgated by FIN 46R, a PPA may qualify as a variable
interest if its terms expose the purchaser to variability in supply or operating
costs and the contract is for a significant portion of the entity’s generating
capacity. PNM evaluated its PPAs under the provisions of FIN 46R and
determined that one purchase contract entered into prior to December 31, 2003
qualifies as a variable interest. PNM has been unable to obtain the
necessary information needed to determine if PNM was the primary beneficiary and
if consolidation was needed despite ongoing efforts, including formal written
requests to the operator of the entity supplying power under the
PPA. The operator cited legal and competitive reasons for refusing to
provide the information.
B-62
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
This
variable interest PPA is a contract expiring in June 2020 to purchase 132 MW of
capacity and energy, which is the full output of the Delta generating
plant. The contract is accounted for as an operating lease by
PNM. See Note 7 for more information about the Delta operating
lease. The contract contains a fixed capacity charge, a fixed O&M
charge, and a variable energy charge that subject PNM to the changes in the
costs to produce energy and operate the plant. The capacity and
O&M charges were $9.0 million in 2008, $8.0 million in 2007, and $8.2
million in 2006. The energy charges were $0.8 million in 2008, $1.0
million in 2007, and $1.4 million in 2006. These charges represent
all of PNM’s obligations under this PPA, PNM has no other financial exposure
related to the Delta operating lease.
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 Belen, 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 148
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 is obligated to
pay fixed O&M and capacity charges in addition to variable O&M charges
under this PPA. For the year ended December 31, 2008, PNM paid $7.5
million for fixed charges and $2.6 million for variable charges. PNM
does not have any other financial obligations related to Valencia and creditors
of Valencia do not have any recourse against PNM’s assets.
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
May
30, 2008 to
|
||||
December 31, 2008
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 10,400 | ||
Operating
expenses
|
(2,996 | ) | ||
Interest
expense
|
(225 | ) | ||
Income
attributable to minority interest
|
$ | 7,179 |
Financial
Position
December 31, 2008
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 9,925 | ||
Net
property, plant and equipment
|
89,011 | |||
Total
assets
|
98,936 | |||
Current
liabilities
|
430 | |||
Owners’
equity – minority interest
|
$ | 98,506 |
B-63
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(10)
|
Earnings
Per Share
|
In
accordance with SFAS No. 128, dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share has been presented in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Loss) of PNMR. Information regarding the computation of earnings
(loss) per share is as follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||
Earnings
(Loss):
|
||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (305,272 | ) | $ | 59,358 | $ | 107,960 | |||||
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
|
34,628 | 15,516 | 12,858 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 | |||||
Average
Number of Common Shares:
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding during year
|
82,879 | 76,719 | 69,829 | |||||||||
Equivalents from convertible preferred stock (Note 5)
|
589 | - | - | |||||||||
Average
Shares - Basic
|
83,468 | 76,719 | 69,829 | |||||||||
Dilutive
Effect of Common Stock Equivalents (a):
|
||||||||||||
Stock options and restricted stock
|
- | 537 | 567 | |||||||||
Equity-linked units
|
- | 672 | 240 | |||||||||
Average
Shares – Diluted
|
83,468 | 77,928 | 70,636 | |||||||||
Per
Share of Common Stock – Basic:
|
||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.77 | $ | 1.55 | |||||
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
|
0.42 | 0.21 | 0.18 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.98 | $ | 1.73 | |||||
Per
Share of Common Stock – Diluted:
|
||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | (3.66 | ) | $ | 0.76 | $ | 1.53 | |||||
Earnings(loss) from discontinued operations
|
0.42 | 0.20 | 0.18 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (3.24 | ) | $ | 0.96 | $ | 1.71 |
|
(a)
|
Due
to losses in the year ended December 31, 2008, no potentially dilutive
securities are reflected in the average number of common shares used to
compute earnings (loss) per share since any impact would be
anti-dilutive. At December 31, 2008, PNMR’s potentially
dilutive securities consists of all options and restricted stock (see Note
13). The years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 exclude the effect of
average anti-dilutive common stock equivalents related to out-of-the-money
options of 1,297,226 shares, and 653,398
shares.
|
B-64
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(11)
|
Income
Taxes
|
PNMR
PNMR’s
income taxes (benefit) from continuing operations consist of the following
components:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Current
federal income tax
|
$ | (31,625 | ) | $ | (21,438 | ) | $ | 3,167 | ||||
Current
state income tax
|
2,290 | (10,112 | ) | (1,179 | ) | |||||||
Deferred
federal income tax
|
(22,722 | ) | 28,583 | 50,942 | ||||||||
Deferred
state income tax
|
(35,855 | ) | 9,517 | 6,068 | ||||||||
Amortization
of accumulated investment tax credits
|
(2,904 | ) | (3,324 | ) | (3,468 | ) | ||||||
Total income taxes (benefit)
|
$ | (90,816 | ) | $ | 3,226 | $ | 55,530 |
PNMR’s
provision for income taxes from continuing operations differed from the federal
income tax computed at the statutory rate for each of the years
shown. The differences are attributable to the following
factors:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Federal
income tax at statutory rates
|
$ | (138,446 | ) | $ | 22,089 | $ | 57,406 | |||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
61,024 | - | - | |||||||||
Investment
tax credits
|
(2,904 | ) | (3,324 | ) | (3,468 | ) | ||||||
Flow-through
of depreciation items
|
2,682 | 2,143 | 1,764 | |||||||||
Gains
on the sale and leaseback of PVNGS Units 1 and 2
|
(55 | ) | (64 | ) | (73 | ) | ||||||
Reversal
of deferred income taxes accrued at prior tax rates
|
(1,109 | ) | (1,109 | ) | (1,185 | ) | ||||||
Research
and development credit
|
(220 | ) | - | (1,290 | ) | |||||||
Affordable
housing credit
|
(750 | ) | (750 | ) | (750 | ) | ||||||
Allowance
for funds used during construction
|
(394 | ) | (523 | ) | (332 | ) | ||||||
State
income tax
|
(6,238 | ) | (828 | ) | 3,602 | |||||||
Favorable
IRS settlement
|
- | (16,038 | ) | - | ||||||||
Texas
margin tax and related deferred tax adjustments
|
(2,494 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Other
|
(1,912 | ) | 1,630 | (144 | ) | |||||||
Total income taxes (benefit)
|
$ | (90,816 | ) | $ | 3,226 | $ | 55,530 | |||||
Effective
tax rate
|
22.97 | % | 5.11 | % | 33.86 | % |
B-65
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
components of PNMR’s net accumulated deferred income tax liability
were:
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Deferred Tax Assets-other
|
$ | 106,717 | $ | 75,538 | ||||
Deferred
Tax Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and plant related
|
(394,495 | ) | (351,205 | ) | ||||
Investment tax credit
|
(23,834 | ) | (26,825 | ) | ||||
Regulatory assets related to income taxes
|
(84,067 | ) | (90,641 | ) | ||||
Stranded costs
|
(39,203 | ) | (47,197 | ) | ||||
Optim Energy
|
(39,375 | ) | (48,781 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(122,296 | ) | (137,901 | ) | ||||
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
(703,270 | ) | (702,550 | ) | ||||
Net
accumulated deferred income tax liabilities
|
$ | (596,553 | ) | $ | (627,012 | ) |
The
following table reconciles the change in PNMR’s net accumulated deferred income
tax liability to the deferred income tax benefit included in the Consolidated
Statement of Earnings:
Year
Ended
|
||||
December
31, 2008
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Net
change in deferred income tax liability per above table
|
$ | (30,459 | ) | |
Change
in tax effects of income tax related regulatory assets and
liabilities
|
1,366 | |||
Tax
effect of mark-to-market adjustments
|
(22,898 | ) | ||
Tax
effect of excess pension liability
|
2,642 | |||
FIN48
adjustment
|
286 | |||
Deferred
tax expense related to discontinued operations
|
(14,789 | ) | ||
Other
|
2,371 | |||
Deferred
income tax (benefit)
|
$ | (61,481 | ) |
The
Company defers investment tax credits related to rate regulated assets and
amortizes them over the estimated useful lives of those assets.
B-66
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM
PNM’s
income taxes (benefit) from continuing operations consist of the
following components:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Current
federal income tax
|
$ | 10,449 | $ | (5,295 | ) | $ | 24,866 | |||||
Current
state income tax
|
2,167 | (1,225 | ) | 5,737 | ||||||||
Deferred
federal income tax
|
(16,627 | ) | 16,795 | 2,889 | ||||||||
Deferred
state income tax
|
(3,305 | ) | 3,850 | 832 | ||||||||
Amortization
of accumulated investment tax credits
|
(2,713 | ) | (2,905 | ) | (2,760 | ) | ||||||
Total income taxes (benefit)
|
$ | (10,029 | ) | $ | 11,220 | $ | 31,564 |
PNM’s
provision for income taxes from continuing operations differed from the federal
income tax computed at the statutory rate for each of the years
shown. The differences are attributable to the following
factors:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Federal
income tax at statutory rates
|
$ | (26,776 | ) | $ | 12,114 | $ | 31,380 | |||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
17,900 | - | - | |||||||||
Investment
tax credits
|
(2,713 | ) | (2,905 | ) | (2,761 | ) | ||||||
Flow-through
of depreciation items
|
2,682 | 2,143 | 1,764 | |||||||||
Gains
on the sale and leaseback of PVNGS Units 1 and 2
|
(55 | ) | (64 | ) | (73 | ) | ||||||
Reversal
of deferred income taxes accrued at prior tax rates
|
(969 | ) | (969 | ) | (969 | ) | ||||||
Research
and development credit
|
- | - | (1,114 | ) | ||||||||
Allowance
for funds used during construction
|
(334 | ) | (472 | ) | (237 | ) | ||||||
State
income tax
|
(824 | ) | 1,788 | 4,272 | ||||||||
Other
|
1,060 | (415 | ) | (698 | ) | |||||||
Total income taxes (benefit)
|
$ | (10,029 | ) | $ | 11,220 | $ | 31,564 | |||||
Effective
tax rate
|
13.11 | % | 32.42 | % | 35.21 | % |
B-67
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
components of PNM’s net accumulated deferred income tax liability
were:
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Deferred
Tax Assets – other
|
$ | 61,190 | $ | 48,714 | ||||
Deferred
Tax Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and plant related
|
(294,025 | ) | (275,816 | ) | ||||
Investment tax credit
|
(23,834 | ) | (26,634 | ) | ||||
Regulatory assets related to income taxes
|
(72,302 | ) | (75,555 | ) | ||||
Pension
|
(27,131 | ) | (28,463 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(82,727 | ) | (78,310 | ) | ||||
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
(500,019 | ) | (484,778 | ) | ||||
Net
accumulated deferred income tax liabilities
|
$ | (438,829 | ) | $ | (436,064 | ) |
The
following table reconciles the change in PNM’s net accumulated deferred income
tax liability to the deferred income tax benefit included in the Consolidated
Statement of Earnings:
Year
Ended
|
||||
December
31, 2008
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Net
change in deferred income tax liability per above table
|
$ | 2,765 | ||
Change
in tax effects of income tax related regulatory assets and
liabilities
|
1,477 | |||
Tax
effect of mark-to-market adjustments
|
(15,616 | ) | ||
Tax
effect of excess pension liability
|
2,123 | |||
FIN
48 adjustment
|
286 | |||
Deferred
tax expense related to discontinued operations
|
(14,789 | ) | ||
Other
|
1,109 | |||
Deferred
income tax liability (benefit)
|
$ | (22,645 | ) |
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
TNMP
TNMP’s
income taxes from continuing operations consist of the following
components:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Current
federal income tax
|
$ | 17,233 | $ | 18,716 | $ | 1,532 | ||||||
Current
state income tax
|
1,609 | 973 | 411 | |||||||||
Deferred
federal income tax
|
11,285 | (9,162 | ) | 5,013 | ||||||||
Deferred
state income tax
|
(18,808 | ) | 538 | (462 | ) | |||||||
Amortization
of accumulated investment
|
||||||||||||
tax credits
|
(191 | ) | (418 | ) | (707 | ) | ||||||
Total income taxes
|
$ | 11,128 | $ | 10,647 | $ | 5,787 |
TNMP’s
provision for income taxes, from continuing operations differed from the federal
income tax computed at the statutory rate for each of the periods
shown. The differences are attributable to the following
factors:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Federal
income tax at statutory rates
|
$ | 817 | $ | 10,169 | $ | 6,267 | ||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
12,059 | - | - | |||||||||
Investment
tax credits
|
(191 | ) | (418 | ) | (707 | ) | ||||||
Reversal
of deferred income taxes accrued
|
||||||||||||
at
prior tax rates
|
(141 | ) | (141 | ) | (216 | ) | ||||||
Allowance
for funds used during construction
|
(10 | ) | (45 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||||
State
income tax
|
1,045 | 985 | 387 | |||||||||
Texas
margin tax and related deferred tax adjustments
|
(2,494 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Other
|
43 | 97 | 150 | |||||||||
Total income taxes
|
$ | 11,128 | $ | 10,647 | $ | 5,787 | ||||||
Effective
tax rate
|
476.65 | % | 36.64 | % | 32.32 | % |
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
components of TNMP’s net accumulated deferred income tax liability at December
31 were:
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Deferred
Tax Assets:
|
||||||||
Regulatory
liabilities related to income taxes
|
$ | 7,105 | $ | 8,556 | ||||
Deferred
Tax Assets – other
|
29,043 | 8,091 | ||||||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
36,148 | 16,647 | ||||||
Deferred
Tax Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and plant related
|
(94,682 | ) | (74,638 | ) | ||||
Stranded costs
|
(39,203 | ) | (47,197 | ) | ||||
Regulatory assets related to income taxes
|
(11,765 | ) | (15,086 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(1,691 | ) | (191 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
(147,341 | ) | (137,112 | ) | ||||
Net
accumulated deferred income tax liabilities
|
$ | (111,193 | ) | $ | (120,465 | ) |
The
following table reconciles the change in TNMP’s net accumulated deferred income
tax liability to the deferred income tax benefit included in the Consolidated
Statement of Earnings:
Year
Ended
|
||||
December
31, 2008
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Net
change in deferred income tax liability per above table
|
$ | (9,272 | ) | |
Change
in tax effects of income tax related regulatory assets and
liabilities
|
(112 | ) | ||
Tax
effect of excess pension liability
|
520 | |||
FIN48
adjustments
|
541 | |||
Other
|
609 | |||
Deferred
income tax (benefit)
|
$ | (7,714 | ) |
In July
2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, which requires that the Company recognize only the
impact of tax positions that, based on their technical merits, are more likely
than not to be sustained upon an audit by the taxing authority. FIN
48 also specifies standards for recognizing interest income and expense related
to income taxes.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a
result, PNMR established a liability under FIN 48 of $33.9 million, reduced its
previously recorded tax liabilities by $36.7 million, decreased the January 1,
2007 balance of retained earnings by $1.6 million, increased interest payable by
$3.2 million, and decreased goodwill by $1.2 million. PNM established
an asset under FIN 48 of $3.6 million, increased its deferred tax liabilities by
$5.4 million, decreased the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings by $1.1
million, and increased interest receivable by $0.6 million. TNMP
established no liability under FIN 48, recorded interest receivable of $3.3
million, increased the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings by $0.7
million, increased deferred tax liabilities by $1.3 million, and decreased
goodwill by $1.3 million.
As of
January 1, 2007 under FIN 48, PNMR had $33.9 million of unrecognized tax
benefits, all of which would affect the effective tax rate if recognized; PNM
had $3.6 million of unrecognized tax expense, none of which would affect the
effective tax rate if recognized; and TNMP had no unrecognized tax
benefits. As a result of settlements with the IRS, PNMR recognized
$16.3 million of income tax benefit during 2007. Including this
benefit, PNMR’s effective tax rate was 5.11% for the year ended December 31,
2007. This non-recurring benefit reduced PNMR’s effective tax rate by
25.76% for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNMR
|
PNM
|
TNMP
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Balance
at January 1, 2007
|
$ | 33,895 | $ | (3,564 | ) | $ | - | |||||
Additions
based on tax positions related to 2007
|
15,721 | (29 | ) | - | ||||||||
Reductions
for tax positions of prior years
|
(15,786 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Settlements
|
(15,578 | ) | 3,346 | - | ||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
18,252 | (247 | ) | - | ||||||||
Additions
based on tax positions related to 2008
|
(1,111 | ) | 316 | 541 | ||||||||
Reductions
for tax positions of prior years
|
(753 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Settlements
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
$ | 16,388 | $ | 69 | $ | 541 |
Included
in the balance at December 31, 2008 for PNMR are $2.8 million of unrecognized
tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax
rate. None of PNM’s or TNMP’s unrecognized tax liabilities at
December 31, 2008 would affect the effective tax rate if
recognized. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that
approximately $0.4 million of PNM’s unrecognized tax benefits will be reduced or
settled in 2009 as a result of the conclusion of income tax
examinations.
Estimated
interest income related to refunds the Company expects to receive is included in
Other Income and estimated interest expense and penalties related to potential
cash settlements are included in Interest Expense in the Consolidated Statements
of Operations. Interest income under FIN 48 for the year ended
December 31, 2007 was $17.2 million for PNMR and $10.7 million for
PNM. Interest expense under FIN 48 was $0.1 million for
TNMP. At December 31, 2007, PNMR had accumulated accrued interest
receivable of $11.6 million and accumulated accrued interest payable of $2.4
million; PNM had accumulated interest receivable of $11.6 million and
accumulated interest payable of $0.2 million; and TNMP had accumulated interest
payable of $0.6 million. Interest expense under FIN 48 for the year
ended December 31, 2008 was $2.5 million for PNMR and $4.9 million for
PNM. Interest income under FIN 48 for the year ended December 31,
2008 was $0.5 million for TNMP. At December 31, 2008 PNMR had
accumulated accrued interest receivable of $7.0 million and accumulated accrued
interest payable of $0.2 million; PNM had accumulated interest receivable of
$6.5 million, and TNMP had accumulated accrued interest payable of $0.1
million.
The
Company files a federal consolidated and several consolidated and separate state
income tax returns. The tax years prior to 2001 are closed to
examination by either federal or state taxing authorities. 2001 and
2002 are open for examination only for certain items. Tax year 2004
is closed to examination by federal taxing authorities, but open for some
states. Other tax years are open to examination by federal and state
taxing authorities.
(12) Pension
and Other Postretirement Benefits
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. As discussed in Note 2, PNM completed the sale of its gas operations to
NMGC on January 30, 2009. PNM retained the obligations under the
defined benefit pension plans and executive retirement plans relating to
employees that transferred to NMGC upon the sale. NMGC assumed the
postretirement medical and dental obligations for the transferred
employees.
Participants
in the PNM Plans include eligible employees and retirees of PNMR and other
subsidiaries of PNMR. Participants in the TNMP Plans include eligible employees
and retirees of TNMP, First Choice and other subsidiaries of TNP. The PNM
pension plan was frozen at the end of 1997 with regard to new participants,
salary levels and benefits. Through December 31, 2007, additional credited
service could be accrued under the PNM
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 158, which requires a plan sponsor to
(a) recognize in its
statement of financial position an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a
liability for a plan’s underfunded status; (b) measure a plan’s assets
and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the
employer’s fiscal year; and (c) recognize changes in the
funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the
changes occur. Such changes are to be reported in other comprehensive income.
SFAS 158 became effective as of December 31, 2006.
SFAS 158
also requires unrecognized prior service costs and unrecognized gains or losses
to be recorded in AOCI and subsequently amortized. The amortization of these
incurred costs will ultimately be included in SFAS 87 or SFAS 106 expenses in
subsequent years. To the extent the amortization of these items will ultimately
be recovered in future rates as SFAS 87 and SFAS 106 expenses, PNM and TNMP
records the costs as a regulatory asset or regulatory liability.
The
Company has in place, for the PNM Plans and TNMP Plans, a policy that defines
the investment objectives, establishes performance goals of the asset managers
and provides procedures for the manner in which investments are to be reviewed.
The plans implement investment strategies to achieve the following
objectives:
·
|
Maximize
the return on assets, commensurate with the risk that the Corporate
Investment Committee deems appropriate to: meet the obligations
of the pension plans and other postretirement benefits plans; minimize the
volatility of expense; and account for contingencies;
and
|
·
|
Generate
a rate of return for the total portfolio that equals or exceeds the
actuarial investment rate
assumption.
|
Management
is responsible for the determination of the asset target mix and the expected
rate of return. The target asset allocations are determined
based on consultations with external investment advisors. Under SFAS
87 and SFAS 106,
as amended by SFAS 158, the expected long-term rate of return on pension and
postretirement plan assets is calculated on the market-related value of assets.
SFAS 87 and SFAS 106 require that actual gains and losses on pension and
postretirement plan assets be recognized in the market-related value of assets
equally over a period of not more than five years, which reduces year-to-year
volatility. For the PNM Plans and TNMP Plans, the market-related value of assets
is equal to the prior year’s market related value of assets adjusted for
contributions, benefit payments and investment gains and losses that lie within
a corridor of plus or minus 4.0% around the expected return on market value.
