PNM set to not turn off power in East Mountains

THERE. AND I GUESS WE’RE DONE. ALL RIGHT. WE DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ANY MORE WIND. JOE, WE’RE COMING BACK. MIKE BLEW IT RIGHT OFF YOUR SUIT. RIGHT. WITH MORE ON THE INCOMING WEATHER, COREY HOWARD SPOKE WITH PNM AND CORY. WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE BE DOING NOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS INCOMING SYSTEM? YEAH, WELL, DOUG AND SHELLY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALREADY ISSUED SEVERAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WANT TO TAKE MY PHOTOGRAPHER TO ZOOM IN ON THESE POWER LINES, BECAUSE THOSE ARE AREAS THAT ARE VULNERABLE. AS PNM IS ALREADY WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT POSSIBLE OUTAGES WITH THE HIGH WINDS. DUKE DOES COME. THE POSSIBILITY OF WEATHER RELATED POWER OUTAGES. SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE ASKING CUSTOMERS TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. PNM IS ASKING PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE AND SIGN UP FOR OUTAGE ALERTS. RIGHT NOW, OUR KOAT SEVEN WEATHER TEAM IS FORECASTING SEVERE WIND GUSTS THAT COULD BE HIGHER THAN 60MPH. THESE TYPE OF WINDS COULD PRODUCE A BLOWING DUST HAZARD AND KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A POWER OUTAGE TO REPORT THAT TO PNM, YOU CAN DO THAT A COUPLE OF WAYS. YOU CAN DO THAT BY TEXTING HASHTAG OUT TO 78766. AGAIN WITH THAT UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE, YOU CAN ALSO CALL US AT EIGHT, EIGHT EIGHT. DIAL PNM REPORT THE OUTAGE THERE. YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE AT PNM DOTCOM SLASH OUTAGE. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES DURING THESE CONDITIONS, PNM CAN DO WHAT’S CALLED A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF. THE GOAL DURING THESE SHUT OFFS IS TO PREVENT POWER LINES FROM BECOMING AN IGNITION SOURCE. BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT BEING USED TOMORROW? YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE ARE WE HAVE NOT MADE THE DECISION TO DO A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF TOMORROW. WE’RE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING THAT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND IF THE RISKS OF WILDFIRE GET HIGH ENOUGH, IT IS POSSIBLE. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NOT MADE THAT DECISION. PNM ALSO SAYS THEY WILL HAVE EXTRA CREWS ON HAND TO DEAL WITH ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. AND FURTHER, PNM ALSO SAID THAT THE AREAS THAT THEY ARE MONITORING FOR A POTENTIAL POWER SHUT OFF ARE THE EAST MOUNTAINS AND LAS VEGAS. REPORTING IN ALBUQUERQUE, COREY HOWARD KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. OKAY, CORY THANK YOU. AND IF YOU COME ACROSS A DOWNED POWER LINE. PNM URGES YOU TO CONTACT THEM

PNM set to not turn off power in East Mountains

The announcement by PNM was made just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday

Updated: 4:58 PM MDT Mar 18, 2025

PNM is advising its customers in the East Mountains it will not experience a mandatory power outage due to strong winds. PNM said it was monitoring fire risk due to strong winds in New Mexico. The power company says a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff may be necessary if conditions warrant the need for it. >>> LIVE UPDATES: Track power outages across New Mexico If outages do occur, PNM says customers should prepare for an extended outage of 24 to 36 hours. Not only is PNM evaluating conditions for an outage, they have also enabled system sensitivity controls that allow for the flow of energy to stop on power lines if an object touches a power line. Stay updated on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.

PNM is advising its customers in the East Mountains it will not experience a mandatory power outage due to strong winds.

PNM said it was monitoring fire risk due to strong winds in New Mexico. The power company says a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff may be necessary if conditions warrant the need for it.

>>> LIVE UPDATES: Track power outages across New Mexico

If outages do occur, PNM says customers should prepare for an extended outage of 24 to 36 hours.

Not only is PNM evaluating conditions for an outage, they have also enabled system sensitivity controls that allow for the flow of energy to stop on power lines if an object touches a power line.

Stay updated on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.