PNM creates new power shutoff alert system for residents in wildfire-prone areas

PNM first began warning of "public safety power shutoffs" last spring. The utility now has an improved alert system for wildfire-prone areas.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 449

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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As wildfire season ramps up in New Mexico, the state’s biggest electrical utility has rolled out a new system to alert residents before the utility shuts off power during periods of dangerous fire weather.

Last February, the Public Service Company of New Mexico announced it was considering “public safety power shutoffs” for the first time in areas of the state prone to wildfires. On days with particularly high winds or dry conditions, PNM said …

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