Gains and losses that lie outside the corridor are amortized over five
years. This market-related valuation recognizes the portion of return
that is outside the range over a five-year period from the year in which the
return occurs. As such, the future value of assets will be impacted as
previously deferred returns are recorded.
Pension
Plans
For
defined benefit pension plans, including the executive retirement plans, the PBO
represents the actuarial present value of all benefits attributed by the pension
benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date using
assumptions regarding future compensation levels. The accumulated benefit
obligation represents the PBO without considering future compensation
levels. Since the plans are frozen, the PBO and accumulated benefit
obligation are equal. The following table presents information about
the PBO, fair value of plan assets, and funded status of the
plans:
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
PBO
at beginning of year
|
$ | 498,859 | $ | 535,717 | $ | 66,619 | $ | 72,963 | ||||||||
Service
cost
|
- | 144 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
33,268 | 31,811 | 4,243 | 4,229 | ||||||||||||
Actuarial
(gain) loss
|
(8,284 | ) | (39,535 | ) | 279 | (2,821 | ) | |||||||||
Benefits
paid
|
(32,085 | ) | (29,278 | ) | (7,113 | ) | (7,752 | ) | ||||||||
PBO
at end of year
|
491,758 | 498,859 | 64,028 | 66,619 | ||||||||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
501,718 | 485,775 | 81,538 | 81,816 | ||||||||||||
Actual return on plan assets
|
(136,865 | ) | 45,221 | (21,001 | ) | 7,474 | ||||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(32,085 | ) | (29,278 | ) | (7,113 | ) | (7,752 | ) | ||||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at end of year
|
332,768 | 501,718 | 53,424 | 81,538 | ||||||||||||
Funded
status-asset (liability) for pension benefits
|
$ | (158,990 | ) | $ | 2,859 | $ | (10,604 | ) | $ | 14,919 |
The
following table presents information about prior service cost and net actuarial
(gain) loss in AOCI as of December 31, 2008.
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||
Prior
service cost
|
Net
actuarial (gain) loss
|
Net
actuarial
(gain)
loss
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Amounts
in AOCI not yet recognized in net periodic cost (income) at beginning of
year
|
$ | 102 | $ | 6,593 | $ | (1,087 | ) | |||||
Experience
loss (gain)
|
- | 169,926 | 27,915 | |||||||||
Regulatory
asset (liability) adjustment
|
- | (165,117 | ) | (26,542 | ) | |||||||
Amortization
recognized in net periodic cost
|
(9 | ) | (54 | ) | 8 | |||||||
Amounts
in AOCI not yet recognized in net periodic cost (income) at end of
year
|
$ | 93 | $ | 11,348 | $ | 294 | ||||||
Amortization
expected to be recognized in AOCI in 2009
|
$ | (9 | ) | $ | (108 | ) | $ | - |
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following table presents the components of net periodic cost (income) recognized
in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
PNM
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | 144 | $ | 504 | ||||||
Interest
cost
|
33,268 | 31,811 | 30,842 | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
(41,345 | ) | (40,780 | ) | (40,556 | ) | ||||||
Amortization
of net (gain) loss
|
1,924 | 3,890 | 4,839 | |||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
317 | 317 | 317 | |||||||||
Net
periodic (income) cost
|
$ | (5,836 | ) | $ | (4,618 | ) | $ | (4,054 | ) | |||
TNMP
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Interest
cost
|
4,243 | 4,229 | 4,339 | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
(6,635 | ) | (6,840 | ) | (7,018 | ) | ||||||
Amortization
of net (gain) loss
|
(146 | ) | (7 | ) | - | |||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Net
periodic benefit (income) cost
|
$ | (2,538 | ) | $ | (2,618 | ) | $ | (2,679 | ) |
The
following significant weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the
projected benefit obligation and net periodic cost (income):
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
PNM
Plan
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
Discount
rate for determining projected benefit obligation
|
||||||||||||
at December 31
|
7.25 | % | 6.88 | % | 6.10 | % | ||||||
Discount
rate for determining net periodic cost (income)
|
6.88 | % | 6.10 | % | 5.75 | % | ||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
8.50 | % | 8.75 | % | 9.00 | % | ||||||
Rate
of compensation increase
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
TNMP
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Discount
rate for determining projected benefit obligation
|
||||||||||||
at December 31
|
7.25 | % | 6.72 | % | 6.10 | % | ||||||
Discount
rate for determining net periodic cost (income)
|
6.72 | % | 6.10 | % | 5.75 | % | ||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
8.50 | % | 8.75 | % | 9.00 | % | ||||||
Rate
of compensation increase
|
N/A | N/A | N/A |
The
assumed discount rate for determining the PBO was determined based on a review
of long-term high-grade bonds and management’s expectations. The change in
discount rate resulted in a decrease in the PNM and TNMP PBO of $18.0 million
and $2.6 million at December 31, 2008. Should actual experience
differ from actuarial assumptions, the PBO and net periodic cost (income) would
be affected.
The
expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the average rate of
earnings expected on the funds invested, or to be invested, to provide for the
benefits included in the PBO. Factors that are considered include,
but are not limited to, historic returns on plan assets, current market
information on long-term returns (e.g., long-term bond rates) and current and
target asset allocations between asset categories. The expected long-term rate
of return assumption for the PNM and TNMP pension plans compares to the actual
return (loss) of (28.2)% and (26.9)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. If
all other factors were to remain unchanged, a 1% decrease in the
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following table outlines the asset allocations for the pension
plans:
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Equity
securities
|
49 | % | 57 | % | 42 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||
Fixed
income
|
21 | % | 21 | % | 23 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||
Alternative
investments
|
30 | % | 22 | % | 35 | % | 27 | % | ||||||||
100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % |
The
pension plans target the following asset allocations:
PNM
|
TNMP
|
|||||||
Plan
|
Plan
|
|||||||
Equity
securities
|
57.5 | % | 57.5 | % | ||||
Fixed
income
|
22.5 | % | 22.5 | % | ||||
Alternative
investments
|
20.0 | % | 20.0 | % | ||||
100 | % | 100 | % |
Alternative
investments include 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. Real estate investments are with a private
real estate investment trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of real
estate, mortgages, and other real estate related assets. This investment
approach gives broad diversification and minimizes risk compared to a direct
investment in any one component of the funds.
The
following pension benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are
expected to be paid:
PNM
|
TNMP
|
|||||||
Plan
|
Plan
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
2009
|
$ | 33,457 | $ | 6,786 | ||||
2010
|
$ | 34,529 | $ | 6,458 | ||||
2011
|
$ | 35,756 | $ | 6,466 | ||||
2012
|
$ | 37,148 | $ | 6,508 | ||||
2013
|
$ | 38,633 | $ | 6,005 | ||||
Years
2014 – 2018
|
$ | 209,304 | $ | 27,943 |
There has
been a significant decline in the general price levels of marketable equity
securities held by the pension plans in late 2008 and in early 2009. The impacts
of these declines on future funding and expense will not be quantified until the
funding and expense valuations for 2009 are performed. Although,
there are no contributions to the plans expected in 2009, it is likely that
increased levels of funding will be required thereafter and additional amounts
will be recorded as expense.
Other
Postretirement Benefits
For
postretirement benefit plans, the APBO is the actuarial present value as of a
date of all future benefits attributed under the terms of the postretirement
benefit plan to employee service rendered to that date.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
APBO
at beginning of year
|
$ | 123,672 | $ | 129,329 | $ | 10,779 | $ | 11,197 | ||||||||
Service cost
|
713 | 2,530 | 284 | 394 | ||||||||||||
Interest cost
|
8,344 | 7,712 | 715 | 661 | ||||||||||||
Participant contributions
|
1,579 | 1,482 | 348 | 160 | ||||||||||||
Actuarial (gain) loss
|
(5,233 | ) | (9,283 | ) | (869 | ) | (1,180 | ) | ||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(8,232 | ) | (8,098 | ) | (692 | ) | (453 | ) | ||||||||
APBO
at end of year
|
120,843 | 123,672 | 10,565 | 10,779 | ||||||||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
71,567 | 66,790 | 7,907 | 7,162 | ||||||||||||
Actual return on plan assets
|
(20,637 | ) | 4,949 | (2,299 | ) | 661 | ||||||||||
Employer contributions
|
5,203 | 6,444 | 428 | 377 | ||||||||||||
Participant contributions
|
1,579 | 1,482 | 348 | 160 | ||||||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(8,232 | ) | (8,098 | ) | (692 | ) | (453 | ) | ||||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at end of year
|
49,480 | 71,567 | 5,692 | 7,907 | ||||||||||||
Funded
status-APBO net (liability)
|
$ | (71,363 | ) | $ | (52,105 | ) | $ | (4,873 | ) | $ | (2,872 | ) |
The APBO
net balance sheet liability for the PNM Plan above includes benefit costs of PNM
Gas employees. Approximately $15.7 million of this APBO liability was
transferred to the purchaser of PNM Gas on January 30,
2009. PNM anticipates it will recognize a curtailment gain in
2009 in connection with this transfer.
The
following table presents information about prior service cost and net actuarial
(gain) loss in AOCI as of December 31, 2008.
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Prior
service cost/(credit)
|
Net
actuarial (gain)/loss
|
Prior
service cost
|
Net
actuarial (gain)/loss
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Amount
in AOCI not yet recognized in net periodic cost (income) at beginning of
year
|
$ | (1,132 | ) | $ | 3,543 | $ | 18 | $ | (196 | ) | ||||||
Experience
loss (gain)
|
- | 21,533 | - | 1,916 | ||||||||||||
Regulatory
asset (liability) adjustment
|
- | (20,924 | ) | - | (1,822 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization
recognized in net periodic cost
|
161 | (136 | ) | (3 | ) | 13 | ||||||||||
Amounts
in AOCI not yet recognized in net periodic cost (income) at end of
year
|
$ | (971 | ) | $ | 4,016 | $ | 15 | $ | (89 | ) | ||||||
Amortization
expected to be recognized in AOCI in 2009
|
$ | (161 | ) | $ | (136 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 13 |
The 2009
expected amortization for the PNM plan above does not reflect the impact of the
anticipated plan curtailment gain on the sale of PNM Gas.
B-76
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
PNM
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 713 | $ | 2,530 | $ | 2,713 | ||||||
Interest
cost
|
8,344 | 7,712 | 7,367 | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
(6,128 | ) | (5,856 | ) | (5,418 | ) | ||||||
Amortization
of net gain and regulatory liability
|
4,816 | 5,842 | 6,680 | |||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost and regulatory asset
|
(5,687 | ) | (5,687 | ) | (5,687 | ) | ||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 2,058 | $ | 4,541 | $ | 5,655 | ||||||
TNMP
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 284 | $ | 394 | $ | 424 | ||||||
Interest
cost
|
716 | 661 | 710 | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
(486 | ) | (456 | ) | (456 | ) | ||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost and regulatory asset
|
60 | 60 | 60 | |||||||||
Amortization
of net (gain) loss and regulatory asset
|
(271 | ) | (156 | ) | - | |||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 303 | $ | 503 | $ | 738 |
The
following significant weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the
accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and postretirement benefit
cost:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
PNM
Plan
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
Discount
rate for determining accumulated postretirement
|
||||||||||||
benefit obligation at December 31
|
7.25% | 6.91% | 6.10% | |||||||||
Discount
rate for determining postretirement benefit cost
|
6.91% | 6.10% | 5.75% | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
8.50% | 8.75% | 9.00% | |||||||||
Rate
of compensation increase
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
TNMP
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Discount
rate for determining accumulated postretirement
|
||||||||||||
benefit obligation at December 31
|
7.25% | 6.91% | 6.10% | |||||||||
Discount
rate for determining postretirement benefit cost
|
6.91% | 6.10% | 5.75% | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
6.50% | 6.70% | 6.90% | |||||||||
Rate
of compensation increase
|
N/A | N/A | N/A |
The
assumed discount rate for determining the APBO was determined based on a review
of long-term high-grade bonds and management’s expectations. The
change in discount rate resulted in a decrease in the PNM and TNMP APBO
obligation of $4.3 million and $0.3 million. Should actual experience
differ from actuarial assumptions, the APBO and postretirement benefit cost
would be affected.
The
expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the average rate of
earnings expected on the funds invested, or to be invested, to provide for the
benefits included in the APBO. Factors that are considered include, but are not
limited to, historic returns on plan assets, current market information on
long-term returns (e.g., long-term bond rates) and current and target asset
allocations between asset categories. The expected long-term rate of return
assumption for the PNM and TNMP postretirement benefit plans compares to the
actual return (loss) of (29.1)% and (28.9)% for the year ended December 31,
2008. If all other factors were to remain unchanged, a 1% decrease in the
expected long-term rate of return would cause PNM’s and TNMP’s 2009
postretirement benefit cost to increase $0.7 million and $0.1 million (analogous
changes would result from a 1% increase).
B-77
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following table shows the assumed health care cost trend rates:
PNM
Plan
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Health
care cost trend rate assumed for next year
|
9.0% | 9.0% | ||||||
Rate
to which the cost trend rate is assumed
|
||||||||
to
decline (the ultimate trend rate)
|
5.0% | 5.0% | ||||||
Year
that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate
|
2014
|
2013
|
The
following table shows the impact of a one-percentage-point change in assumed
health care cost trend rates:
PNM
Plan
|
||||||||
1-Percentage-
|
1-Percentage-
|
|||||||
Point
Increase
|
Point
Decrease
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Effect
on total of service and interest cost
|
$ | 740 | $ | (637 | ) | |||
Effect
on APBO
|
$ | 10,328 | $ | (8,935 | ) |
The
following table outlines the asset allocation for the other postretirement
benefits:
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Equity
securities
|
58% | 68% | 58% | 71% | ||||||||||||
Debt
securities
|
42% | 32% | 42% | 29% | ||||||||||||
100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The
Company is currently targeting an asset allocation of 70% equity securities and
30% debt securities for both the PNM and the TNMP other postretirement benefits
plan.
PNM
expects to make contributions totaling $2.5 million to the PNM postretirement
benefit plan in 2009. TNMP expects to make contributions totaling $0.3 million
to the TNMP postretirement benefit plan in 2009.
B-78
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following other postretirement benefit payments, which reflect expected future
service, are expected to be paid:
PNM
|
TNMP
|
|||||||
Plan
|
Plan
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
2009
|
$ | 6,661 | $ | 916 | ||||
2010
|
$ | 7,084 | $ | 895 |
|
|||
2011
|
$ | 7,713 | $ | 905 | ||||
2012
|
$ | 8,357 | $ | 894 | ||||
2013
|
$ | 8,868 | $ | 888 | ||||
Years
2014 – 2018
|
$ | 53,345 | $ | 4,693 |
Executive
Retirement Programs
For the
executive retirement programs, the following table presents information about
the PBO and funded status of the plans:
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||||||
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
PBO
at beginning of year
|
$ | 17,262 | $ | 18,597 | $ | 1,199 | $ | 1,325 | ||||||||
Service
cost
|
57 | 57 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
1,135 | 1,088 | 75 | 76 | ||||||||||||
Actuarial
gain
|
(555 | ) | (923 | ) | 14 | (39 | ) | |||||||||
Benefits
paid
|
(1,511 | ) | (1,557 | ) | (163 | ) | (163 | ) | ||||||||
PBO
at end of year-funded status (liability)
|
$ | (16,388 | ) | $ | (17,262 | ) | $ | (1,125 | ) | $ | (1,199 | ) |
PNM has
an irrevocable grantor "Rabbi" trust established in connection with the
executive retirement program. Under the terms of the trust, PNM may,
but is not obligated to, provide funds to the trust, which was established with
an independent trustee, to aid it in meeting its obligations under the
program. Marketable securities with a fair value of $0.8 million were
in the trust at December 31, 2008. PNM did not make any contributions
to the trust during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 or
2006. Due to the minimal amount, TNMP makes monthly disbursements to
plan beneficiaries versus funding a trust.
B-79
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following table presents information about prior service cost and net actuarial
loss in AOCI as of December 31, 2008.
PNM
Plan
|
TNMP
Plan
|
|||||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||
Prior
service cost
|
Net
actuarial loss
|
Net
actuarial loss
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Amount
in AOCI not yet recognized in net periodic cost (income) at beginning of
year
|
$ | 2 | $ | 182 | $ | - | ||||||
Experience
loss (gain)
|
- | (555 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||
Regulatory
asset (liability) adjustment
|
- | 539 | 14 | |||||||||
Amortization
recognized in net periodic cost
|
- | (1 | ) | - | ||||||||
Amount
in AOCI not yet recognized in net periodic cost (income) at end of
year
|
$ | 2 | $ | 165 | $ | - | ||||||
Amortization
expected to be recognized in AOCI in 2009
|
$ | - | $ | (1 | ) | $ | - |
The
following table presents the components of net periodic cost recognized in the
Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
Pension
Benefits
|
||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
PNM
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 56 | $ | 57 | $ | 55 | ||||||
Interest
cost
|
1,136 | 1,088 | 1,055 | |||||||||
Amortization
of net loss
|
52 | 93 | 99 | |||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 1,257 | $ | 1,251 | $ | 1,222 | ||||||
TNMP
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Interest
cost
|
75 | 76 | 76 | |||||||||
Amortization
of actuarial loss
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 75 | $ | 76 | $ | 76 |
B-80
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following significant weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the
projected benefit obligation and net periodic cost (income):
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
PNM
Plan
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
Discount
rate for determining projected benefit obligation
|
||||||||||||
at
December 31
|
7.25% | 6.88% | 6.10% | |||||||||
Discount
rate for determining net pension cost
|
6.88% | 6.10% | 5.75% | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Rate
of compensation increase
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
TNMP
Plan
|
||||||||||||
Discount
rate for determining projected benefit obligation
|
||||||||||||
at December 31
|
7.25% | 6.72% | 6.10% | |||||||||
Discount
rate for determining net periodic cost
|
6.72% | 6.10% | 5.75% | |||||||||
Long-term
rate of return on plan assets
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Rate
of compensation increase
|
N/A | N/A | N/A |
The
assumed discount rate for determining the PBO was determined based on a review
of long-term high-grade bonds and management’s expectations. The change in
discount rate resulted in a decrease in the PNM and TNMP PBO of $0.5 million and
less than $0.1 million at December 31, 2008. Should actual experience differ
from actuarial assumptions, the projected benefit obligation and net periodic
cost would be affected.
The
following executive retirement plan payments, which reflect expected future
service, are expected:
PNM
|
TNMP
|
|||||||
Plan
|
Plan
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
2009
|
$ | 1,455 | $ | 154 | ||||
2010
|
$ | 1,438 | $ | 146 | ||||
2011
|
$ | 1,421 | $ | 137 | ||||
2012
|
$ | 1,403 | $ | 129 | ||||
2013
|
$ | 1,383 | $ | 120 | ||||
Years
2014 – 2018
|
$ | 6,531 | $ | 489 |
Other
Retirement Plans
PNMR
sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan for eligible employees, including
those of its subsidiaries. PNMR’s contributions to the 401(k) plan
consist of a discretionary matching contribution equal to 75% of the first 6% of
eligible compensation contributed by the employee on a before-tax
basis. PNMR also makes a non-matching contribution ranging from
3% to 10% of eligible compensation based on the eligible employee’s age. PNMR
contributed $19.7 million, $22.0 million, and $20.5 million in the years ended
December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006.
PNMR also
provides executive deferred compensation benefits through an unfunded,
non-qualified plan. The purpose of this plan is to permit certain key employees
of PNMR who participate in the 401(k) defined contribution plan to defer
compensation and receive credits without reference to the certain limitations on
contributions. PNMR contributed $1.2 million, $1.4 million, and $1.4 million in
the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006. In December of
2008, an earlier version of this plan, which was frozen in 2004, was merged into
this plan.
B-81
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(13) Stock-Based
Compensation Plans
PNMR has
various types of stock-based compensation programs, including stock options,
restricted stock and performance shares granted under the Performance Equity
Plan (“PEP”). All stock-based compensation is granted through
stock-based employee compensation plans maintained by PNMR. Although
certain PNM and TNMP employees participate in the PNMR plans, PNM and TNMP do
not have separate employee stock-based compensation plans.
Performance
Stock Plan
PNMR’s
Performance Stock Plan (“PSP”) expired in December 2000. The PSP was
a non-qualified stock option plan, covering a group of management
employees. Options to purchase shares of PNMR’s common stock were
granted at the fair value of the shares at the close of business on the date of
the grant. Although the authority to grant options under the PSP
expired on December 31, 2000, the options that were granted continue to be
effective according to their terms.
Performance
Equity Plan
The PEP
provides for the granting of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock
rights, performance shares performance units and stock appreciation rights to
officers, key employees and non-employee board members. These options
vest ratably over three years from the grant date of the award. The
total number of shares of PNMR common stock subject to all awards under the PEP
may not exceed 8.25 million, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances
defined in the PEP. The number of shares of PNMR common stock subject
to the grant of restricted stock rights, performance shares and units and stock
appreciation rights is limited to 0.45 million shares. Re-pricing of
stock options is prohibited unless specific shareholder approval is
obtained.
Source
of Shares
The
source of shares for exercised stock options, delivery of vested restricted
stock and performance shares is shares acquired on the open market, rather than
newly issued shares.
