Winter Energy Efficiency Tips

The holiday season is upon us, and PNM wants to help you stay warm and keep your electricity bills down. Here are five seasonal tips to cut back on your energy use while still staying festive:

• Use LED string lights or laser light projectors. LED string lights are cheaper than traditional incandescent lights. Outdoor laser projectors that shine holiday lights on your home cost even less on your electric bill, take up less room in your garage, and are safer than climbing on the roof.
• Use a power strip and a timer for your Christmas tree or outdoor lights. Avoid keeping your holiday lights on during the day or when everyone is sleeping.
• Turn off all the lights in the room when your Christmas tree is on. Darkening the room and keeping the focus on your tree creates a nice holiday ambiance and saves you money on your electric bill.
• Seal cracks, gaps, and air leaks. Reduce your heating costs by sealing cracks and gaps. Add weather stripping and caulking around all doors and windows, as well as attic entryways, to minimize air leaks. Seal the air leaks around all utility cut-throughs for pipes, gaps around fireplace chimneys, recessed lights in insulated ceilings, and unfinished spaces behind your kitchen cupboards, bathroom cabinets, and closets.
• Lower your thermostat. If it makes sense for your lifestyle, find out how low you can set your thermostat and still feel comfortable. Start by setting it a couple of degrees lower than your normal setting and wear a favorite sweater or hoodie or snuggle with a blanket.

Treecycling

Once the holidays are over, please consider recycling your live Christmas tree.

PNM, along with the cities of Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, will offer free treecycling after the holidays. You can recycle your tree starting December 26, 2024, to January 8, 2025.

Follow PNM and social media for updates.

PNM Power Pros

PNM launches PNM Power Pros, a high school trade program.

We are excited to launch our new PNM Power Pros program in partnership with IBEW Local 611 at high schools within the PNM service territory. PNM Power Pros is an innovative, first-of-its-kind program that includes classroom time and hands-on training for high school students preparing for a technical career in the energy industry. The goal of the program is to develop a future workforce and foster innovation in the state.

The Power Pros program is currently being offered at three high schools throughout the state: ACE Leadership High School in Albuquerque, Silver High in Silver City, and Tularosa High School in Tularosa. The semester-long program is funded by a $1 million fund from PNM. Upon graduation from PNM Power Pros, students will receive OSHA 10 certification and high school elective credits.

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PNM files Rate Request

PNM filed the 2025 Rate Request with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (Case No. 24-00089-UT).

Visit our site if you want more information on the PNM 2025 Rate Request, including the customer notice.

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Holiday Cookie Recipe Biscochitos!

It's the season of giving, and what better way to celebrate than with homemade traditional biscochitos?

It's not uncommon for an abundance of our state cookie to be sold during the winter months.

If you prefer baking, follow this family recipe for the softest, melt-in-your-mouth biscochitos.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup lard
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp of vanilla
• 7 cups of flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• A pinch of anise seeds
• Cinnamon and sugar mixture for coating

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Whip the lard and sugar together until fluffy.
• Add the eggs to wet ingredients.
• In separate container sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
• Crush the anise seeds and mix with dry ingredients.
• Gradually mix dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Roll out the dough to about 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
• Use your favorite cookie cutters to shape your cookies; if you do not have cookie cutters, roll quarter-sized dough balls, and flatten with a fork.
• Sprinkle cookies in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Bake for at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned.
• Give the biscochitos another sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon.

Stay warm this winter and save energy for FREE

Stay safe and warm this fall with PNM

Stay warm this winter and save energy with a FREE PNM Home Energy Checkup! When you schedule an in-person or virtual appointment you will receive a comprehensive home energy assessment, access to rebates for energy-efficient appliances, and FREE energy saving products including:

• Up to 40 light bulbs
• Advanced power strips
• Weather stripping
• Door Sweeps
• Outlet Gaskets
• Big Gap Filler

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Your 2025 Meter Read Schedule is Here!

For our customers who submit their own meter readings, you can know your meter read cycle, and ensure you submit your readings in a timely manner by downloading the 2025 Meter Read Schedule.

Quick tips

• Read your meter two days before your assigned date
• Submit readings online at PNM.com or call 888-DIAL-PNM
• Your specific cycle number is printed on your bill

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