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Albuquerque, NM  87158

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EXHIBIT 32.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO § 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007, for Public Service Company of New Mexico (“Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2007 (“Report”), I, Patricia K. Vincent, Utilities President of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of § 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:   November 8, 2007	By:	/s/ Patricia K. Vincent
		Patricia K. Vincent
		Utilities President
		Public Service Company of New Mexico