SFAS
123R
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123R, utilizing the modified
prospective approach. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, stock
option grants, performance shares and ESPP issuances were accounted for in
accordance with the intrinsic value method prescribed in APB 25, and
accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized for these
awards. Restricted stock was also accounted for under APB 25 and
compensation expense was recognized for restricted stock awards prior to the
adoption of SFAS 123R. “Restricted stock” is the name of these awards
provided for in the PEP and refers to awards of stock subject to
vesting. It does not refer to restricted shares with contractual
post-vesting restrictions as defined in SFAS 123R.
Under the
modified prospective approach, SFAS 123R applies to all new awards and to awards
that were outstanding on January 1, 2006 that are subsequently modified,
repurchased or cancelled. Compensation expense recognized after
January 1, 2006 includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted
prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair
value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123 and
compensation expense for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January
1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 123R. Prior periods were not restated to reflect
the impact of adopting the new standard.
The
unearned stock-based compensation related to stock options and restricted stock
awards is being amortized to compensation expense over the requisite vesting
period, which is generally equally over three years. However, plan
provisions provide that upon retirement, participants become 100% vested in
stock options and restricted stock awards; therefore, in accordance with SFAS
123R, compensation expense for stock options and
B-82
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Total
compensation expense for stock-based payment arrangements recognized by PNMR for
the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $3.3 million, $7.6 million
and $7.5 million. Of this total expense, $2.4 million, $6.1 million
and $5.7 million were charged to PNM and $0.6 million, $1.1 million and $1.3
million to TNMP.
PNMR
receives a tax deduction for certain stock option exercises during the period
the options are exercised, generally for the excess of the price at which the
options are sold over the exercise prices of the options and a tax deduction for
increases in the value of equity instruments issued under stock-based payment
arrangements. In accordance with SFAS 123R, PNMR’s Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows presentation reports the tax benefits from the exercise
of stock options and stock-based payments as financing cash flows.
At
December 31, 2008 PNMR had $1.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense
related to stock-based payments that is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 1.6 years.
Stock
Options
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value
of stock-based awards with the following weighted-average assumptions for the
indicated periods:
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Dividend
yield
|
6.99% | 3.02% | 3.33% | |||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
28.33% | 18.68% | 21.70% | |||||||||
Risk-free
interest rates
|
2.69% | 4.72% | 4.37% | |||||||||
Expected
life (years)
|
4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
The
assumptions above are based on multiple factors, including historical exercise
patterns of employees in relatively homogeneous groups with respect to exercise
and post-vesting employment termination behaviors, expected future exercising
patterns for these same homogeneous groups and both the implied and historical
volatility of PNMR’s stock price.
B-83
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
following table summarizes activity in stock option plans:
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||
Stock
|
Average
|
Aggregate
|
Average
|
|||||||
Option
|
Exercise
|
Intrinsic
|
Remaining
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Price
|
Value
|
Contract
Life
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
3,016,549 | $ | 18.97 | |||||||
Granted
|
817,200 | $ | 24.07 | |||||||
Exercised
|
(720,711 | ) | $ | 15.68 | ||||||
Forfeited
|
(113,432 | ) | $ | 22.51 | ||||||
Expired
|
- | - | ||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
2,999,606 | $ | 21.02 | |||||||
Granted
|
766,400 | $ | 30.47 | |||||||
Exercised
|
(442,252 | ) | $ | 20.32 | ||||||
Forfeited
|
(40,177 | ) | $ | 27.45 | ||||||
Expired
|
(18,679 | ) | $ | 20.48 | ||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
3,264,898 | $ | 23.26 | |||||||
Granted
|
558,261 | $ | 11.90 | |||||||
Exercised
|
(5,001 | ) | $ | 16.13 | ||||||
Forfeited
|
(19,075 | ) | $ | 26.49 | ||||||
Expired
|
(73,176 | ) | $ | 22.04 | ||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
3,725,907 | $ | 21.54 |
*
|
6.35
years
|
|||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2008
|
2,650,949 | $ | 21.96 |
*
|
4.27
years
|
|||||
Options available for future
grant**
|
1,883,860 |
* At
December 31, 2008, the exercise price of all outstanding stock options is
greater than the closing price of PNMR common stock on that date so the options
have no intrinsic value.
** Includes
shares available for grants of restricted stock.
The
following table summarizes stock option activity for the years ended December
31:
Stock
Options
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
|||||||||
(In
thousands,
except
per share amounts)
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted-average
grant date fair value of options granted
|
$ | 1.39 | $ | 4.70 | $ | 3.87 | |||||||
Total
fair value of options that vested during the period
|
$ | 4,003 | $ | 4,670 | $ | 3,338 | |||||||
Total
intrinsic value of options exercised during the period
|
$ | 15 | $ | 4,931 | $ | 8,465 |
Restricted
Stock
The PEP
allows for the issuance of restricted stock awards. As noted above,
“restricted stock” is the name of these awards provided for in the PEP and
refers to awards of stock subject to vesting. It does not refer to
restricted shares with contractual post-vesting restrictions as defined in SFAS
123R. The compensation expense for these awards was determined based
on the market price of PNMR stock on the date of grant reduced by the present
value of future dividends applied to the total number of shares that were
anticipated to fully vest and then amortized over the vesting
period.
B-84
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
Company estimates the fair value of restricted stock awards based on the market
price of PNMR common stock on the date of grant reduced by the present value of
estimated future dividends with the following weighted-average assumptions for
the indicated periods:
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Expected
quarterly dividends per share
|
$ | 0.23 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.93% | 4.71% | 4.64% |
The
following table summarizes nonvested restricted stock activity for the year
ended December 31, 2008:
Weighted-
|
||||||||
Average
|
||||||||
Grant-Date
|
||||||||
Nonvested
Restricted Stock
|
Shares
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Nonvested
at beginning of period
|
183,757 | $ | 26.09 | |||||
Granted
|
129,250 | $ | 11.50 | |||||
Vested
|
(112,376 | ) | $ | 21.05 | ||||
Forfeited
|
(5,005 | ) | $ | 26.44 | ||||
Nonvested
at end of period
|
195,626 | $ | 17.43 |
The
following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the year ended December
31:
Nonvested
Restricted Stock
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
(In
thousands,
except
per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||
Weighted-average
grant date fair value of shares granted
|
$ | 11.50 | $ | 28.79 | $ | 24.11 | ||||||
Total
fair value of shares that vested during the period
|
$ | 2,365 | $ | 1,961 | $ | 992 |
ESPP
Under the
ESPP, employees were allowed to purchase shares of PNMR’s common stock at a 15%
discount of the lower of the market price of stock at the beginning of the
offering period and end of each purchase period for the six months ended June
30, 2006. Under the provisions of SFAS 123R, the compensation expense
for the shares issued under the ESPP was determined based on the fair value of
PNMR’s common stock using the Black-Scholes model. Beginning July 1,
2006, the discount rate was changed to 5%, and the look-back feature was
eliminated; therefore, the plan is no longer considered
compensatory.
The ESPP
has been authorized to issue up to 550,000 new shares of PNMR common stock.
Under the ESPP, 92,224, 55,885, and 85,089 were issued during the years ended
December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006. The source of shares for the ESPP
is primarily new issued shares.
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|
Construction
Program and Jointly-Owned Electric Generating
Plants
|
Joint
Projects
PNMR’s
construction expenditures for 2008 were $345.0 million, including expenditures
on PNM’s jointly-owned projects and including $36.8 million for PNM
Gas. TNMP does not participate in the ownership or operation of any
generating plants, but incurred construction expenditures of $51.1 million
during 2008.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PNM’s
construction expenditures for 2008 were $277.1 million, including expenditures
on jointly-owned projects. Under the agreements for the jointly-owned
projects, PNM has an undivided interest in each asset and liability of the
project and records its pro-rata share of each item in the corresponding asset
and liability account on PNM’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Likewise,
PNM records its pro-rata share of each item of operating and maintenance
expenses for its jointly-owned plants within the corresponding operating expense
account in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
At
December 31, 2008, PNM’s interests and investments in jointly-owned generating facilities
are:
Station (Fuel Type)
|
Plant
in Service
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
Construction
Work
in
Progress
|
Composite
Interest
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
SJGS
(Coal)
|
$869,164
|
$423,176
|
$48,802
|
46.30%
|
||||
PVNGS
(Nuclear) *
|
323,750
|
95,532
|
34,523
|
10.20%
|
||||
Four
Corners Units 4 and 5 (Coal)
|
132,635
|
102,438
|
13,380
|
13.00%
|
||||
Luna
(Gas)
|
49,832
|
5,990
|
3,374
|
33.33%
|
*
Includes interest in PVNGS Unit 3, interest in common facilities for all PVNGS
units and owned interests in PVNGS Units 1 and 2.
San
Juan Generating Station
PNM
operates and jointly owns the SJGS. SJGS Units 1 and 2 are owned on a
50% shared basis with Tucson. SJGS Unit 3 is owned 50% by PNM, 41.8%
by SCPPA, and 8.2% by Tri-State. SJGS Unit 4 is owned 38.457% by PNM,
28.8% by M-S-R Public Power Agency, 10.04% by the City of Anaheim, California,
8.475% by the City of Farmington, New Mexico, 7.2% by the County of Los Alamos,
New Mexico, and 7.028% by UAMPS.
Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station
PNM is a
participant in the three units of PVNGS, also known as the Arizona Nuclear Power
Project, with APS (the operating agent), SRP, EPE, SCE, SCPPA and The Department
of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles. PNM has a 10.2%
undivided interest in PVNGS, with portions of its interests in Units 1 and 2
held under leases.
Operation
of each of the three PVNGS units requires an operating license from the
NRC. The NRC issued full power operating licenses for Unit 1 in June 1985,
Unit 2 in April 1986 and Unit 3 in November 1987. The full power operating
licenses are valid for a period of approximately 40 years. APS, on behalf
of the PVNGS participants, applied for renewed operating licenses for each unit
on December 15, 2008 for a period of 20 years beyond the expirations of the
current licenses. The NRC is currently reviewing the application. The
PVNGS participants do not anticipate any problems renewing these
licenses. However, as a result of potential terrorist threats and
increased public scrutiny of utilities, the licensing process could result in
increased licensing or compliance costs that are difficult or impossible to
predict.
Four
Corners Power Plant
PNM is a
participant in two units of Four Corners with APS (the operating agent), EPE,
SRP, SCE, and Tucson. PNM has a 13.0% undivided interest in Units 4
and 5 of Four Corners.
Luna
Energy Facility
Luna is a
combined-cycle power plant near Deming, New Mexico. Luna is owned
33.3% by PNM, 33.3% by Tucson and 33.3% by Phelps Dodge. Luna is
operating as a PNM wholesale facility and PNM’s 190-megawatt
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Construction
Program
The
Company anticipates making substantial capital expenditures for the construction
and acquisition of utility plant and other property and equipment. A
summary of the budgeted construction expenditures, including expenditures for
jointly-owned projects and nuclear fuel, is as follows:
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
PNM
|
$ | 227.2 | $ | 214.9 | $ | 190.4 | $ | 186.5 | $ | 159.7 | $ | 978.7 | ||||||||||||
TNMP
|
61.6 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 64.4 | 54.1 | 338.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
16.0 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 68.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
PNMR
|
$ | 304.8 | $ | 306.2 | $ | 281.7 | $ | 262.8 | $ | 231.0 | $ | 1,386.5 |
Budgeted
construction expenditures of $2.0 million for PNM Gas prior to it being sold on
January 30, 2009 are included in the 2009 amount above.
(15)
|
Asset
Retirement Obligations
|
The ARO
is recorded in accordance with SFAS 143 and is based on the determination of
underlying assumptions, such as the Company’s discount rate, estimates of the
future costs for decommissioning and the timing of the removal activities to be
performed. Any changes in these assumptions underlying the required
calculations may require revisions to the estimated ARO when
identified. A reconciliation of ARO is as follows:
PNMR
|
PNM
|
TNMP
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Liability
at December 31, 2005
|
$ | 55,646 | $ | 54,940 | $ | 639 | ||||||
Liabilities
incurred
|
832 | 751 | - | |||||||||
Liabilities
settled
|
(7 | ) | - | (7 | ) | |||||||
Accretion
expense
|
4,867 | 4,802 | 54 | |||||||||
Liability
at December 31, 2006
|
61,338 | 60,493 | 686 | |||||||||
Liabilities
incurred
|
204 | 205 | - | |||||||||
Liabilities
settled
|
(8 | ) | - | (8 | ) | |||||||
Accretion
expense
|
5,204 | 5,142 | 52 | |||||||||
Asset transferred with TNMP New Mexico asset transfer to
PNM
|
- | 68 | (68 | ) | ||||||||
Asset transferred with Twin Oaks contribution to Optim
Energy
|
(89 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Liability
at December 31, 2007 (1)
|
66,649 | 65,908 | 662 | |||||||||
Liabilities incurred
|
548 | 548 | - | |||||||||
Liabilities settled
|
(49 | ) | (42 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||
Accretion expense
|
4,928 | 4,866 | 56 | |||||||||
Revisions to estimated cash flows(2)
|
(8,401 | ) | (8,401 | ) | - | |||||||
Liability
at December 31, 2008(1)
|
$ | 63,675 | $ | 62,879 | $ | 711 |
|
(1)ARO
for PNMR and PNM includes $0.2 million and $0.2 million at December 31,
2008 and 2007 for gas operations, which is reflected as discontinued
operations.
|
|
(2)Based
on studies to estimate amount and timing of future ARO
expenditures.
|
B-87
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(16)
|
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. The Company is also involved in various legal proceedings
in the normal course of its business. The legal costs for these
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, as amended, 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, 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.
In
December 2008, PNM received approval of its renewable energy procurement plan
for 2009. Costs incurred under the NMPRC-approved plan are authorized
to be included for recovery in a future rate proceeding. The approved
plan includes: (1) approval to continue PNM’s 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 beyond the
previously authorized budget and cost recovery in order to avoid a suspension of
the program in 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 $0.15 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
RFPs that PNM issued in 2008 for renewable resources. One
of the RFPs, joint with two other electric providers, is 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 2009 renewable energy procurement plan also
reported 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. In December 2008, the NMPRC issued a final order approving the
renewable energy plan. However, the price for RECs acquired from larger systems
was increased to $0.15 per kWh.
B-88
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
PVNGS
Decommissioning Funding
PNM has a
program for funding its share of decommissioning costs for PVNGS. The nuclear
decommissioning funding program is invested in equities and fixed income
instruments in qualified and non-qualified trusts.
PNM
provided an additional $3.5 million, $7.9 million, and $4.3 million funding for
the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 into the
qualified and non-qualified trust funds. The estimated market value
of the trusts at December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $111.7 million and $139.6
million.
Nuclear
Spent Fuel and Waste Disposal
Nuclear
power plant operators are required to enter into spent fuel disposal contracts
with the DOE, and the DOE is required to accept and dispose of all spent nuclear
fuel and other high-level radioactive wastes generated by domestic power
reactors. Although the Nuclear Waste Policy Act required the DOE to
develop a permanent repository for the storage and disposal of spent nuclear
fuel by 1998, the DOE has announced that the repository cannot be completed
before at least 2017. In November 1997, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision preventing the
DOE from excusing its own delay, but refused to order the DOE to begin accepting
spent nuclear fuel. Based on this decision and the DOE’s delay, a
number of utilities, including APS (on behalf of itself and the other PVNGS
owners including PNM), filed damages actions against the DOE in the Court of
Federal Claims and is currently pursuing that damages claim. In August
2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued
decisions in three damages actions brought by other nuclear utilities that could
result in a decrease in the amount of PNM’s recoverable damages; however,
additional appeals in those actions are possible and APS continues to monitor
the status of those actions. The trial in the APS matter began on
January 28, 2009. Testimony and evidence have been presented by both
sides. The trial court has set a post-trial briefing schedule and is
expected to hear closing arguments in the early summer of 2009. PNM
currently estimates that it will incur approximately $46.1 million (in 2007
dollars) over the life of PVNGS for its share of the fuel costs related to the
on-site interim storage of spent nuclear fuel during the operating life of the
plant. PNM accrues these costs as a component of fuel expense,
meaning that the charges are accrued as the fuel is burned. During
the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, PNM incurred expense of $1.4
million, $1.3 million, $1.2 million. At December 31, 2008 and 2007,
PNM had $14.5 million recorded as a liability on its Consolidated Balance Sheets
for interim storage costs.
The
Clean Air Act
Regional
Haze
In 1999,
the EPA announced final regional haze rules and 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 national parks and wilderness 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.
In
November 2006, the NMED requested a BART analysis for NOX and particulates for
each of the four units at SJGS. PNM submitted the analysis to the
NMED in early June 2007, recommending against installing additional pollution
control equipment on any of the SJGS units beyond those currently being
installed. The NMED is presently reviewing the
analysis. Potentially, additional NOX emission reductions could be
required. The nature and cost of compliance with these potential
requirements cannot be determined at this time.
B-89
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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. If the agencies disagree with those recommendations for
SJGS or Four Corners, the Company cannot predict the nature of the BART controls
the agencies may ultimately mandate or 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. In April 2007, the U.S. Supreme
Court issued a decision precluding 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 allowing an emission increase test for PSD purposes to be based on an
increase in the maximum hourly emission rate. The EPA issued a
proposed 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 EPA announced in December 2008 that the EPA would
not be finalizing this proposed revision to the NSR rules during the Bush
administration and it appears unlikely that the new administration will act on
this matter. 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 and with the NMED
with respect to certain matters under a consent decree of May 10, 2005.
The controversies related to PNM’s reports on NOX controls and demisters at
SJGS. PNM and the other parties reached an agreement 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 December 31,
2008, PNM’s share of the total amount of stipulated penalties was $3.4 million,
which has been deposited into the escrow account.
Ozone
Non-Attainment
The NMED
recently published its draft recommendation of area designations for the 2008
revised ozone national ambient air quality standard. The draft is
recommending that San Juan County, New Mexico be designated as non-attainment
for ozone. SJGS is situated in San Juan County. The NMED
will submit its final recommendation to the EPA by March 12,
2009. EPA will make a final designation for the status of San Juan
County in March 2010. The Company does not know if additional NOX
controls will be required as a result of the ozone non-attainment
designation.
B-90
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO
POWER COMPANY AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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. The Navajo Acts, enacted in 1995 by the Navajo Nation,
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 (“VCA”)
resolving the dispute regarding the Navajo Nation Air Pollution Prevention and
Control Act portion of the lawsuit. 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 VCA, APS sought 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, and the Courts have dismissed the claims accordingly. The
agreement does not address or resolve any dispute relating to other aspects of
the Navajo Acts.
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. APS 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 intervened in this action and with other
parties filed a petition for review with the same court challenging the FIP’s
compliance with the Clean Air Act. APS intervened in that
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 arguments as requested by the EPA were completed in May
2008. After briefing was completed, the EPA voluntarily moved to
vacate the fugitive dust provisions of the FIP. The court has not yet
ruled on that motion; however, in light of that motion, APS asked for, and the
EPA granted, an administrative stay of the fugitive dust provisions, and the
Navajo Nation environmental protection agency amended the Four Corners
permit to specify that those requirements do not apply unless and until the
court denies the EPA’s motion. 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.
B-91
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
Superfund Oversight Section of the NMED has conducted multiple investigations
into the chlorinated solvent plume in the vicinity of the site of the former
Santa Fe Generating Station. In February 2008, a NMED site
inspection report was submitted to the EPA, which states that neither the source
nor extent of contamination has been determined and also states that the source
may not be the former Santa Fe Generating Station. The NMED
investigation is ongoing. The Company is unable to predict the
outcome of this matter.
Coal
Combustion Waste Disposal
SJCC
currently disposes of coal combustion products (“CCPs”) 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”) that would
specifically address the placement of 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.
EPA is
currently working on a Notice of Data Availability on the placement of CCPs in
surface impoundments and landfill. This notice 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.
Gila
River Indian Reservation Superfund Site
In April
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
Coal
Supply
Twin
Oaks
Altura is
the owner of Twin Oaks, a coal-fired power plant, which is being supplied by a
long-term coal supply agreement. Altura is not responsible under this
agreement for the decommissioning or reclamation costs of this
mine. PNMR originally guaranteed Altura’s performance under this
agreement. On June 1, 2007, when PNMR contributed its ownership
interest of Altura to Optim Energy, the guarantee obligation of PNMR was
released.
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December
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PNM
The coal
requirements for SJGS are being supplied by SJCC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
BHP Billiton. SJCC holds certain federal, state and private coal
leases under an underground coal sales agreement pursuant to which it will
supply processed coal for operation of the SJGS through 2017. The
coal agreement is a cost plus contract. SJCC is reimbursed for all
costs for mining and delivering the coal plus an allocated portion of
administrative costs. In addition, SJCC receives a return on its
investment. BHP Minerals International, Inc. has guaranteed the
obligations of SJCC under the coal agreement. The coal agreement
contemplates the delivery of approximately 61 million tons of coal during its
remaining term, which would supply substantially all the requirements of the
SJGS through approximately 2017. The coal agreement replaced two
surface mining operations with a single underground mine located adjacent to the
plant.
