PNM Resources / Public Service Company of New Mexico — NM regulated utility (~525,000 customers)
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously rejected the proposed Avangrid/PNM merger on December 8, 2021. Concerns: rate increases, reduced reliability, Iberdrola executives in Spanish criminal investigation, potential favoritism in PNM procurement. Avangrid offered $325M+ in benefits. Merger originally announced October 2020. Avangrid eventually terminated bid in January 2024 after years of appeals.
$4.30B
Deal Value
Mixed
Technology
NM
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Utility Merger
- Seller / Sponsor
- PNM Resources
- Buyer / Financier
- Avangrid (Iberdrola US subsidiary)
- Deal Value
- $4.3B (originally agreed)
- Stage
- Operating
- ISO/RTO
- WECC
- Source
- Utility Dive
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