Due to the extreme weather conditions and increased wildfire risk, PNM is considering a public safety shutoff in areas in New Mexico on Thursday. The areas will include the East Mountains ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — PNM has called off a power shutoff planned for Thursday afternoon in the East Mountains to mitigate wildfire risk in the area. A high wildfire risk was forecast Thursday ...

Before that comes, PNM is reminding customers near high fire-risk areas to prepare for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff. The PSPS can happen to ensure power lines don’t cause wildfires.

PNM said power outages are possible Thursday with gusts expected to reach up to 70 miles an hour in some areas. The East Mountains, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas are the most at risk. The winds could ...

The alerts from Public Service Company of New Mexico, the state’s largest electric utility, marked the first time PNM has come close to enacting what it calls a “public safety power shutoff ...