APS
purchases all of Four Corners’ coal requirements from a supplier with a
long-term lease of coal reserves with the Navajo Nation. The Four
Corners coal contract runs through 2016, with options on APS’ part to extend the
contract for five to fifteen additional years. The Four Corners plant
site is leased from the Navajo Nation and is also subject to an easement from
the federal government.
In 2003,
PNM completed a comprehensive review of the final reclamation costs for both the
surface mines that previously provided coal to SJGS and the current underground
mine providing coal. Based on this study, PNM revised its estimates
of the final reclamation of the surface mine. In addition, the mining
contract for Four Corners has been renewed until 2016 and the estimate
for decommissioning the Four Corners mine was also revised. Based on
the most recent estimates, the final cost of surface mine reclamation is
expected to be $130.5 million in future dollars excluding contract buyout costs
paid to SJCC. During the year ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006,
PNM made payments of $12.7 million, $11.4 million, and $11.6 million against
this liability. As of December 31, 2008, and 2007, $33.8 million and
$41.2 million was recognized on PNM’s Consolidated Balance Sheet for the
obligation for surface mine reclamation using the fair value method to determine
the liability. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the balance on PNM’s
Consolidated Balance Sheets for the reclamation liability related to underground
mining activities was $1.6 million and $1.2 million.
In 2003,
the NMPRC granted PNM permission to collect as a part of its rates up to $100.0
million of surface mine final reclamation costs. In the 2007 Electric
Rate Case, PNM requested recovery of increased surface mine decommissioning
costs, as well as underground mine reclamation costs. Recovery of the final
underground mine reclamation costs was allowed, however, the NMPRC denied
recovery of amounts for surface mine decommissioning in excess of $100.0
million. PNM has filed an appeal of this issue in the New Mexico Supreme
Court. See Note 17. The Company cannot predict the outcome
of this appeal.
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
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Natural
Gas Supply
PNM Gas
contracted for the purchase of gas primarily to serve its retail
customers. The majority of these contracts were short-term in nature,
supplying the gas needs for the current heating season and the following
off-season months. The price of gas was a pass-through, whereby PNM
recovered 100% of its cost of gas. There was also occasion for PNM
Gas to purchase gas to source off-system sales. As discussed in Note
2, PNM completed the sale of PNM Gas on January 30, 2009 at which time all
commitments for PNM Gas future gas purchases were assumed by the
buyer.
PNM
Electric procures gas supplies for its power plants from third-party sources and
contracts with third party transportation providers and PNM Gas (through January
29, 2009 and thereafter with NMGC).
Water
Supply
Because
of New Mexico’s arid climate and current drought conditions, there is a growing
concern in New Mexico about the use of water for power plants. PNM
has secured water rights in connection with the existing plants at Afton, Luna
and Lordsburg. Water availability does not appear to be an issue for
these plants at this time.
The “four
corners” region of New Mexico, in which SJGS and Four Corners are located,
experienced drought conditions during 2002 through 2004 that could have affected
the water supply for PNM’s generation plants. In future years, if
adequate precipitation is not received in the watershed that supplies the four
corners region, the plants could be impacted. Consequently, PNM, APS
and BHP Billiton have undertaken activities to secure additional water supplies
for SJGS, Four Corners and related mines. PNM has reached an
agreement for a voluntary shortage sharing agreement with tribes and other water
users in the San Juan Basin for a term ending December 31,
2012. Further, PNM and BHP Billiton have reached agreement on a
long-term supplemental contract relating to water for SJGS with the Jicarilla
Apache Nation that ends in 2016. APS and BHP have entered into a
similar contract for Four Corners. Although the Company
does not believe that its operations will be materially affected by the drought
conditions at this time, it cannot forecast the weather situation or its
ramifications, or how regulations and legislation may impact the Company’s
situation in the future, should the shortages occur in the future.
PVNGS
Water Supply Litigation
A summons
was served on APS in 1986 that required all water claimants in the Lower Gila
River Watershed of Arizona to assert any claims to water on or before January
20, 1987, in an action pending in the Maricopa County Superior
Court. PVNGS is located within the geographic area subject to the
summons. APS’ rights and the rights of the other PVNGS participants
to the use of groundwater and effluent at PVNGS are potentially at issue in this
action. APS filed claims that dispute the court’s jurisdiction over PVNGS’
groundwater rights and their contractual rights to effluent relating to PVNGS
and, alternatively, seek confirmation of those rights. In 1999, the
Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision finding that certain groundwater rights
may be available to the federal government and Indian tribes. In
addition, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision in 2000 affirming the
lower court’s criteria for resolving groundwater claims. Litigation
on both these issues has continued in the trial court. No trial dates
have been set in these matters. PNM does not expect that this
litigation will have a material adverse impact on its results of operation or
financial position.
NRC
Matters
Because
of several NRC findings relating to situations at PVNGS Unit 3 in 2004 and 2006,
the NRC placed PVNGS Unit 3 on an enhanced NRC inspection regime in
2007. Since then, APS management has been conducting
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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. Federal
legislation and certain 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. Final resolution of the case cannot be expected for several
years. The Company 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.
Right
of Way Matters
Many of
PNM’s electric transmission and distribution facilities are located on lands
that require the grant of rights-of-way from governmental entities, Native
American tribes, or private parties. Several of the agreements
granting the rights-of-way may have expired or may expire within the next few
years. PNM is actively reviewing these matters and negotiating with
certain parties, as appropriate, for the renewal of these
rights-of-way. However, there can be no assurance that all of these
rights-of-way will be renewed. If PNM is not successful in renewing
the rights-of-way on Native American lands, it could be forced to remove its
facilities from or abandon its facilities on the property covered by the
rights-of-way and seek alternative routes for its transmission or distribution
facilities. With respect to non-tribal government land and private
land, PNM may have condemnation rights. If rights-of-way are renewed, they may
be renewed at prices that are higher than historical levels, based on current
renewal experience. Rights-of-way costs have historically been
recovered in rates charged to customers. PNM will seek to recover
such costs in future rates.
Republic
Savings Bank Litigation
In 1992,
Meadows Resources, Inc. (“MRI”), 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 Federal legislation prohibited certain accounting practices
previously 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 Plaintiffs’ claims for lack of
standing.
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’s motion.
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December
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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
Plaintiffs. PNMR is unable to predict the outcome of this
litigation.
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 and Western markets
energy crisis of 2000-2001 and the bankruptcy filings of the Cal PX and
PG&E. As a result of the conditions in the Western markets during this
time period, between late-2000 and mid-2003, FERC, the California Attorney
General and private parties initiated investigations, litigation, and other
proceedings relevant to PNM and other sellers in the Western markets at FERC and
in both California State and Federal District Courts, seeking a determination
whether sellers of wholesale electric energy during the crisis period, including
PNM, should be ordered to pay monetary refunds to buyers of such energy.
These proceedings continue at FERC as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit. PNM has participated in these proceedings at FERC,
the Federal District Courts and the Ninth Circuit, including filing appeals to
that court. Both FERC and the Ninth Circuit continue to hold settlement
and mediation conferences, in which PNM continues to
participate.
The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the appeals or any FERC
decision resulting therefrom. At this time, it is unclear whether PNM will
ultimately be directed to make refunds as a result of these court and FERC
decisions, or whether settlement may be reached.
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
and transparency in calculating available transfer capability for transmission;
(2) requiring transparent transmission planning and customer access to
transmission plans; (3) reforming rollover rights for transmission service
agreements; and (4) clarifying 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. Although FERC
did not specifically rule on the request PNM filed, in December 2007, FERC
issued an order (“Order 890-A”) on rehearing and clarified and revised some
aspects of its initial order. 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. In June, 2008, FERC issued Order 890-B further clarifying
some aspects of Order 890 and Order 890-A. Further rehearing could be
granted on Order 890-B, but the Company does not expect significant changes to
the existing orders. In October 2008, the Company completed the FERC
compliance filings required by Order 890.
Complaint
Against Southwestern Public Service Company
In
September 2005, PNM filed a complaint under the Federal Power Act against SPS.
PNM argued that SPS’ rates for sale of interruptible energy were excessive and
that SPS had been overcharging PNM for deliveries of energy through its fuel
cost adjustment clause practices. PNM also intervened in a complaint
proceeding brought by other customers raising similar arguments relating to SPS’
fuel cost adjustment clause practices (the “Golden Spread complaint
proceeding”). Additionally, in November 2005, SPS filed an electric
rate case at FERC proposing to
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In April
2008, FERC issued its order in the Golden Spread complaint
proceeding. FERC affirmed in part and reversed in part an ALJ’s
initial decision, which had, among other things, ordered SPS to pay refunds to
PNM with respect to the fuel clause issues. FERC affirmed the
decision of the ALJ that SPS violated its fuel cost adjustment clause
tariffs. However, FERC shortened the refund period applicable
to the violation of the fuel cost adjustment clause issues. PNM
and SPS have filed petitions for rehearing and clarification of the scope of the
remedies that were ordered and reversal of various rulings in the order. FERC
has not yet acted upon the requests for rehearing or clarification and they
remain pending further decision. PNM cannot predict the final outcome
of the case at FERC.
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 including, completion of financial closing by April 2, 2007 and the
start of construction by July 2, 2007. After various delays, 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 and
PNM considers this matter closed.
Begay
v. PNM et al
A
putative class action was filed against PNM and other utilities on February 11,
2009 in the United States District Court in Albuquerque. PNM has not
been served. Plaintiffs claim to be allottees, members of the Navajo
Nation, who pursuant to the Dawes Act of 1887, were allotted ownership in land
carved out of the Navajo Nation. Plaintiffs, including an allottee association,
make broad, general assertions that defendants, including PNM, are right-of-way
grantees with rights-of-way across the allotted lands and are either in trespass
or have paid insufficient fees for the grant of rights-of-way or both. The
plaintiffs, who have sued the defendants for breach of fiduciary duty, seek a
constructive trust. They have also included a breach of trust claim
against the United States and its Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar.
PNM is evaluating plaintiffs’ claims. PNM is unable to determine the
outcome of this case but intends to defend it vigorously.
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Regulatory
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PNMR
First
Choice 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 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 2006,
TNMP, First Choice, the PUCT staff and other parties filed a non-unanimous
settlement agreement (“NUS”). The PUCT unanimously approved the NUS
on November 2, 2006 and 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.
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December
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First
Choice Request for ERCOT Alternative Dispute Resolution
In June
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
In May
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. In June 2007 the NMPRC unanimously approved an
increase in annual revenues of approximately $9 million for PNM. PNM
and the AG filed appeals on various issues with the New Mexico Supreme
Court. In connection with the acquisition of PNM’s gas assets by
NMGC, PNM and the AG
moved to dismiss their respective gas rate case appeals, which motions were
granted on February 6, 2009.
Gas
Utility Assets Sale and Service
Abandonment
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In March
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. In August 2008, the NMPRC staff, the AG, the
IBEW, PNM and NMGC filed a stipulation indicating their agreement to a
resolution of the issues in the proceeding. A hearing took place
before the NMPRC in September 2008. The NMPRC issued its final order
in December 2008 approving the transaction, and the sale was completed on
January 30, 2009.
2007
Electric Rate Case
On
February 21, 2007, PNM filed a general electric rate case (“2007 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. On April 24, 2008, the NMPRC issued a final order that
resulted in a revenue increase of $34.4 million. The rate increase
provides for a 10.1 percent 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 surface coal mine
decommissioning costs be capped at $100
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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. 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 FPPCAC. The appeals
have been consolidated and PNM has been granted party status. PNM is
unable to predict the final outcome of these appeals.
The NMPRC order approving the Emergency
FPPAC required PNM to pay for an audit of PNM’s monthly FPPAC reports and a
prudence review of PNM’s fuel and purchased power costs, to be conducted by
auditors selected by the NMPRC. On February 11, 2009, the NMPRC
issued a RFP for related audit and prudence review professional
services. The NMPRC order states that the prudence review shall
continue until all costs flowed through the Emergency FPPAC have been subject to
review.
2008
Electric Rate Case
On
September 22, 2008, PNM filed a general rate case (“2008 Electric 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. A
public hearing is scheduled to begin March 30, 2009. On February 25,
2009, PNM, the NMPRC Staff and the AG filed a joint motion to vacate the
procedural schedule and to establish a new procedural schedule for consideration
of a possible stipulation. The motion requested a schedule which would
result in the filing of a stipulation no later than March 10, 2009, with
hearings on the stipulation to begin April 9, 2009, if the stipulation is
contested, and April 13, 2009, if the stipulation is unopposed. Although
some parties indicated they had not yet decided if they would oppose the
stipulation and would need more time than proposed if they decided to oppose, on
February 27, 2009, the Hearing Examiner issued an order vacating the existing
schedule and establishing a schedule for consideration of an unopposed
stipulation. March 6, 2009 was set as the date for filing the stipulation with
hearings to begin April 8, 2009. Settlement
discussions are continuing. PNM is unable
to predict the outcome of this proceeding.
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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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Additional
information concerning these proceedings is discussed below.
Valencia
In April
2007, PNM entered into a PPA to purchase all of the electric capacity and energy
from Valencia, a 148 MW natural gas-fired power plant near Albuquerque, New
Mexico. An unaffiliated entity built, owns and operates the facility
and PNM is 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 9.
In May
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, 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. 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, which would include recovery of the Valencia PPA in
base rates.
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 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. If approved, the Resource
Stipulation would allow the Unit 2 interest to be transferred to PNM and the
acquisition costs to be recovered beginning with 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
B-100
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
NMPRC
Inquiry on Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment
Clauses
|
In
October 2007, the NMPRC voted to open a notice of inquiry
that may eventually 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 in December
2007. No further proceedings have been scheduled.
NMPRC
Rulemaking on Disincentives to Energy Efficiency Programs
In
January 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, issued a procedural order
determining that the proceeding should be conducted as a rulemaking and
appointed a Hearing Examiner to conduct workshops as part of the
process. The workshops resulted in the drafting of proposed rule
revisions on both energy efficiency disincentives and on incentives for energy
efficiency investments. On January 29, 2009, the NMPRC proposed
amendments to its energy efficiency rule, including provisions related to
incentives and regulatory disincentives and barriers. On February 26,
2009, the NMPRC announced that it would revise its proposed
amendments.
TNMP
TNMP
Competitive Transition Charge 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. TNMP and other parties have made a series of appeals
on the ruling and it is currently before the Texas Supreme Court. 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 in 2006, which results 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 affects TNMP by lowering the previously
approved carrying cost rate of 10.93%. After regulatory proceedings,
the PUCT issued an order approving the 8.31% rate proposed by TNMP and the PUCT
staff. Various municipal intervenors (“Cities”) appealed the PUCT’s order to the
District Court in Austin, Texas, with TNMP as an intervenor. The
District Court affirmed the PUCT’s decision and the Cities filed an appeal in
the Texas 3rd Court
of Appeals. Oral argument was held on February 26,
2009. TNMP is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this
matter.
B-101
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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. 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. After regulatory
proceedings, the PUCT issued an order making the new rate retroactive to July
20, 2006. TNMP filed an appeal of this order in the District Court in
Austin, Texas. 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 2005,
TNMP made a 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 for further updates. In 2006, the PUCT issued a signed 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. TNMP began 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. TNMP is unable to predict
the ultimate outcome of this matter.
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.
In
December 2008, the parties in the TNMP rate case requested that the case be
abated and the ALJ granted the request. The abatement suspends
indefinitely all procedural deadlines and those dates will be rescheduled
following the submittal of supplemental testimony by TNMP relating to costs
incurred during Hurricane Ike and anticipated financing costs. TNMP is
unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter.
(18)
|
Environmental
Issues
|
The
normal course of operations of the Company necessarily involves activities and
substances that expose the Company to potential liabilities under laws and
regulations protecting the environment. Liabilities under these laws
and regulations can be material and in some instances may be imposed without
regard to fault, or may be imposed for past acts, even though the past acts may
have been lawful at the time they occurred. Sources of potential
environmental liabilities include the Federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and other similar
statutes.
The
Company records its environmental liabilities when site assessments or remedial
actions are probable and a range of reasonably likely cleanup costs can be
estimated. The Company reviews its sites and measures the liability
quarterly, by assessing a range of reasonably likely costs for each identified
site using currently available information, including existing technology,
presently enacted laws and regulations, experience gained at similar sites, and
the probable level of involvement and financial condition of other potentially
responsible parties. These estimates include costs for site investigations,
remediation, operations and maintenance, monitoring and site
closure.
B-102
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
Company’s recorded liability estimated to remediate its identified sites was as
follows:
PNMR
|
PNM
|
TNMP
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||
$5,308
|
$4,882
|
$5,308
|
$4,882
|
$ -
|
$
-
|
The
Company expended the following for remediation:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
PNMR
|
$ | 190 | $ | 469 | $ | 747 | ||||||
PNM
|
$ | 190 | $ | 469 | $ | 501 | ||||||
TNMP
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 246 |
The
ultimate cost to clean up the Company’s identified sites may vary from its
recorded liability due to numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation
process, such as the extent and nature of contamination, the scarcity of
reliable data for identified sites, and the time periods over which site
remediation is expected to occur. The Company expects that the
majority of the December 31, 2008 environmental liability will be paid over the
next five years, funded by cash generated from operations. Future
environmental obligations are not expected to have a material impact on the
results of operations or financial condition of the Company.
(19)
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
AOCI
reports a measure for accumulated changes in equity that result from
transactions and other economic events other than transactions with
shareholders. The following table sets forth each component of AOCI,
net of income taxes:
Mark-to-
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
|
market
for
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||
gain
(loss)
|
Pension
|
cash-flow
|
other
|
|||||||||||||
on
|
liability
|
hedge
|
comprehensive
|
|||||||||||||
securities
|
adjustment
|
transactions
|
income
(loss)
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
$ | 12,985 | $ | (4,794 | ) | $ | 3,017 | $ | 11,208 | |||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
$ | 1,721 | $ | (8,998 | ) | $ | 38,225 | $ | 30,948 | |||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
$ | 12,985 | $ | (5,615 | ) | $ | 210 | $ | 7,580 | |||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
$ | 1,721 | $ | (8,854 | ) | $ | 24,879 | $ | 17,746 | |||||||
TNMP
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
$ | - | $ | 823 | $ | - | $ | 823 | ||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
$ | - | $ | (142 | ) | $ | - | $ | (142 | ) |
B-103
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(20)
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
PNMR,
PNM, TNMP, and Optim Energy are considered related parties as defined in
SFAS 57. PNMR Services Company provides corporate services to
PNMR, its subsidiaries, and Optim Energy in accordance with shared services
agreements. These services are billed on a monthly basis to the
business units. Billings are at cost, except for Optim Energy, which
includes a profit element. There is also a services agreement for Optim Energy
to provide services to PNMR.
PNMR
files a consolidated federal income tax return with its affiliated
companies. A tax allocation agreement exists between PNMR and each of
its affiliated companies. These agreements provide that the
subsidiary company will compute its taxable income on a stand-alone
basis. If the result is a net tax liability, such amount shall be
paid to PNMR. If there are net operating losses and/or tax credits,
the subsidiary shall receive payment for the tax savings from PNMR to the extent
that PNMR is able to utilize those benefits.
See Note
6 for information on intercompany borrowing arrangements and Note 7 for
intercompany lease arrangements.
PNM and
TNMP engaged in various affiliate transactions during 2006 to best utilize the
resources held by both companies. Through December 31, 2006, PNM also
sold electricity and energy-scheduling services to TNMP under a long-term
wholesale power contract. Effective January 1, 2007, TNMP’s New
Mexico customers were transferred to PNM. TNMP sells transmission and
distribution services to First Choice.
PNMR
Services Company incurs capital expenditures related to buildings and
software. These expenditures are normally reimbursed through
management fee billings as the assets depreciate. In order to pay
down line of credit borrowings, PNMR Services Company required capital
expenditures to be reimbursed more timely. In October 2006, all
expenditures related to capital were billed to PNMR subsidiaries. The
amount paid by the subsidiaries is in a deferred asset account that will be
relieved as the assets on PNMR Services Company depreciate.
See Note
22 for information concerning Optim Energy. See Note 23 for
information concerning the transfer of operations from TNMP to PNM and the sale
of PNM Gas. The table below summarizes the nature and amount of
related party transactions of PNMR, PNM and TNMP:
B-104
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Year
Ended December 31,
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2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Electricity,
transmission and distribution related services billings:
|
||||||||||||
PNM
to TNMP
|
$ | - | $ | 126 | $ | 50,817 | ||||||
TNMP
to PNMR
|
55,214 | 69,731 | 68,555 | |||||||||
Services
billings:
|
||||||||||||
PNMR
to PNM*
|
81,724 | 93,910 | 122,684 | |||||||||
PNMR
to TNMP
|
19,043 | 18,302 | 24,637 | |||||||||
PNM
to TNMP
|
1,672 | 261 | 554 | |||||||||
PNMR
to Optim Energy
|
11,316 | 10,734 | - | |||||||||
Optim
Energy to PNMR
|
672 | 116 | - | |||||||||
PNMR
Services capital expenditures fees:
|
||||||||||||
PNM
to PNMR**
|
- | 99 | 30,695 | |||||||||
TNMP
to PNMR
|
- | 18 | 5,281 | |||||||||
Income
tax sharing payments:
|
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PNM
to PNMR
|
2,050 | 5,604 | 32,729 | |||||||||
TNMP
to PNMR
|
15,079 | - | 7,001 | |||||||||
PNMR
to TNMP
|
- | (15,529 | ) | - | ||||||||
Interest
payments:
|
||||||||||||
PNM
to PNMR
|
- | 3 | - | |||||||||
TNMP
to PNMR
|
133 | 1,165 | - |
* PNM
Shared services include billings to PNM Gas of $22.2 million, $ 32.0 million,
and $ 41.5 million 2008, 2007, and 2006.
