<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001108426-11-000094.txt : 20111209
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001108426-11-000094
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111206
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111209

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Darnell Ronald N.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001536511

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32462
		FILM NUMBER:		111253976

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ALVARADO SQUARE - MS 0920
		CITY:			ALBUQUERQUE
		STATE:			NM
		ZIP:			87158

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PNM RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001108426
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				850019030
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NM
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ALVARADO SQUARE
		STREET 2:		NEW MEXICO
		CITY:			ALBUQUERQUE
		STATE:			NM
		ZIP:			87158
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5052412700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ALVARADO SQUARE
		CITY:			ALBUQUERQUE
		STATE:			NM
		ZIP:			87158

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MANZANO CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000303
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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-12-06</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001108426</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PNM RESOURCES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PNM</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Darnell Ronald N.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ALVARADO SQUARE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>MS 0920</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ALBUQUERQUE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NM</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>87158</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VICE PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AFF</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7986</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>7.98</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2012-02-17</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2019-02-17</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
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            <securityTitle>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>12.22</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2012-02-26</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2020-02-26</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>10300</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Based on the closing price on the date of the grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on 2/17/10.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on 2/26/2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The options expire 10 years from grant date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Ronald N. Darnell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-12-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
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<DESCRIPTION>RONALD N. DARNELL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<HTML><BODY><PRE>Power of Attorney



I, Ronald N. Darnell, reside at 13201 Pine Forest Place NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico  87111.  I appoint Jim Acosta, Director, Ethics & Governance, Alvarado Square, MS-2850, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158, Kathleen Campbell, Sr. Corporate Governance Analyst, Alvarado Square, MS-2820, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158 or Lisa Tillery, Sr. Corporate Governance Analyst, Alvarado Square, MS-2850, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158 to serve as my attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for me in my capacity as an Officer of PNM Resources, Inc. ("Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") and the associated rules;

(2) perform for me all acts which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute Forms 3, 4, and 5, complete and executive any amendments, and timely file the forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, or similar authority; or

(3) take any other action related to the powers identified in items (1) and (2), which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be legally required or beneficial to me.

   I acknowledge that the attorneys-in-fact are serving at my request and neither they nor the company are assuming any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.



      __/s/______________________________

      Ronald N. Darnell



ACKNOWLEDGMENT



State of New Mexico  )

    ) ss.

County of Bernalillo  )



 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me December 5, 2011, by Ronald N. Darnell.



/s/ Lisa Tillery

Notary Public

My Commission Expires: 4/13/2013



Document #24370



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