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Construction Program and Jointly-Owned Electric Generating Plants Schedule of Jointly Owned Utility Plants (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Construction Program and Jointly-Owned Electric Generating Plants [Abstract]

Schedule of Jointly Owned Utility Plants [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2011, 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)	$	944,477			$	(401,263	)		$	20,678			46.30	%
PVNGS (Nuclear) (1)	$	471,301			$	(122,707	)		$	37,200			10.20	%
Four Corners Units 4 and 5 (Coal)	$	151,169			$	(102,229	)		$	6,575			13.00	%
Luna (Gas)	$	57,500			$	(12,750	)		$	2,327			33.33	%

⁽¹⁾  Includes interest in PVNGS Unit 3, interest in common facilities for all PVNGS units, and owned interests in PVNGS Units 1 and 2.

Summary of budgeted construction expenditures [Table Text Block]

A summary of the budgeted construction expenditures, including expenditures for jointly-owned projects, renewable energy projects, and nuclear fuel, is as follows:

	2012				2013				2014				2015				2016				Total
									(In millions)
PNM	$	170.7			$	168.5			$	167.4			$	153.2			$	149.9			$	809.7
TNMP	95.2				86.1				95.7				90.2				61.0				428.2
Other	20.7				11.4				12.4				12.4				12.1				69.0
Total PNMR	$	286.6			$	266.0			$	275.5			$	255.8			$	223.0			$	1,306.9

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Tabular disclosure of proportionate interests in jointly owned utility plants. Includes the amount of plants in service, the accumulated provision for depreciation (if available), the amount of plants under construction, and the proportionate share. The amounts presented may be further subdivided to show amounts applicable to plant subcategories (for example, production, transmission, distribution). Includes statements that the amounts represent the utility's share in each joint plant and that it must provide its own financing. Information concerning two or more generating plants on the same site may be combined. States that the utility's share of direct expenses of the joint plants is included in the corresponding operating expenses on its income statement (for example, fuel, maintenance of plant, other operating expense). If the share of direct expenses is charged to purchased power, then disclose the amount so charged and the proportionate amounts charged to specific operating expenses on the records maintained for the joint plants.

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