** PNM
Capital Expenditures Fees include billings to PNM Gas of $ 8.5 million for the
year 2006.
(21)
|
New
Accounting Pronouncements
|
Information
regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements, including those that have
not been adopted by the Company could have a material impact, is set forth
below.
SFAS
160 – Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160. The objective of SFAS 160 is
to improve the relevance, comparability and transparency in ownership
interests. SFAS 160 will change the way companies measure and present
an acquisition of a noncontrolling (minority) and changes in a controlling
interest. The Company will adopt SFAS 160 beginning January 1, 2009,
which will result in minority interests being reflected in stockholders’ equity
rather than as liabilities.
SFAS
141R – Business Combinations
Also in
December 2007, the FASB completed re-deliberations and issued the final standard
of SFAS 141R. The revisions to this accounting standard further the FASB’s
increased use of fair value in financial statements. The underlying
principle of SFAS 141R is for an acquirer to measure all assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at fair
B-105
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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 at March 31, 2009.
SFAS
162 – The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The
current GAAP hierarchy had been set forth in the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants Statement on Auditing Standards No. 69. The FASB
concluded that the GAAP hierarchy should reside in the accounting literature
established by the FASB and issued SFAS 162, which establishes the current
hierarchy of GAAP, including making minor shifts in the hierarchy. This
statement was 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.
FSP
FAS 132R-1 – Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirment Benefit Plan
Assets
In
December 2008, the FASB released FSP FAS 132R-1, which is effective for years
ending after December 15, 2009 and changes the disclosure requirements for plan
assets in a defined benefit pension or other postretirement benefit
plan. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a)
how investment allocation decisions are made, including the factors that are
pertinent to understanding investment policies and strategies, (b) the major
categories of plan assets, (c) the inputs and valuation techniques used to
measure the fair value of plan assets, (d) the level of fair value measurements
using significant unobservable inputs and, (e) significant concentrations of
risk within plan assets. The company is currently reviewing the
requirements of FSP FAS 132R-1 and will implement the required disclosures at
December 31, 2009.
FSP FAS 157-2 – Effective
Date of FASB Statement No. 157
As
discussed in Note 8, the Company adopted SFAS 157 as of January 1,
2008. On February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2,
which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and
liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in
the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company will adopt
FSP FAS 157-2 and will apply it to fair value determinations utilized by the
Company in evaluating long-lived and intangible assets for potential impairment
in 2009, although the Company does not anticipate it will have a significant
impact.
(22)
|
Optim
Energy
|
In
January 2007, PNMR and ECJV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cascade, created
EnergyCo, to serve expanding U.S. markets, principally the areas of Texas
covered by ERCOT. EnergyCo’s name was changed to Optim Energy on
February 2, 2009. PNMR and ECJV each have a 50 percent ownership
interest in Optim Energy, a limited liability company.
B-106
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
On June
1, 2007, PNMR contributed its ownership of Altura to Optim Energy at fair value
of $549.6 million (after the working capital adjustment described below). ECJV
made a cash contribution to Optim Energy equal to 50% of the fair value amount,
and Optim Energy distributed that cash to PNMR. PNMR accounted for
this transaction by (1) removing the assets and liabilities transferred to Optim
Energy from its consolidated financial statements; (2) recording an additional
investment in Optim Energy for an amount equal to 50% of the net carrying value
of the Altura assets and liabilities transferred, reflecting that 50% of the
items transferred are in effect still owned by PNMR; and (3) reflecting in
results of operations the difference between the cash received and 50% of the
net carrying value of the items transferred that in effect were sold to ECJV,
which resulted in a pre-tax loss of $3.1 million being reflected in energy
production costs. As provided under the contribution agreement,
subsequent to June 1, 2007, an adjustment to the contribution amounts was made
for changes in components of working capital between the date for which fair
value was determined and closing. The result of this adjustment was a
payment by PNMR of $2.1 million.
Optim
Energy has entered into a bank financing arrangement with a term of five years,
which includes a revolving line of credit. This facility also
provides for bank letters of credit to be issued as credit support for certain
contractual arrangements entered into by Optim Energy. Cascade and
ECJV have guaranteed Optim Energy’s obligations on this facility and, to secure
Optim Energy’s obligation to reimburse Cascade and ECJV for any payments made
under the guaranty, have a first lien on all assets of Optim Energy and its
subsidiaries. In June 2007, Optim Energy distributed $87.5 million to
each of PNMR and ECJV from a long-term borrowing under this
facility.
Effective
August 1, 2007, Optim Energy completed the acquisition of Altura Cogen, a 614 MW
natural gas-fired cogeneration electric and steam plant, located near Houston,
Texas. The purchase price of $477.9 million, after working capital
adjustments, was funded through cash contributions of $42.5 million from each of
PNMR and ECJV and the remaining amount was financed through borrowings under
Optim Energy’s credit facility.
On August
2, 2007, PNMR announced that Optim Energy has agreed with NRG Energy, Inc. to
jointly develop a 550 MW combined-cycle natural gas unit at the existing NRG
Cedar Bayou Generating Station near Houston. Optim Energy anticipates
the construction of the project will be completed in the summer of 2009, at
which time 275 MW of electricity will be available for sale by Optim
Energy. Optim Energy expects to fund its portion of the Cedar Bayou
construction with borrowings under its existing credit facility. Once the
project is complete, Optim Energy may arrange long-term financing of an
appropriate mix of debt and equity. PNMR does not anticipate making
significant capital contributions to Optim Energy in connection with this
project.
PNMR has
no commitments or guarantees with respect to Optim Energy.
B-107
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Summarized
financial information for Optim Energy is as follows:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 472,665 | $ | 224,339 | ||||
Cost
of sales
|
366,477 | 147,312 | ||||||
Gross
margin
|
106,188 | 77,027 | ||||||
Non-fuel
operations and maintenance expenses
|
26,053 | 13,253 | ||||||
Administrative
and general expenses
|
26,232 | 15,445 | ||||||
Impairment
of intangible assets
|
21,794 | - | ||||||
Write
off of emission allowances
|
31,739 | - | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization expense
|
30,545 | 15,665 | ||||||
Interest
expense
|
19,183 | 17,907 | ||||||
Taxes
other than income tax
|
11,954 | 4,804 | ||||||
Other
(income) and deductions
|
(740 | ) | (635) | |||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes
|
(60,572 | ) | 10,588 | |||||
Income
taxes (benefit)(1)
|
(88 | ) | 434 | |||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (60,484 | ) | $ | 10,154 | |||
50
percent of net earnings (loss)
|
$ | (30,242 | ) | $ | 5,077 | |||
Amortization
of basis difference in Optim Energy
|
555 | 2,504 | ||||||
PNMR
equity in net earnings (loss) of Optim Energy
|
$ | (29,687 | ) | $ | 7,581 |
(1) Represents
the Texas Margin Tax, which is considered an income tax.
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 151,677 | $ | 119,255 | ||||
Net
property plant and equipment
|
946,420 | 853,492 | ||||||
Deferred
assets
|
224,776 | 297,197 | ||||||
Total assets
|
1,322,873 | 1,269,944 | ||||||
Current
liabilities
|
104,826 | 88,812 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
|
730,778 | 650,778 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
7,763 | 34,344 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
843,367 | 773,934 | ||||||
Owners’
equity
|
$ | 479,506 | $ | 496,010 | ||||
50 percent of owners’ equity
|
239,753 | $ | 248,005 | |||||
Unamortized PNMR basis difference in Optim Energy
|
197 | 89 | ||||||
PNMR equity investment in Optim Energy
|
$ | 239,950 | $ | 248,094 |
Power
sales and purchases are included net in operating revenues. Gas sales and
purchases are included net in cost of sales. Financial transactions are
presented on a net basis in revenue for power and on a net basis in cost of
sales for gas. Certain of these transactions were presented on a
gross basis during interim periods of 2008.
B-108
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
SFAS 141
requires that Optim Energy individually value each asset and liability received
in the Altura (Twin Oaks) and Altura Cogen 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 contracts acquired were out of market and emission allowances, while
acquired from government programs without cost to Optim Energy, have significant
market value. During 2008 and 2007, Optim Energy recorded, as
operating revenues, income from amortization of contracts acquired of $2.2
million and $36.4 million, which is recorded in operating revenues, and
amortization expense on emission allowances of $11.2 million and $2.3 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. However, in December 2008, CAIR was temporarily reinstated by the
courts. Optim Energy has inventory of emissions allowances from the
purchase of the Altura Cogen plant and contribution of the Twin Oaks
plant. During 2008, Optim Energy recorded a pre-tax write off of
$31.7 million for all inventory under the CAIR program. As of
December 31, 2008, Optim Energy has $115.9 million in inventory for emission
allowances not granted under the CAIR program.
The
contribution of Altura created a basis difference between PNMR’s recorded
investment in Optim Energy and 50 percent of Optim Energy’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 2008 and 2007, the basis difference
adjustment detailed above relates mainly to contract amortization with
insignificant offsets related to the other minor basis difference
components.
Optim
Energy 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. Due
to the extreme market volatility experienced in the first quarter in the ERCOT
market, Optim Energy made the decision to exit the speculative trading business
and close out the speculative trading positions. In May 2008, Optim
Energy closed out all remaining speculative positions. Optim Energy
recognized speculative trading losses of $2.4 million in the first quarter of
2008. No additional costs are expected related to speculative
trading.
The
assets of Altura transferred to Optim Energy included the development rights for
a possible 600-megawatt expansion of the Twin Oaks plant, which was classified
as an intangible asset. Optim Energy made a strategic decision not to
pursue the Twin Oaks expansion at this time and, in 2008, wrote off the
development rights as an impairment of intangible assets amounting to $21.8
million. In addition $1.2 million of deferred costs related to this
project were written off as administrative and general expense.
See Note
6 for a discussion of the impacts of the bankruptcy of LBCS.
On
January 6, 2009, LCC filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the US
Bankruptcy Code. LCC is Optim Energy’s counterparty in several
agreements, and is a major customer of Optim Energy. In addition, LCC
leases Optim Energy the land for the Altura Cogen facility and provides other
services, including water, to that facility. The net amount due from
LCC as of year-end has been fully reserved. LCC has continued to
perform under the existing contracts and Optim Energy believes that LCC will
continue to perform under the existing contracts.
(23)
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
PNM
Gas
As
discussed in Note 2, PNM completed the sale of its gas operations, which
comprise the PNM Gas segment, on January 30, 2009. Under GAAP, the
assets and liabilities of PNM Gas are considered to be held-for-
B-109
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Results
of Operations
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 506,953 | $ | 508,546 | $ | 508,829 | ||||||
Cost
of energy
|
346,571 | 352,807 | 361,873 | |||||||||
Gross
margin
|
160,382 | 155,739 | 146,956 | |||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
92,177 | 97,102 | 96,771 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | 21,649 | 21,609 | |||||||||
Operating
income
|
68,205 | 36,988 | 28,576 | |||||||||
Other
income (deductions)
|
2,590 | 1,147 | 4,136 | |||||||||
Net
interest charges
|
(13,210 | ) | (12,225 | ) | (11,415 | ) | ||||||
Segment
earnings before income taxes
|
57,585 | 25,910 | 21,297 | |||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
22,957 | 10,394 | 8,439 | |||||||||
Segment
Earnings
|
$ | 34,628 | $ | 15,516 | $ | 12,858 |
Financial
Position
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 25 | $ | 28 | ||||
Accounts
receivable and unbilled revenues, net
|
64,022 | 89,699 | ||||||
Regulatory
and other current assets
|
43,939 | 30,334 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
107,986 | 120,061 | ||||||
Gas
plant in service
|
775,836 | 743,664 | ||||||
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(239,280 | ) | (245,741 | ) | ||||
Construction
work in progress
|
22,574 | 22,411 | ||||||
Net utility plant
|
559,130 | 520,334 | ||||||
Regulatory
and other assets
|
2,785 | 6,205 | ||||||
$ | 669,901 | $ | 646,600 | |||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$ | 44,995 | $ | 68,458 | ||||
Regulatory
and other current liabilities
|
32,087 | 27,545 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
|
77,082 | 96,003 | ||||||
Regulatory
liabilities
|
75,296 | 72,727 | ||||||
Deferred
credits and other liabilities
|
19,319 | 17,121 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities
|
94,615 | 89,848 | ||||||
Equity
|
498,204 | 460,749 | ||||||
$ | 669,901 | $ | 646,600 |
B-110
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||
PGAC
|
$ | 13,165 | $ | 11,769 | ||||
Other
|
9,670 | 744 | ||||||
22,835 | 12,513 | |||||||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
OPEB
|
- | 2,900 | ||||||
Other
|
1,435 | 1,991 | ||||||
1,435 | 4,891 | |||||||
Total regulatory assets
|
$ | 24,270 | $ | 17,404 | ||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||
PGAC
|
$ | - | $ | (2,623 | ) | |||
Off-system sales margin
|
(303 | ) | (1,166 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(579 | ) | (510 | ) | ||||
(882 | ) | (4,299 | ) | |||||
Non-Current:
|
||||||||
Cost of Removal
|
(75,295 | ) | (72,727 | ) | ||||
Total regulatory liabilities
|
$ | (76,177 | ) | $ | (77,026 | ) |
PNM Gas’s
cost-of-gas revenues collected from sales-service customers were recovered in
accordance with NMPRC regulations through the PGAC and represented a
pass-through of the cost of natural gas to the customer. The NMPRC
approved an agreement regarding the hedging strategy of PNM Gas and the
implementation of a price management fund program which included a continuous
monthly balancing account with a carrying charge. This carrying
charge had the effect of keeping PNM Gas whole on purchases of gas since it was
compensated for the time value of money that existed due to any delay in
collections from customers.
PNM Gas
used a variety of hedging instruments including fixed price contracts, call
options and financial swaps to facilitate the hedge strategy. PNM Gas also
entered into physical gas contracts to meet the needs of its retail
sales-service customers. Due to the agreement to sell PNM Gas, the
contracts that extended beyond December 31, 2008 no longer qualified for the
normal purchases exception pursuant to SFAS 133 as of December 31, 2007 and were
marked-to-market. Costs and gains and losses for the above instruments are
deferred and recovered through the PGAC with no income statement
effect. At December 31, 2008, PNM Gas had $7.0 million of current
assets and current liabilities and no long-term assets and long-term 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.
TNMP
– New Mexico
In
connection with the 2005 acquisition of TNP and its principal subsidiaries, TNMP
and First Choice, the NMPRC stipulated that all TNMP’s New Mexico operations
would transfer to the ownership of PNM. This transfer took place on
January 1, 2007 when TNMP transferred its New Mexico operational assets and
liabilities to PNMR through redemption of TNMP’s common stock. PNMR
contemporaneously contributed the TNMP New Mexico operational assets and
liabilities to PNM.
In
accordance with SFAS 144 and EITF 03-13, the Company determined that the New
Mexico operations component of TNMP is required to be reported as discontinued
operations in the TNMP Consolidated Statements of
B-111
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Under
SFAS 154, the asset transfer did not meet the definition of a “change in
reporting entity” since PNM’s financial statement composition remained unchanged
after the transfer. The assets and operations transferred from TNMP
are in the same line of business as PNM and are immaterial to both PNM’s assets
and net earnings.
The
following table summarizes the results classified as discontinued operations in
TNMP’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
Year
Ended
|
||||
December
31,
|
||||
2006
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 99,121 | ||
Operating
expenses and other income
|
93,992 | |||
Earnings from discontinued operations before income tax
|
5,129 | |||
Income
tax expense
|
1,548 | |||
Earnings from discontinued operations
|
$ | 3,581 |
The
following table summarizes the TNMP New Mexico assets and liabilities
transferred to PNM:
January
1,
|
||||
2007
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
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 between entities
|
$ | 167,023 |
(24)
|
Business
Improvement Plan
|
In 2007,
the Company began a business improvement process that included a comprehensive
cost structure analysis of its operations and a benchmarking analysis to
similar-sized utilities. During 2007 and 2008, the Company
implemented 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 the Company’s work
force. The utility-related process enhancements are designed to
improve and centralize business functions.
B-112
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
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 are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred
and the amount can be reasonably estimated. At December 31, 2008 and
2007, the Company assessed the status of the business improvement plan process
and the positions that were probable of being eliminated as determined at that
time. The Company calculated the severance benefits associated with
those positions and recorded pre-tax expense of $3.4 million in 2008 and $10.5
million in 2007. In 2008 and 2007, severance expenses of zero and
$5.0 million were recorded by PNM and $0.1 million and $0.6 million were
recorded by TNMP. The Company also incurred other costs, primarily
consulting fees, related to the business improvement plan of $7.5 million and
$2.1 million in 2008 and 2007. As additional phases of the business
improvement plan are developed, the associated costs will be analyzed and
recorded as specified by GAAP.
(25)
|
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets;
Impairments
|
The
excess purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired and the
liabilities assumed by PNMR for its June 6, 2005 acquisition of TNP was recorded
as goodwill and was
pushed down to the businesses acquired. In 2007, the TNMP assets that
were included in its New Mexico operations, including goodwill of $102.8
million, were transferred to PNM. See Note 23. Of the
$79.3 million of other intangible assets acquired in the TNP acquisition, $68.8
million related to the trade name “First Choice.” The trade name is
considered to have an indefinite useful life; therefore, no amortization is
recorded. The other $10.5 million intangible asset related to the
First Choice customer list. The useful life of the customer list was
estimated to be approximately eight years.
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. 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.
For
non-amortizing intangibles other than goodwill, the Company compares the fair
value of the intangible asset to its recorded value. For goodwill,
the first step of the impairment test requires that the Company compare the fair
value of each reporting unit with its carrying value, including
goodwill. If as a result of this analysis, the Company concludes
there is an indication of impairment in a reporting unit having goodwill, the
Company is required 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.
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
Company performed its annual testing of intangible assets as of April 1,
2008. 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 and recorded impairments of $135.0 million
for goodwill and $9.0 million for the First Choice trade name. The
financial challenges facing First Choice continued throughout 2008 and were
exacerbated by the impacts of Hurricane Ike and depressed economic conditions
resulting in significant increases in the levels of uncollectible
accounts. Due to these conditions, additional impairment testing was
performed for First Choice as of December 31, 2008. As a result, the
Company recorded additional impairment losses of $39.4 million for First Choice
goodwill
B-113
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
The
changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the years
ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
PNM
|
TNMP
Electric
|
First
Choice
|
Total
PNMR
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2005
|
$ | - | $ | 367,245 | $ | 131,910 | $ | 499,155 | ||||||||
Adjustments
during 2006
|
- | (3,481 | ) | 64 | (3,417 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
- | 363,764 | 131,974 | 495,738 | ||||||||||||
Adjustments
during 2007
|
102,775 | (102,643 | ) | (206 | ) | (74 | ) | |||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2007
|
102,775 | 261,121 | 131,768 | 495,664 | ||||||||||||
Impairments
|
(51,143 | ) | (34,456 | ) | (88,755 | ) | (174,354 | ) | ||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2008
|
$ | 51,632 | $ | 226,665 | $ | 43,013 | $ | 321,310 |
The
components of PNMR’s other identifiable intangible assets are as
follows:
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
First
Choice trade name
|
$ | 26,157 | $ | 68,774 | ||||
First
Choice customer list
|
5,682 | 10,480 | ||||||
Total
other intangible assets
|
31,839 | 79,254 | ||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
4,672 | 3,362 | ||||||
$ | 27,167 | $ | 75,892 |
Under the
provisions of SFAS 142, the Company evaluates its amortizing intangible assets
for impairment only when circumstances indicate that the intangible assets may
be impaired. Due to conditions at First Choice described above, the
Company performed an impairment test of the First Choice customer list asset as
of December 31, 2008 and as a result, recorded a pre-tax impairment of $4.8
million ($3.1 million after-tax) for this asset.
See Note
22 for a discussion of impairments recorded by Optim Energy.
(26)
|
Quarterly
Operating Results (Unaudited)
|
Unaudited
operating results by quarters for 2008 and 2007 are presented below. In the
opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations
for such periods have been included. On January 30, 2009, PNM
completed the sale of its gas operations, which are considered discontinued
operations and excluded from continuing operations in the tables
below.
B-114
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
Quarter
Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March
31
|
June
30
|
September
30
|
December
31
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||||||
PNMR
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 364,503 | $ | 580,310 | $ | 607,076 | $ | 407,633 | ||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(58,971 | ) | (122,760 | ) | 33,664 | (81,747 | ) | |||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
(71,135 | ) | (146,248 | ) | (4,847 | ) | (83,042 | ) | ||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
(48,636 | ) | (143,486 | ) | (5,485 | ) | (73,037 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.93 | ) | (1.79 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.93 | ) | (1.79 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.63 | ) | (1.76 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.82 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.63 | ) | (1.76 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.82 | ) | ||||||||
2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
437,044 | 505,569 | 569,909 | 401,507 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
48,455 | 25,896 | 23,232 | 27,459 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
15,144 | 21,828 | 11,742 | 10,644 | ||||||||||||
Net
Earnings
|
29,666 | 20,240 | 8,372 | 16,596 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
from Continuing Operations per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.20 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.19 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||
Net
Earnings per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.39 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.22 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.38 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.22 | ||||||||||||
PNM
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 252,664 | $ | 386,058 | $ | 356,397 | $ | 247,823 | ||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(30,582 | ) | (29,637 | ) | 47,385 | 6,317 | ||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) from continuing operations
|
(26,977 | ) | (47,008 | ) | 15,934 | (8,423 | ) | |||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
(4,610 | ) | (44,378 | ) | 15,164 | 1,450 | ||||||||||
2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
240,352 | 300,331 | 360,455 | 235,836 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
28,167 | 4,603 | 301 | 900 | ||||||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations
|
14,358 | 777 | 1,612 | 6,644 | ||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
28,748 | (943 | ) | (1,890 | ) | 12,464 | ||||||||||
TNMP
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
$ | 42,228 | $ | 47,118 | $ | 51,097 | $ | 49,839 | ||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
10,583 | (21,563 | ) | 15,506 | 12,924 | |||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
3,730 | (28,753 | ) | 8,093 | 8,137 | |||||||||||
2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
revenues
|
40,928 | 43,536 | 52,680 | 43,277 | ||||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
8,107 | 11,555 | 21,062 | 11,946 | ||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
938 | 4,234 | 10,228 | 3,008 | ||||||||||||
B-115
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
PNM
Resources, Inc. and Public Service Company of New Mexico
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
We have
audited the consolidated financial statements of PNM Resources, Inc. and
subsidiaries and Public Service Company of New Mexico and subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Companies”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, and internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, and have issued our reports
thereon dated March 2, 2009 (which reports express an unqualified opinion and
include explanatory paragraphs regarding the adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment and
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006, the adoption of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007, and the
adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements in
2008); such consolidated financial statements and reports are included
elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audit also included the financial statement
schedules of the Companies listed in Item 15. The financial statement schedules
are the responsibility of the Companies’ management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion based on our audit. In our opinion, such financial statement
schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas,
Texas
March 2,
2009
B-116
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Texas-New
Mexico Power Company
Fort
Worth, Texas
We have
audited the consolidated financial statements of Texas-New Mexico Power Company
and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007,
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, and have
issued our reports thereon dated March 2, 2009 (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004),
Share-Based Payment and
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R in 2006 and the adoption of Financial
Accounting Standards Board Financial Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes in 2007); such consolidated financial statements and report are
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audit also included the
financial statement schedule of the Company listed in Item 15. The
financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audit. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth
therein.
/s/
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
March 2,
2009
Dallas,
Texas
B-117
SCHEDULE
I
PNM
RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
BALANCE
SHEETS
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 75,095 | $ | 344 | ||||
Intercompany
receivables
|
102,511 | 73,556 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
66,250 | 77,312 | ||||||
Total current assets
|
243,856 | 151,212 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net of accumulated
|
||||||||
depreciation of $9,731 and $8,816
|
23,459 | 24,374 | ||||||
Long-term
investments
|
21,153 | 24,473 | ||||||
Investment
in subsidiaries (including discontinued operations)
|
1,805,046 | 2,047,233 | ||||||
Equity
investment in Optim Energy
|
239,950 | 248,094 | ||||||
Other
long-term assets
|
6,831 | 8,924 | ||||||
Total long-term assets
|
2,096,439 | 2,353,098 | ||||||
$ | 2,340,295 | $ | 2,504,310 | |||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
||||||||
Short-term
debt
|
$ | 160,271 | $ | 358,969 | ||||
Current
liabilities
|
16,842 | 31,362 | ||||||
Total curent liabilities | 177,113 | 390,331 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
|
359,294 | 358,549 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
57,482 | 63,019 | ||||||
Total liabilities
|
593,889 | 811,899 | ||||||
Convertible
preferred stock (no stated value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized;
|
||||||||
issued and outstanding 477,800 and 0 shares)
|
100,000 | - | ||||||
Common stock outstanding (no par value, 120,000,000 shares
authorized:
|
||||||||
issued and outstanding 86,531,644 and 76,814,491
shares
|
1,288,168 | 1,042,974 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net of tax
|
30,948 | 11,208 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
327,290 | 638,229 | ||||||
Total
common stockholders' equity
|
1,646,406 | 1,692,411 | ||||||
$ | 2,340,295 | $ | 2,504,310 |
See notes
to the consolidated financial statements.
B-118
PNM
RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
STATEMENTS
OF EARNINGS
Year
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Revenues
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
23,819 | 22,434 | 14,592 | |||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
(23,819 | ) | (22,434 | ) | (14,592 | ) | ||||||
Other
Income and Deductions:
|
||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries
|
(254,093 | ) | 78,580 | 148,587 | ||||||||
Equity in net earnings (loss) of Optim Energy
|
(29,687 | ) | 7,581 | - | ||||||||
Other income
|
3,355 | 2,766 | 3,583 | |||||||||
Other deductions
|
(45,782 | ) | (47,217 | ) | (58,283 | ) | ||||||
Net other income (deductions)
|
(326,207 | ) | 41,710 | 93,887 | ||||||||
Income
(Loss) Before Income Taxes
|
(350,026 | ) | 19,276 | 79,295 | ||||||||
Income
Tax Expense (Benefit)
|
(44,754 | ) | (40,082 | ) | (28,665 | ) | ||||||
Earnings
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
(305,272 | ) | 59,358 | 107,960 | ||||||||
Earnings
from Discontinuing Operations, net of tax
|
||||||||||||
of $22,957, $10,394, and $8,439
|
34,628 | 15,516 | 12,858 | |||||||||
Net
Earnings (Loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 |
See notes
to the consolidated financial statements.
B-119
SCHEDULE
I
PNM
RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PARENT COMPANY
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
|
$ | (270,644 | ) | $ | 74,874 | $ | 120,818 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows
|
||||||||||||
from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
4,249 | 4,942 | 509 | |||||||||
Deferred income tax expense
|
(13,787) | (416 | ) | 4,996 | ||||||||
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries
|
219,465 | (94,096 | ) | (161,445 | ) | |||||||
Equity in net (earnings) loss of Optim Energy
|
29,687 | (7,581 | ) | - | ||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets
|
- | 3,380 | - | |||||||||
Realized loss on Altura contribution
|
- | 3,089 | - | |||||||||
Stock based compensation expense
|
3,261 | 7,557 | 7,539 | |||||||||
Other, net
|
- | - | 676 | |||||||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Other
current assets
|
10,991 | (1,366 | ) | 10,494 | ||||||||
Other
assets
|
33 | 3,375 | (974 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
71 | (641 | ) | (4,605 | ) | |||||||
Accrued
interest and taxes
|
(3,704 | ) | (73,376 | ) | (40,475 | ) | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
(3,009 | ) | 42,150 | 35,111 | ||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
(29,288 | ) | (10,099 | ) | (6,138 | ) | ||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
(52,675 | ) | (48,208 | ) | (33,494 | ) | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Additions
to property, plant and equipment
|
- | (8 | ) | (5,980 | ) | |||||||
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
- | (148,349 | ) | (476,058 | ) | |||||||
Investments
in Optim Energy
|
- | (45,040 | ) | - | ||||||||
Distributions
from Optim Energy
|
- | 362,282 | - | |||||||||
Cash
dividends from subsidiaries
|
40,042 | 101,300 | 40,000 | |||||||||
Other,
net
|
- | 592 | (21,467 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash flows provided (used) in investing activities
|
40,042 | 270,777 | (463,505 | ) | ||||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings (repayments), net
|
(202,224 | ) | (158,086 | ) | 319,045 | |||||||
Long-term
debt borrowings
|
102,750 | - | 15,000 | |||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
250,956 | 4,281 | 226,098 | |||||||||
Exercise
of employee stock options
|
(1,315 | ) | (7,266 | ) | (9,641 | ) | ||||||
Excess
tax benefit from stock-based payment arrangements
|
(560 | ) | 12 | 1,072 | ||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(56,970 | ) | (69,807 | ) | (59,707 | ) | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(5,253 | ) | (404 | ) | 1,958 | |||||||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
87,384 | (231,270 | ) | 493,825 | ||||||||
Change
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
74,751 | (8,701 | ) | (3,174 | ) | |||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
344 | 9,045 | 12,219 | |||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 75,095 | $ | 344 | $ | 9,045 | ||||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 54,746 | $ | 39,938 | $ | 58,401 | ||||||
Income
taxes (refunded), net
|
$ | (5,936 | ) | $ | (2,903 | ) | $ | (11,586 | ) | |||
Supplemental
schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Convertible
preferred stock issued under forward
purchase contract
|
||||||||||||
upon tender of senior unsecured notes
|
$ | 100,000 |
See notes
to the consolidated financial statements.
B-120
SCHEDULE
II
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION
AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Additions
|
Deductions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at
|
Charged
to
|
Charged
to
|
||||||||||||||||||
beginning
of
|
costs
and
|
other
|
Balance
at
|
|||||||||||||||||
Description
|
year
|
expenses
|
accounts
|
Write-offs
|
end
of year
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(a)
Allowance for doubtful accounts,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
year ended December 31:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
$ | 2,879 | $ | 14,495 | $ | - | $ | 11,534 | $ | 5,840 | ||||||||||
2007
|
$ | 5,840 | $ | 17,044 | $ | - | $ | 16,863 | $ | 6,021 | ||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 6,021 | $ | 56,136 | $ | - | $ | 40,691 | $ | 21,466 | ||||||||||
(a)
|
Totals
reflect continuing operations.
|
B-121
SCHEDULE
II
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARY
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
VALUATION
AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Additions
|
Deductions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at
|
Charged
to
|
Charged
to
|
||||||||||||||||||
beginning
of
|
costs
and
|
other
|
Balance
at
|
|||||||||||||||||
Description
|
year
|
expenses
|
accounts
|
Write-offs
|
end
of year
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(a)
Allowance for doubtful accounts,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
year ended December 31:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
$ | 660 | $ | 1,403 | $ | - | $ | 1,334 | $ | 729 | ||||||||||
2007
|
$ | 729 | $ | 1,967 | $ | - | $ | 1,967 | $ | 729 | ||||||||||
2008
|
$ | 729 | $ | 4,186 | $ | - | $ | 3,570 | $ | 1,345 | ||||||||||
(a)
|
Totals
reflect continuing operations.
|
B-122
SCHEDULE
II
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
A
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
VALUATION
AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Additions
|
Deductions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at
|
Charged
to
|
Charged
to
|
||||||||||||||||||
beginning
of
|
costs
and
|
other
|
Balance
at
|
|||||||||||||||||
Description
|
year
|
expenses
|
accounts
|
Write-offs
|
end
of year
|
|||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
year
ended December 31:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
$ | 100 | $ | 25 | $ | - | $ | 94 | $ | 31 | ||||||||||
2007
|
$ | 31 | $ | 3 | $ | - | $ | 34 | $ | - | ||||||||||
2008
|
$ | - | $ | 144 | $ | - | $ | 144 | $ | - |
B-123
ITEM
9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None.
ITEM
9A.
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
PNMR
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure 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 PNMR’s 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 Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive
Officer 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).
(b)
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.
“Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” appears on page B-2.
This report is incorporated by reference herein.
(c)
Changes in internal controls.
There
have been no changes in PNMR’s internal controls over financial reporting for
the quarter ended December 31, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, PNMR’s internal control over financial
reporting, except:
PNMR has
selected Cognizant to provide outsourced application maintenance and support
services for selected applications related to customer service, complex billing,
electronic data interchange, and ancillary applications.
PNM
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure 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 PNM’s
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
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer believe that these controls and procedures are effective to
ensure that PNM is able to meet the requirements of SEC Regulation 13A, Rule
13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e).
(b)
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.
“Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” appears on page B-3.
This report is incorporated by reference herein.
(c)
Changes in internal controls.
There
have been no changes in PNM’s internal controls over financial reporting for the
quarter ended December 31, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, PNM’s internal control over financial
reporting, except:
C-1
PNM has
selected Cognizant to provide outsourced application maintenance and support
services for selected applications related to customer service, complex billing,
electronic data interchange, and ancillary applications.
TNMP
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure 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 TNMP’s 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 Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive
Officer 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).
(b)
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.
“Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” appears on page B-4.
This report is incorporated by reference herein.
(c)
Changes in internal controls.
There
have been no changes in TNMP’s internal controls over financial reporting for
the quarter ended December 31, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, TNMP’s internal control over financial
reporting, except:
TNMP has
selected Cognizant to provide outsourced application maintenance and support
services for selected applications related to customer service, complex billing,
electronic data interchange, and ancillary applications.
ITEM
9B.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
None.
PART
III
ITEM
10.
|
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
Reference
is hereby made to “Proposal 1: Elect Ten Directors” in PNMR’s Proxy
Statement relating to the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 19,
2009 (the “2009 Proxy Statement”), to PART I, SUPPLEMENTAL ITEM - “EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
COMPANY” in this Form 10-K, “Other Matters” - “Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance”, “Code of Ethics” and “Board Committees and
Their Functions”-“Audit and Ethics Committee” in the 2009 Proxy
Statement. The Company intends to satisfy the disclosure requirements
of Form 8-K relating to amendments to the Company’s code of ethics applicable to
its senior executive and financial officers by posting such information on its
Internet website. Information about the Company’s website is included
under Part I, Item 1 - “Company Website.”
PNMR’s
common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As a result, PNMR’s Chief
Executive Officer is required to make an annual certification to the New York
Stock Exchange stating that he was not aware of any violations by PNMR of the
New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing
standards. PNMR’s Chief Executive Officer made the most recent
certification to the New York Stock Exchange on June 9, 2008.
C-2
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Reference
is hereby made to “Executive Compensation”, and all subheadings thereunder from
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” to “Potential Payments Upon Termination
or Change in Control”, “Director Compensation”, and “Board Committees and Their
Functions”-“Board Governance and Human Resources Committee”-“Interlocks” in the
2009 Proxy Statement.
ITEM
12.
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
Reference
is hereby made to “PNM Resources Common Stock Owned by Executive Officers and
Directors,” “Ownership of More Than Five Percent of PNM Resources Common Stock”
and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the 2009 Proxy
Statement.
ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
Reference
is hereby made to “Related Person Transactions” and “Director Independence” in
the 2009 Proxy Statement.
ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
Reference
is hereby made to “Audit and Ethics Committee Report” and “Independent Auditor
Fees” in the 2009 Proxy Statement. Independent auditor fees for PNM
and TNMP are reported in the 2009 Proxy Statement for PNMR. All such
fees are fees of PNMR.
C-3
|
PART
IV
|
ITEM
15.
|
EXHIBITS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
|
(a) -
1.
|
See
Index to Financial Statements under Item
8.
|
(a)
-
2.
|
Financial
Statement Schedules for the years 2008, 2007, and 2006 are omitted for the
reason that they are not required or the information is otherwise supplied
under Item 8.
|
(a) -
3-A. Exhibits
Filed:
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
10.1**
|
PNMR
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. 2008 Officer Incentive Plan (amended December 16,
2008)
|
10.2**
|
PNMR
|
First
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Long-Term Performance Cash Program
executed December 8, 2008
|
10.3**
|
PNMR
|
First
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan executed
November 20, 2008
|
10.4**
|
PNMR
|
Seventh
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Accelerated Management
Performance Plan executed November 21, 2008
|
10.5**
|
PNMR
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. After-Tax Retirement Plan effective January 1,
2009
|
10.6**
|
PNMR
|
First
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Executive Savings Plan executed
December 17, 2008
|
10.7**
|
PNMR
|
Third
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Executive Spending Account Plan
effective January 1, 2009
|
10.8**
|
PNMR
|
First
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Retention Plan executed
November 20, 2008
|
10.9**
|
PNMR
|
Supplemental
Employee Retirement Agreement for Jeffry E. Sterba (amended and restated
effective January 1, 2009)
|
10.10**
|
PNMR
|
Third
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Life Insurance Plan effective
January 1, 2009
|
10.11**
|
PNMR
|
First
Amendment to the Retention Bonus Agreement between PNMR and Jeffry E.
Sterba effective January 1, 2009
|
10.12**
|
PNMR
|
Second
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus
Performance Equity Plan effective January 1, 2009
|
10.13**
|
PNMR
|
Third
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated
Omnibus Performance Equity Plan effective January 1,
2009
|
10.14**
|
PNMR
|
Changes
in Director Compensation
|
10.15**
|
PNMR
|
Fourth
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Life Insurance Plan effective
January 1, 2009
|
12.1
|
PNMR
|
Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|
12.2
|
PNM
|
Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|
D-1
12.3
|
TNMP
|
Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|
21
|
PNMR
|
Certain
subsidiaries of PNM Resources, Inc.
|
23.1
|
PNMR
|
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP for PNM Resources, Inc.
|
23.2
|
PNM
|
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP for Public Service Company of New
Mexico
|
23.3
|
TNMP
|
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP for Texas-New Mexico Power
Company
|
31.1
|
PNMR
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.2
|
PNMR
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.3
|
PNM
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.4
|
PNM
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.5
|
TNMP
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.6
|
TNMP
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.1
|
PNMR
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.2
|
PNMR
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.3
|
PNM
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.4
|
PNM
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.5
|
TNMP
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.6
|
TNMP
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
(a) - 3-B. Exhibits
Incorporated By Reference:
The
documents listed below are being filed (as shown above) or have been previously
filed on behalf of PNM Resources, PNM or TNMP and are incorporated by reference
to the filings set forth below pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 12b-32 and
Regulation S-K section 10, paragraph (d).
D-2
Exhibit No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
Filed as Exhibit:
|
Registrant(s)File No:
|
|
Plan
of Acquisition
|
||||
2.0
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement dated January 12, 2008 among PNM, Continental Energy
Systems, LLC and New Mexico Gas Company, Inc.
|
2.0
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger among PNM Resources, PNM Merger Sub LLC, Continental
Energy Systems, LLC and Cap Rock Holding Corporation dated as of January
12, 2008
|
2.1
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
2.2
|
Contribution
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2007, among EnergyCo, LLC, PNM Resources,
and ECJV Holdings, LLC
|
2.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
2.3
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2006 among Twin Oaks Power LP,
Twin Oaks Power III, LP, Sempra Energy, Altura Power L.P. and PNM
Resources (Confidential treatment was requested for portions of the
exhibit, and such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and were
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission)
|
2.1
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation and By-laws
|
||||
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation of PNM Resources, as amended to date (Certificate of
Amendment dated October 27, 2008 and Restated Articles of Incorporation
dated August 3, 2006)
|
3.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 21,
2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
3.2
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation of PNM, as amended through May 31,
2002
|
3.1.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2002
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
3.3
|
Articles
of Incorporation of TNMP, as amended through July 7, 2005
|
3.1.2
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2005
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
3.4
|
Bylaws
of PNM Resources, Inc. with all amendments to and including February 17,
2009
|
3.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 20,
2009
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
3.5
|
Bylaws
of PNM with all amendments to and including May 31, 2002
|
3.1.2
to the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
2002
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
3.6
|
Bylaws
of TNMP as adopted on August 4, 2005
|
3.2.3
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2005
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
D-3
Exhibit No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
Filed as Exhibit: |
Registrant(s) File
No:
|
|
Indentures‡
|
||||
PNMR
|
||||
4.1
|
Purchase
Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2005, among PNMR,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent, and U.S. Bank Trust
National Association, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities
Intermediary, with Form of Corporate Unit included as Exhibit A and Form
of Treasury Unit included as Exhibit B thereto
|
10.1
to PNMR’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.2
|
Indenture,
dated as of March 15, 2005, between PNMR and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Trustee
|
10.2
to PNMR’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.3
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 1, dated as of March 30, 2005, between the Company and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee, with Form of Senior Note included as
Exhibit A thereto
|
10.3
to PNMR’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 31, 2005
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
4.4
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 16, 2008 between PNMR and The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A. (successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as
trustee
|
4.3
to PNMR’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 21, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.5
|
Remarketing
Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2005, among PNMR, Banc of America
Securities LLC, as Remarketing Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Purchase Contract Agent
|
10.4
to PNMR’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.6
|
Supplemental
Remarketing Agreement dated May 6, 2008 among PNMR, the remarketing agents
named therein and The Bank of New York, solely as agent and as
attorney-in-fact
|
1.1
to the Company’s Current Report on form 8-K filed May 12,
2008
|
||
4.7
|
Underwriting
Agreement dated May 9, 2008 among PNMR and Lehman Brothers Inc. and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives
of the Underwriters named therein
|
1.3
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 12,
2008
|
||
4.8
|
Purchase
Contract Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2005, between PNMR and U.S.
Bank National Association, as purchase contract agent, with Form of
Corporate Unit included as Exhibit A and Form of Treasury Unit included as
Exhibit B thereto
|
4.10
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
D-4
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit
|
Filed as
Exhibit:
|
Registrant(s) File No: | |
4.9
|
Amended
and Restated Purchase Contract Agreement dated as of August 4, 2008,
between PNMR and U.S. Bank National Association, as purchase contract
agent
|
4.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.10
|
Pledge
Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2005, between PNMR and U.S. Bank
National Association
|
4.6
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.11
|
Amended
and Restated Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2008, between PNMR
and U.S. Bank National Association
|
4.2
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2008
|
2-43573
PNMR
|
|
4.12
|
Indenture,
dated as of October 7, 2005, between PNMR and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee
|
4.11
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.13
|
Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of October 7, 2005, between PNMR and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee, with Form of Senior Note included as
Exhibit A thereto
|
4.12
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.14
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 2, dated as of August 4, 2008 between PNMR and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee
|
4.3
to PNMR’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.15
|
Remarketing
Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2005, among PNMR, Banc of America
Securities LLC, as remarketing agent and U.S. Bank National Association as
purchase contract agent.
|
4.9
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.16
|
Supplemental
Remarketing Agreement dated November 7, 2008 among PNMR, remarketing
agents named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as purchase
contract agent
|
10.1
to PNMR’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 13,
2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
4.17
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2005, between PNMR, as issuer and
Cascade Investment, LLC, as initial holder.
|
4.10
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
D-5
PNM
|
||||
4.18
|
Indenture
of Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of June 1, 1947, between PNM and
The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company), as Trustee, together
with the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1967, the
Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 1971, the
Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1974 and the
Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1979 thereto
relating to First Mortgage Bonds of PNM
|
4-(d)
to PNM’s Registration Statement No. 2-99990
|
2-99990
PNM
|
|
4.19
|
Fifty-third
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 1998, supplemental to
Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1947, between
PNM and The Bank of New York(formerly Irving Trust Company), as
trustee
|
4.3
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.20
|
Indenture
(for Senior Notes), dated as of March 11, 1998, between PNM and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
|
4.4
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.21
|
First
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 1998, supplemental to
Indenture, dated as of March 11, 1998, Between PNM and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Trustee
|
4.5
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.22
|
Second
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 1998, supplemental to
Indenture, dated as of March 11, 1998, Between PNM and The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Trustee
|
4.6
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.23
|
Third
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1999 to Indenture dated as
of March 11, 1998, between PNM and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Trustee
|
4.6.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.24
|
Fourth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2003 to Indenture dated as of
March 11, 1998, between PNM and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly The Chase
Manhattan Bank), as Trustee
|
4.6.2
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2003
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.25
|
Fifth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2003 to Indenture dated as of
March 11, 1998, between PNM and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
Trustee
|
4.6.3
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2003
|
1-6986
PNM
|
D-6
4.26
|
Sixth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2003 to Indenture dated as of
March 11, 1998, between PNM and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
Trustee
|
4.6.4
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2003
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.27
|
Seventh
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2007 to Indenture dated as of
March 11, 1998, between PNM and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
(successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as Trustee
|
4.23
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2007
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.28
|
Indenture
(for Senior Notes), dated as of August 1, 1998, between PNM and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
|
4.1
to PNM’s Registration Statement No. 33-53367
|
333-53367
PNM
|
|
4.29
|
First
Supplemental Indenture, dated August 1, 1998, supplemental to Indenture,
dated as of August 1, 1998, between PNM and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Trustee
|
4.3
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K Dated August 7, 1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.30
|
Second
Supplemental Indenture, dated September 1, 2003, supplemental to
Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1998, between PNM and JPMorgan Chase Bank
(formerly, The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee
|
4.7.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2003
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.31
|
Third
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2008 between PNM and The Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A. as trustee
|
4.2
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 15, 2008
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
4.32
|
Underwriting
Agreement dated May 8, 2008 among PNM and Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the
Underwriters named therein
|
1.2
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 12,
2008
|
||
TNMP
|
||||
4.33
|
Indenture,
dated January 1, 1999 between TNMP and JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor to
The Chase Bank of Texas, N. A.), as Trustee
|
4(w)
to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1998
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
4.34
|
First
Supplemental Indenture, dated January 1, 1999, to Indenture, dated January
1, 1999, between TNMP and JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor to The Chase Bank
of Texas, N. A.), as Trustee
|
4(x)
to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1998
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
4.35
|
Second
Supplemental Indenture, dated June 1, 2003, to Indenture, dated January 1,
1999, between TNMP and JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor to The Chase Bank of
Texas, N. A.), as Trustee
|
4
to TNMP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2003
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
D-7
Material
Contracts
|
||||
10.1
|
Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2005, among PNM
Resources, Inc. and First Choice Power, L.P., as borrowers, the lenders
party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as syndication agent.
|
10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 19,
2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.2
|
First
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 3, 2006 among PNM
Resources, First Choice Power, L.P. and TNMP, as borrowers, the lenders
party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent
|
10.2
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.3
|
Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 20, 2006 among PNM
Resources, First Choice Power, L.P. and TNMP, as borrowers, the lenders
party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent
|
10.3
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.4
|
Consent
Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2008, among PNMR, First Choice Power,
L.P., the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent for the lenders named therein
|
10.1
to PNMR’s Current Report on 8-K filed August 13, 2008
|
1-32462
Form
|
|
10.5
|
Amended
and Restated Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2005, executed by
PNM Resources, Inc., as Guarantor
|
10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 19,
2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.6
|
Joinder
Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005, between TNMP, as borrower and
Bank of America, as administrative agent
|
10.3
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2005
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.7
|
Term
Loan Agreement, dated April 17, 2006, among PNM Resources, as borrower,
the lenders identified therein and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as
administrative agent
|
10.4
to PNM Resource’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2006
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.8
|
Unit
Purchase Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004 between PNM Resources and
Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
|
99
to PNM Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 19,
2004
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.9
|
First
Supplement to Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2005, between
PNMR and Cascade
|
99.2
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 10,
2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
D-8
10.10
|
Second
Supplement to Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, between
PNMR and Cascade
|
99.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8,
2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.11
|
Third
Supplement to Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2005,
between PNMR and Cascade and Fourth Supplement to Unit Purchase Agreement,
dated as of September 30, 2005, between PNMR and Cascade
|
10.4
and 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.12
|
Credit
Agreement dated as of August 17, 2005, among PNM, the lenders party
thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and
Union Bank of California, N.A., as syndication agent
|
10.3
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 19,
2005
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.13
|
Consent
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, among PNM, the lenders party
thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
for the lenders named therein
|
10.2
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 13, 2008
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.14
|
Delayed
Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2008, among PNM, as
borrower, the lenders party thereto and Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation,
as administrative agent
|
10.1
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 7, 2008
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.15
|
First
Amendment to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 7,
2008, among PNM, the lenders party thereto and certain other
parties
|
10.3
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 13, 2008
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.16
|
Reimbursement
Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2008, among PNM, as borrower, the lenders
party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent
and RBC Capital Markets as syndication agent.
|
10.1
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 9, 2008
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.17
|
First
Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2008,
among PNM, the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
as Administrative Agent
|
10.4
to PNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 13, 2008
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.18
|
Transitional
Services Agreement among PNM, PNMR Services Company and New Mexico Gas
Company, Inc. dated as of January 12, 2008
|
10.12
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007
|
1-6986
PNM
|
D-9
10.19
|
Term
Loan Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2008, among TNMP, as borrower, the
lenders named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative
agent
|
10.1
to TNMP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2008
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.20
|
Amendment
No. 1 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, entered into as of May 15, 2008 among
TNMP, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
as a Lender, and Union Bank of California, N.A., as a Lender
|
10.1
to TNMP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 16,
2008
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.21
|
Credit
Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2008, among TNMP, the lenders named
therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Union
Bank Of California, N.A., as syndication agent
|
4.4
to TNMP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 21, 2008
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.22
|
Credit
Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2008, among TNMP, as borrower, Union
Bank of California, N.A., as administrative agent and as a lender, and
JPMorgan, as a lender
|
10.1
to TNMP’s Current report on Form 8-K filed November 3,
2008
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.23**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus Performance Equity Plan dated
May 17, 2005 (“PEP”)
|
4.1
to PNM Resources’ Form S-8 Registration Statement filed May 17,
2005
|
333-125010
PNMR
|
|
10.24**
|
Second
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus
Performance Equity Plan effective January 1, 2009
|
10.12
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.25**
|
Third
Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus
Performance Equity Plan effective January 1, 2009
|
10.13
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.26**
|
Form
of the award agreement for non-qualified stock options granted on and
after 2007 under the PEP
|
10.2
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 16,
2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.27**
|
Form
of award agreement for restricted stock rights granted on and after 2007
under the PEP
|
10.3
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 16,
2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.28**
|
Form
of award agreement for performance shares granted for the 2004-2006
performance period under the PEP and a description of the Long-Term
Performance Share Program Amended Effective January 1,
2004
|
10.4
to PNM Resources' Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 16,
2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.29**
|
Long-Term
Performance Cash Program description effective January 1,
2004
|
10.5
to PNM Resources' Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 16,
2007
|
333-125010
PNMR
|
D-10
10.30**
|
First
Amendment to Long-Term Performance Loan Plan Program executed December 8,
2008
|
10.2
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.31**
|
Changes
in Director Compensation
|
10.14
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.32**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. Executive Savings Plan dated December 29,
2003
|
10.75
to PNM Resources and PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.33**
|
First
Amendment to PNMR’s Executive Savings Plan executed December 17,
2008
|
10.6
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for he fiscal year ended December 31,
2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.34**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. Executive Savings Plan II (amended and restated effective
January 1, 2009)
|
4.1
to PNMR’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-156243) filed December
17, 2008
|
333-156243
PNMR
|
|
10.35**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. After-Tax Retirement Plan effective January 1,
2009
|
10.5
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for he fiscal year ended December 31,
2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.36**
|
2007
Officer Incentive Plan
(suspended
October 25, 2007)
|
10.6
to PNM Resources' Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 16,
2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.37**
|
2008
Officer Incentive Plan (as amended December 16, 2008)
|
10.1
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.38**
|
Performance
Cash Program for the Utilities President (Patricia K.
Collawn)
|
10.2
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.39**
|
Summary
of Executive Time Off Policy Effective January 1, 2006
|
10.31
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
10.40**
|
Restated
and Amended Public Service Company of New Mexico Accelerated Management
Performance Plan (1988) (August 16, 1988) (refiled)
|
10.23
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.41**
|
First
Amendment to Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New Mexico
Accelerated Management Performance Plan (1988) (August 30, 1988)
(refiled)
|
10.23.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.42**
|
Second
Amendment to Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New Mexico
Accelerated Management Performance Plan (1988) (December 29, 1989)
(refiled)
|
10.23.2
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.43**
|
Second [Third]
Amendment to the Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New Mexico
Accelerated Management Performance Plan (1988) dated December 8,
1992
|
10.22.1
to PNM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
2004.
|
1-6986
PNM
|
D-11
10.44**
|
Fourth
Amendment to the Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New Mexico
Accelerated Management Performance Plan, as amended effective December 7,
1998
|
10.23.4
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.45**
|
Fifth
Amendment dated November 27, 2002 to the Restated and Amended PNM
Resources, Inc. Accelerated Performance Management Plan
|
10.23.5
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.46**
|
Sixth
Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to the PNM Resources, Inc. Restated and
Amended Accelerated Performance Management Plan
|
10.23.6
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.47**
|
Seventh
Amendment dated November 21, 2008 to the PNM Resources, Inc. Accelerated
Management Performance Plan
|
10.4
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.48**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan effective August 1, 2007
(amended and restated)
|
10.3
to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.49**
|
First
Amendment to the PNM Resources Non-Union Severance Pay Plan executed
November 20, 2008
|
10.3
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.50**
|
PNM
Service Bonus Plan dated October 23, 1984
|
19.4
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or the quarter ended September 30,
1988
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.51**
|
First
Amendment dated November 20, 1985 to PNM Service Bonus
Plan
|
10.11.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December
31, 1985
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.52**
|
Second
Amendment dated December 29, 1989 to PNM Service Bonus
Plan
|
10.27.2
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December
31, 1989
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.53**
|
Second [Third]
Amendment dated December 7, 1998 to PNM Service Bonus Plan
|
10.45
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.54**
|
Fourth
Amendment dated November 27, 2002 to PNM Resources, Inc. Service Bonus
Plan
|
10.45.4
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.55**
|
Fifth
Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to PNM Resources, Inc. Service Bonus
Plan
|
10.45.5
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.56**
|
Public
Service Company of New Mexico OBRA ‘93 Retirement Plan
effective
November 15, 1993
|
10.4
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.57**
|
First
Amendment to the Public Service Company of New Mexico OBRA ’93 Retirement
Plan, as amended effective December 7, 1998
|
10.48.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
D-12
10.58**
|
Second
Amendment dated November 27, 2002 to the PNM Resources, Inc. OBRA ’93
Retirement Plan
|
10.48.2
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.59**
|
Third
Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to the PNM Resources, Inc. OBRA ’93
Retirement Plan
|
10.48.3
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.60**
|
Public
Service Company of New Mexico Section 415 Plan dated January 1,
1994
|
10.50
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.61**
|
First
Amendment dated December 7, 1998 and Second Amendment dated August 7, 1999
to PNM Section 415 Plan and Third Amendment dated November 27, 2002 to the
PNM Resources, Inc. Section 415 Plan
|
10.50.1
to the Company’s Annual Report in Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.62**
|
Fourth
Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to the PNM Resources, Inc. Section 415
Plan
|
10.50.2
to the Company’s Annual Report in Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.63**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc. Officer Retention Plan executed September 2, 2008 (amended
and restated effective January 1, 2009)
|
10.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report in Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.64**
|
First
Amendment to PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Retention Plan executed November
20, 2008
|
10.8
to the Company’s Annual Report in Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.65*
|
PNM
Resources Executive Spending Account Plan dated December 9,
2003
|
10.52
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December
31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.66**
|
First
Amendment to PNM Resources Executive Spending Account Plan effective
January 1, 2004
|
10.52.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2004
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.67**
|
Second
Amendment to PNMR’s Executive Spending Account Plan executed August 28,
2008
|
10.2
to PNMR’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2008
|
||
10.68**
|
Third
Amendment to PNMR’s Executive Spending Account Plan effective January 1,
2009
|
10.7
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.69**
|
Third
Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New Mexico Performance
Stock Plan effective March 10, 1998
|
10.74
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.70**
|
First
Amendment to the Third Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New
Mexico Performance Stock Plan Dated February 7, 2000
|
10.74.1
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2000
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-13
10.71**
|
Second
Amendment to the Third Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New
Mexico Performance Stock Plan, effective December 7, 1998
|
10.74.2
to PNM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.72**
|
Third
Amendment to the Third Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New
Mexico Performance Stock Plan, effective December 10, 2000
|
10.74.3
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.73**
|
Fourth
Amendment to Third Restated and Amended Public Service Company of New
Mexico Performance Stock Plan dated December 31, 2001
|
4.3.5
to PNM Resources’ Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration
Statement filed December 31, 2001
|
333-03303
PNMR
|
|
10.74**
|
Fifth
Amendment to the Third Restated and Amended PNM Resources, Inc.
Performance Stock Plan dated September 6, 2002
|
10.74.5
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.75**
|
PNM
Resources, Inc.
Director
Retainer Plan,
dated
December 31, 2001
|
4.3
to PNM Resources, Inc.
Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement filed December 31,
2001
|
333-03289
PNMR
|
|
10.76**
|
First
Amendment dated
February
17, 2003 to
PNM
Resources, Inc. Director Retainer Plan
|
10.40.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2003
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.77**
|
Supplemental
Employee Retirement Agreement for Patrick T. Ortiz (amended and restated
effective January 1, 2009)
|
10.3
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.78**
|
Supplemental
Employee Retirement Agreement for Jeffry E. Sterba (amended and restated
effective January 1, 2009)
|
10.9
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.79**
|
Amended
and Restated Retention Bonus Agreement for Jeffry E. Sterba executed
September 7, 2007
|
10.4
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.80**
|
First
Amendment to the Retention Bonus Agreement between PNMR and Jeffrey E.
Sterba effective January 1, 2009
|
10.11
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.81**
|
PNM
Resources Officer Life Insurance Plan dated April 28, 2004
|
10.24.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2004
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.82**
|
First
Amendment to PNM Resources Officer Life Insurance Plan dated December 16,
2004
|
10.27
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004.
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
D-14
10.83**
|
Second
Amendment to PNM Resources Officer Life Insurance Plan executed April 15,
2007
|
10.5
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.84**
|
Third
Amendment to the PNMR Officer Life Insurance Plan effective January 1,
2009
|
10.10
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.84.1**
|
Fourth
Amendment to the PNMR Officer Life Insurance Plan effective January 1,
2009
|
10.15
to PNMR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.85**
|
Long
Term Care Insurance Plan effective January 1, 2003
|
10.87
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.86**
|
Executive
Long Term Disability effective January 1, 2003
|
10.88
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002
|
333-32170
PNMR
|
|
10.87
|
Agreement
dated August 16, 2007 between PNM Resources and Public Policy Strategy
Group LLC for consulting services performed by William J. Real (Terminated
January 16, 2008)
|
10.6
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
10.88
|
Supplemental
Indenture of Lease dated as of July 19, 1966 between PNM and other
participants in the Four Corners Project and the Navajo Indian Tribal
Council
|
4-D
to PNM’s Registration Statement No. 2-26116
|
2-26116
PNM
|
|
10.89
|
Amendment
and Supplement No. 1 to Supplemental and Additional Indenture of Lease
dated April 25, 1985 between the Navajo Tribe of Indians and Arizona
Public Service Company, El Paso Electric Company, Public Service Company
of New Mexico, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power
District, Southern California Edison Company, and Tucson Electric Power
Company (refiled)
|
10.1.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.90
|
Water
Supply Agreement between the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and Public Service
Company of New Mexico, dated July 20, 2000
|
10.5
to PNM’s Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2001
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.91
|
Arizona
Nuclear Power Project Participation Agreement among PNM and Arizona Public
Service Company, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power
District, Tucson Gas & Electric Company and El Paso Electric Company,
dated August 23, 1973
|
5-T
to PNM’s Registration Statement No. 2-50338
|
2-50338
PNM
|
D-15
10.92
|
Amendments
No. 1 through No. 6 to Arizona Nuclear Power Project Participation
Agreement
|
10.8.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1991
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.93
|
Amendment
No. 7 effective April 1, 1982, to the Arizona Nuclear Power Project
Participation Agreement (refiled)
|
10.8.2
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1991
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.94
|
Amendment
No. 8 effective September 12, 1983, to the Arizona Nuclear Power Project
Participation Agreement (refiled)
|
10.58
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.95
|
Amendment
No. 9 to Arizona Nuclear Power Project Participation Agreement dated as of
June 12, 1984 (refiled)
|
10.8.4
to PNM’s Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.96
|
Amendment
No. 10 dated as of November 21, 1985 and Amendment No. 11 dated as of June
13, 1986 and effective January 10, 1987 to Arizona Nuclear Power Project
Participation Agreement (refiled)
|
10.8.5
to PNM’s Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.97
|
Amendment
No. 12 to Arizona Nuclear Power Project Participation Agreement dated June
14, 1988, and effective August 5, 1988
|
19.1
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1990
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.98
|
Amendment
No. 13 to the Arizona Nuclear Power Project Participation Agreement dated
April 4, 1990, and effective June 15, 1991
|
10.8.10
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1990
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.99
|
Amendment
No. 14 to the Arizona Nuclear Power Project Participation Agreement
effective June 20, 2000
|
10.8.9
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.100
|
Underground
Coal Sales Agreement, dated August 31, 2001 among San Juan Coal Company,
PNM and Tucson Electric Power Company
|
10.85
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September
31, 2001 (Confidential treatment was requested for portions of
this exhibit, and such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and
were filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission)
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
10.101
|
Amendment
One to Underground Coal Sales Agreement dated December 15, 2003 among San
Juan Coal Company, PNM and Tucson Electric Coal Company
|
10.9.1
to PNM’s Amended Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
2003 (Confidential treatment was requested for portions of this exhibit,
and such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and were filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
D-16
10.102
|
Amendment
Two to Underground Coal Sales Agreement effective September 15, 2004 among
San Juan Coal Company, PNM and Tucson Electric Coal
Company
|
10.9.2
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2004
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.103
|
Amendment
Three to Underground Coal Sales Agreement executed April 29, 2005 among
San Juan Coal Company, PNM and Tucson Electric Coal Company (Confidential
treatment was requested for portions of this exhibit, and such portions
were omitted from this exhibit filed and were filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
10.86.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 2005
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.104
|
Amendment
Four to Underground Coal Sales Agreement effective March 7, 2007 among San
Juan Coal Company, PNM and Tucson Electric Coal Company
|
10.89
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2007
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.105
|
Amendment
Five to Underground Coal Sales Agreement executed December 21, 2007 among
San Juan Coal Company, PNM and Tucson Electric Power Company (Confidential
treatment was requested for portions of this exhibit, and such portions
were omitted from this exhibit filed and were filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
10.95
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.106
|
San
Juan Unit 4 Early Purchase and Participation Agreement dated as of
September 26, 1983 between PNM and M-S-R Public Power Agency, and
Modification No. 2 to the San Juan Project Agreements dated December 31,
1983 (refilled)
|
10.11
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1994
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.107
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Early Purchase and Participation Agreement between Public
Service Company of New Mexico and M-S-R Public Power Agency, executed as
of December 16, 1987, for San Juan Unit 4 (refiled)
|
10.11.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.108
|
Amendment
No. 3 to the San Juan Unit 4 Early Purchase and Participation Agreement
between Public Service Company of New Mexico and M-S-R Public Power
Agency, dated as of October 27, 1999
|
10.11.3
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-17
10.109
|
Amended
and Restated San Juan Unit 4 Purchase and Participation Agreement dated as
of December 28, 1984 between PNM and the Incorporated County of Los Alamos
(refiled)
|
10.12
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1994
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.110
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Amended and Restated San Juan Unit 4 Purchase and
Participation Agreement between Public Service Company of New Mexico and
M-S-R Public Power Agency, dated as of October 27, 1999
|
10.12.1
to PNM’s Annual Report Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.111
|
Amendment
No. 2 to the San Juan Unit 4 Purchase Agreement and Participation
Agreement between Public Service Company of New Mexico and The
Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico, dated October 27,
1999
|
10.13
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.112
|
Participation
Agreement among PNM, Tucson Electric Power Company and certain financial
institutions relating to the San Juan Coal Trust dated as of December 31,
1981 (refiled)
|
10.14
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1992
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.113
|
San
Juan Unit 4 Purchase and Participation Agreement Public Service Company of
New Mexico and the City of Anaheim, California dated April 26,
1991
|
19.2
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1991
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.114
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the San Juan Unit 4 Purchase and Participation Agreement between
Public Service Company of New Mexico and The City of Anaheim, California,
dated October 27, 1999
|
10.36.1
to Annual Report PNM’s on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.115
|
Restated
and Amended San Juan Unit 4 Purchase and Participation Agreement between
Public Service Company of New Mexico and Utah Associated Municipal Power
Systems
|
10.2.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.116
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Restated and Amended San Juan Unit 4 Purchase And
Participation Agreement between Public Service Company of New Mexico And
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, dated October 27,
1999
|
10.38.1
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.117
|
Participation
Agreement dated as of June 30, 1983 among Security Trust Company, as
Trustee, PNM, Tucson Electric Power Company and certain financial
institutions relating to the San Juan Coal Trust (refiled)
|
10.61
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-18
10.118
|
Amended
and Restated San Juan Project Participation Agreement dated as of March 3,
2006, among Public Service Company of New Mexico, Tucson Electric Power
Company, The City of Farmington, New Mexico, M-S-R Public Power Agency,
The Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Southern California
Public Power Authority, City of Anaheim, Utah Associated Municipal Power
System and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association,
Inc.
|
10.119
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30,
2006
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.119
|
Interconnection
Agreement dated November 23, 1982, between PNM and Southwestern Public
Service Company (refiled)
|
10.16
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1992
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.120*
|
Facility
Lease dated as of December 16, 1985 between The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee, and Public Service Company of New Mexico
together with Amendments No. 1, 2 and 3 thereto (refiled)
|
10.18
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.121*
|
Amendment
No. 4 dated as of March 8, 1995, to Facility Lease between Public Service
Company of New Mexico and the First National Bank of Boston, dated as of
December 16, 1985
|
10.18.5
to the PNM's Quarter Report on Form10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.122
|
Facility
Lease dated as of July 31, 1986, between the First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee, and Public Service Company of New Mexico
together with Amendments No. 1, 2 and 3 thereto (refiled)
|
10.19
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.123
|
Facility
Lease dated as of August 12, 1986, between The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee, and Public Service Company of New Mexico
together with Amendments No. 1 and 2 thereto (refiled)
|
10.20
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.124
|
Amendment
No. 2 dated as of April 10, 1987 to Facility Lease dated as of August 12,
1986, as amended, between The First National Bank of Boston, not in its
individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee under a Trust Agreement,
dated as of August 12, 1986, with MFS Leasing Corp., Lessor and Public
Service Company of New Mexico, Lessee (refiled)
|
10.20.2
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-19
10.125
|
Amendment
No. 3 dated as of March 8, 1995, to Facility Lease between Public Service
Company of New Mexico and the First National Bank of Boston, dated as of
August 12, 1986
|
10.20.4
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||||||
10.126
|
Facility
Lease dated as of December 15, 1986, between The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee, and Public Service Company of New Mexico (Unit 1
Transaction) together with Amendment No. 1 thereto
(refiled)
|
10.21
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||||||
10.127
|
Facility
Lease dated as of December 15, 1986, between The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee, and Public Service Company of New Mexico Unit 2
Transaction) together with Amendment No. 1 thereto
(refiled)
|
10.22
to PNM’s Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||||||
10.128
|
Amendment
No. 2 dated as of April 10, 1987 to the Facility Lease dated as of August
12, 1986 between The First National bank of Boston, as Owner Trustee, and
PNM. (Unit 2 transaction.) (This is an amendment to a Facility Lease which
is substantially similar to the Facility Lease filed as Exhibit 28.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 18,
1986)
|
10.53
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1987
|
1-6986
PNM
|
10.129
|
Master
Decommissioning Trust Agreement for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
dated March 15, 1996, between Public Service Company of New Mexico and
Mellon Bank, N.A.
|
10.68
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.130
|
Amendment
Number One to the Master Decommissioning Trust Agreement for Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station dated January 27, 1997, between Public Service
Company of New Mexico and Mellon Bank, N.A.
|
10.68.1
to PNM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.131
|
Amendment
Number Two to the Master Decommissioning Trust Agreement for Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station between Public Service Company of New Mexico
and Mellon Bank, N.A.
|
10.68.2
to PNM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
2003
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.132
|
Refunding
Agreement No. 8A, dated as of December 23, 1997, among PNM, the Owner
Participant Named Therein, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Owner
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Indenture Trustee, and First PV
Funding Corporation
|
10.73
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-20
10.133
|
PVNGS
Capital Trust—Variable Rate Trust Notes—PVNGS Note Agreement dated as of
July 31, 1998
|
10.76
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1998
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.134
|
January
12, 1994 Stipulation
|
10.53
to PNM’s Annual Report on form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.135
|
New
Mexico Public Service Commission Order dated July 30, 1987, and Exhibit I
thereto, in NMPUC Case No. 2004, regarding the PVNGS decommissioning trust
fund (refiled)
|
10.67
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.136
|
Stipulation
in the matter of the Commission’s investigation of the rates for electric
service of Public Service Company of New Mexico, Rate Case No. 2761, dated
May 21, 1999
|
10.78
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.137
|
Stipulation
in the matter of the Commission’s investigation of the rates for electric
service of Public Service Company of New Mexico, Rate Case No. 2761, dated
May 27, 1999
|
10.78.1
to PNM's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1999
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.138
|
Stipulation
in the matter of PNM’s transition plan Utility Case No. 3137, dated
October 10, 2002 as amended by Amendment to Stipulated Agreement dated
October 18, 2002
|
10.86
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.139
|
Settlement
Agreement between Public Service Company of New Mexico and Creditors of
Meadows Resources, Inc. dated November 2, 1989 (refiled)
|
10.34
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30,
2000
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.140
|
First
Amendment dated April 24, 1992 to the Settlement Agreement dated November
2, 1989 among Public Service Company of New Mexico, the lender parties
thereto and collateral agent (refiled)
|
10.34.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30,
2000
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.141
|
Amendment
dated April 11, 1991 among Public Service Company of New Mexico, certain
banks and Chemical Bank and Citibank, N.A., as agents for the
banks
|
19.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1991
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.142
|
Agreement
of PNM pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K
(refiled)
|
10.62
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1993
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.143
|
Stipulation
dated February 28, 2005 in NMPRC Case No. 04-00315-UT regarding the
application of PNM Resources and TNMP for approval of the TNP
acquisition
|
10.134
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2005
|
1-32462
PNMR/
TNMP
|
D-21
10.144
|
Settlement
Agreement dated February 3, 2005, between PNM Resources, Inc. and
Texas-New Mexico Power Company, the cities of Dickenson, Lewisville, La
Marque, Ft. Stockton and Friendswood, Texas, the Legal and Enforcement
Division of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public
Utility Counsel, the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers and the Alliance
for Retail Markets
|
10.1-10.1.7
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 7,
2005
|
1-32462
PNMR/
TNMP
|
|
10.145
|
Consent
Decree entered into by PNM on March 9, 2005 relating to the citizen suit
under the Clean Air Act and the excess emissions report matter for
SJGS
|
10.135
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2005
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.146
|
Stipulation
in the matter of PNM’s application for approval of a certificate of public
convenience and necessity for the Afton Generating Station, Case No.
05-00275-UT, dated November 30, 2005
|
10.132
to the Company’s Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
10.147
|
Contract
dated April 29, 1987 between TNMP and El Paso Electric
Company
|
10(f),
Form 8 applicable to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1986
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.148
|
Interconnection
Agreement between TNMP and Plains Electric Generation and Transmission
Cooperative, Inc. dated July 19, 1984
|
10(j),
Form 8 applicable to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1986
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.149
|
Interchange
Agreement between TNMP and El Paso Electric Company dated April 29,
1987
|
10(l),
Form 8 applicable to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1986
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.150
|
Amendment
No.1, dated November 21, 1994, to Interchange Agreement between TNMP and
El Paso Electric Company
|
10(nn)1
to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.151
|
DC
Terminal Participation Agreement between TNMP and El Paso Electric Company
dated December 8, 1981 as amended
|
10(m),
Form 8 applicable to TNMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1986
|
2-97230
TNMP
|
|
10.152
|
Wholesale
Requirements Power Sale and Services Agreement between PNM and TNMP dated
June 29, 2001
|
10(i)
to TNMP’s Form S-4/A filed November 4, 2003
|
333-108522
TNMP
|
|
D-22
10.153
|
Power
Supply Service Agreement dated December 22, 2003 between First Choice
Power Special Purpose, L.P. (as assignee of First Choice Power, L.P.,
f/k/a First Choice Power, Inc.) and Constellation Power Source, Inc.
(Confidential treatment was requested for portions of this exhibit, and
such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and were filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
10.1
to TNP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2004
|
2-89800
|
|
10.154
|
Amendment
No. 1 to Power and Services Agreement dated June 1, 2004 between First
Choice Power Special Purpose, L.P. and Constellation Power Services, Inc.
(Confidential treatment was requested for portions of this exhibit, and
such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and were filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
10.2
to TNP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2004
|
2-89800
|
|
10.155
|
Amendment
No.2 to Power and Services Agreement dated August 25th,
2004, between First Choice Power Special Purpose and Constellation Energy
Commodities Group (Confidential treatment was requested for portions of
this exhibit, and such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and
were filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission)
|
10.1
to TNP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2005
|
2-89800
|
|
10.156
|
Amendment
No.3 to Power and Services Agreement dated March 7th,
2005, between First Choice Power Special Purpose and Constellation Energy
Commodities Group (Confidential treatment was requested for portions of
this exhibit, and such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and
were filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission)
|
10.2
to TNP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2005
|
2-89800
|
|
21
|
Certain
subsidiaries of PNM Resources
|
21
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008
|
1-32462
PNMR
|
|
D-23
99.2*
|
Participation
Agreement dated as of December 16, 1985, among the Owner Participant named
therein, First PV Funding Corporation. The First National Bank of Boston,
in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee (under a Trust Agreement
dated as of December 16, 1985 with the Owner Participant), Chemical Bank,
in its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee (under a Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of December 16, 1985 with the Owner Trustee), and Public Service Company
of New Mexico, including Appendix A definitions together with Amendment
No. 1 dated July 15, 1986 and Amendment No. 2 dated November 18, 1986
(refiled)
|
99.2
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
99.3
|
Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of December 16, 1985, between the First National Bank of Boston, as Owner
Trustee, and Chemical Bank, as Indenture Trustee together with
Supplemental Indentures Nos. 1 and 2 (refiled)
|
99.3
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
99.3.3
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 3 dated as of March 8, 1995, to Trust Indenture Mortgage,
Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents between The First National Bank
of Boston and Chemical Bank dated as of December 16, 1985
|
99.3.3
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
||
99.4*
|
Assignment,
Assumption and Further Agreement dated as of December 16, 1985, between
Public Service Company of New Mexico and The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee (refiled)
|
99.4
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
D-24
99.5
|
Participation
Agreement dated as of July 31, 1986, among the Owner Participant named
herein, First PV Funding Corporation, The First National Bank of Boston,
in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee (under a Trust Agreement
dated as of July 31, 1986, with the Owner Participant), Chemical Bank, in
its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee (under a Trust Indenture,
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as of July 31,
1986, with the Owner Trustee), and Public Service Company of New Mexico,
including Appendix A definitions together with Amendment No. 1 thereto
(refiled)
|
99.5
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.6
|
Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of July 31, 1986, between The First National Bank of Boston, as Owner
Trustee, and Chemical Bank, as Indenture Trustee together with
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 thereto (refiled)
|
99.6
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.7
|
Assignment,
Assumption, and Further Agreement dated as of July 31, 1986, between
Public Service Company of New Mexico and The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee (refiled)
|
99.7
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.8
|
Participation
Agreement dated as of August 12, 1986, among the Owner Participant named
therein, First PV Funding Corporation. The First National Bank of Boston,
in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee (under a Trust Agreement
dated as of August 12, 1986, with the Owner Participant), Chemical Bank,
in its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee (under a Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of August 12, 1986, with the Owner Trustee), and Public Service Company of
New Mexico, including Appendix A definitions (refiled)
|
99.8
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.8.1*
|
Amendment
No. 1 dated as of November 18, 1986, to Participation Agreement dated as
of August 12, 1986 (refiled)
|
99.8.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-25
99.9*
|
Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of August 12, 1986, between the First National Bank of Boston, as Owner
Trustee, and Chemical Bank, as Indenture Trustee together with
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 thereto (refiled)
|
99.9
to PNM’s Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.9.2
|
Supplemental
Indenture No. 2 dated as of March 8, 1995, to Trust Indenture, Mortgage,
Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents between The First National Bank
of Boston and Chemical Bank dated as of August 12, 1986
|
99.9.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1995
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.10*
|
Assignment,
Assumption, and Further Agreement dated as of August 12, 1986,
between Public Service Company of New Mexico and The First National Bank
of Boston, as Owner Trustee (refiled)
|
99.10
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.11*
|
Participation
Agreement dated as of December 15, 1986, among the Owner Participant named
therein, First PV Funding Corporation, The First National Bank of Boston,
in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee (under a Trust Agreement
dated as of December 15, 1986, with the Owner Participant), Chemical Bank,
in its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee (under a Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of December 15, 1986, with the Owner Trustee), and Public Service Company
of New Mexico, including Appendix A definitions (Unit 1 Transaction)
(refiled)
|
99.1
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.12
|
Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of December 15, 1986, between The First National Bank of Boston, as Owner
Trustee, and Chemical Bank, as Indenture Trustee (Unit 1 Transaction)
(refiled)
|
99.12
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.13
|
Assignment,
Assumption and Further Agreement dated as of December 15, 1986, between
Public Service Company of New Mexico and The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee (Unit 1 Transaction) (refiled)
|
99.13
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
D-26
99.14
|
Participation
Agreement dated as of December 15, 1986, among the Owner Participant named
therein, First PV Funding Corporation, The First National Bank of Boston,
in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee (under a Trust Agreement
dated as of December 15, 1986, with the Owner Participant), Chemical Bank,
in its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee (under a Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of December 15, 1986, with the Owner Trustee), and Public Service Company
of New Mexico, including Appendix A definitions (Unit 2 Transaction)
(refiled)
|
99.14
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.15
|
Trust
Indenture, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as
of December 31, 1986, between the First National Bank of Boston, as Owner
Trustee, and Chemical Bank, as Indenture Trustee (Unit 2 Transaction)
(refiled)
|
99.15
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.16
|
Assignment,
Assumption, and Further Agreement dated as of December 15, 1986, between
Public Service Company of New Mexico and The First National Bank of
Boston, as Owner Trustee (Unit 2 Transaction) (refiled)
|
99.16
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1997
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.17*
|
Waiver
letter with respect to “Deemed Loss Event” dated as of August 18, 1986,
between the Owner Participant named therein, and Public Service Company of
New Mexico (refiled)
|
99.17
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.18*
|
Waiver
letter with respect to Deemed Loss Event” dated as of August 18, 1986,
between the Owner Participant named therein, and Public Service Company of
New Mexico (refiled)
|
99.18
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
|
1-6986
PNM
|
|
99.19
|
Agreement
No. 13904 (Option and Purchase of Effluent), dated April 23, 1973, among
Arizona Public Service Company, Salt River Project Agricultural
Improvement and Power District, the Cities of Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa,
Scottsdale, and Tempe, and the Town of Youngtown (refiled)
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99.19
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
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1-6986
PNM
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99.20
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Agreement
for the Sale and Purchase of Wastewater Effluent, dated June 12, 1981,
Among Arizona Public Service Company, Salt River Project Agricultural
Improvement and Power District and the City of Tolleson, as amended
(refiled)
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99.20
to PNM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1996
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1-6986
PNM
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99.21*
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1996
Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 27, 1996 to Trust Indenture,
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents dated as of December
16, 1985 between State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Owner Trustee,
and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Indenture Trustee
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99.21
to PNM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1996
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1-6986
PNM
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99.22
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1997
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 23, 1997, to Trust Indenture,
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents, dated as of August
12, 1986, between State Street Bank and Trust, as Owner Trustee, and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, as Indenture Trustee
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99.22
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006
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1-6986
PNM
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*
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One
or more additional documents, substantially identical in all material
respects to this exhibit, have been entered into, relating to one or more
additional sale and leaseback transactions. Although such additional
documents may differ in other respects (such as dollar amounts and
percentages), there are no material details in which such additional
documents differ from this exhibit.
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** Designates
each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be
identified pursuant to paragraph 3 of Item 15(a) of Form 10 -K.
‡ Certain
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the registrants
included in the financial statements of registrants filed herewith have been
omitted because the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not
exceed 10% of the total assets of registrants. The registrants hereby agree to
furnish a copy of any such omitted instrument to the SEC upon
request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PNM
RESOURCES, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date: March
2, 2009
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By
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/s/
J. E. Sterba
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J.
E. Sterba
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Chairman
and
Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Capacity
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Date
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/s/
J. E. Sterba
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Principal Executive Officer and
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March
2, 2009
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J.
E. Sterba
Chairman
and
Chief
Executive Officer
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Chairman of the Board
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/s/
C. N. Eldred
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Principal
Financial Officer
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March
2, 2009
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C.
N. Eldred
Executive Vice
President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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/s/
T. G. Sategna
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Principal Accounting Officer
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March
2, 2009
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T.
G. Sategna
Vice
President and
Corporate
Controller
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/s/
A. E. Archuleta
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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A.
E. Archuleta
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/s/
J. A. Dobson
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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J.
A. Dobson
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/s/
W. L. Hunt
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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W.
L. Hunt
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/s/
R. R. Nordhaus
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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R.
R. Nordhaus
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/s/
M. T. Pacheco
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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M.
T. Pacheco
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/s/
R. M. Price
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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R.
M. Price
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/s/
B. S. Reitz
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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B.
S. Reitz
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/s/
D. K. Schwanz
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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D.
K. Schwanz
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/s/
J. B. Woodard
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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J.
B. Woodard
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
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(Registrant)
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Date: March
2, 2009
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By
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/s/
P. K. Collawn
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P.
K. Collawn
|
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President
and
|
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Capacity
|
Date
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/s/
P. K. Collawn
|
Principal Executive Officer and
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March
2, 2009
|
P.
K. Collawn
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Director
|
|
/s/
C. N. Eldred
|
Principal Financial Officer and
|
March
2, 2009
|
C.
N. Eldred
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Director
|
|
/s/
T. G. Sategna
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Principal Accounting Officer
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March
2, 2009
|
T.
G. Sategna
Vice
President and
Corporate
Controller
|
||
/s/
A. A. Cobb
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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A.
A. Cobb
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/s/
E. J. Ferland
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Director
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March
2, 2009
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E.
J. Ferland
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/s/
J. E. Sterba
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Chairman of the Board
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March
2, 2009
|
J.
E. Sterba
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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Date: March
2, 2009
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By
|
/s/
P. K. Collawn
|
P.
K. Collawn
|
||
President
and
|
||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Capacity
|
Date
|
/s/
P. K. Collawn
|
Principal
Executive Officer and
|
March
2, 2009
|
P.
K. Collawn
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Director
|
|
/s/ T. G.
Sategna
|
Principal
Financial Officer and
|
March
2, 2009
|
T.
G. Sategna
Vice
President and
Controller
|
Principal Accounting Officer
|
|
/s/
A. A. Cobb
|
Director
|
March
2, 2009
|
A.
A. Cobb
|
||
/s/
J. E. Sterba
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
March
2, 2009
|
J.
E. Sterba
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