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Public Utilities, Number of Mega Watts of Solar Photovoltaic Capacity

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Public Utilities, Reasonable Cost Threshold In Megawatts Per Hour

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Public Utilities, Renewable Energy, Percentage

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Public Utilities, Solar generation capacity in Megawatts

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Regulatory and Rate Matters - Renewable Portfolio Standard (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2019 MW	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) MW	Jun. 14, 2019	May 01, 2019 kv	Aug. 10, 2018 kv MW	Jun. 01, 2017 GWh MW
KV Transmission Line
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Solar distributed generation (in mw)	140				166
PPA term	20 years
Transmission line and associated facilities \| kv				345	345
Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Solar photovoltaic capacity (in mw)		157
Current output of solar photovoltaic capacity (in mw)		15
Solar distributed generation (in mw)		127.6
Requested solar production (in mw)		50
Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard \| Maximum
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Reasonable cost threshold in megawatts per hour \| $		$ 60
Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2011
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Required percentage of renewable energy in portfolio to electric sales		10.00%
Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2015
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Required percentage of renewable energy in portfolio to electric sales		15.00%
Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2020
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Required percentage of renewable energy in portfolio to electric sales		20.00%
NMPRC \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Additional megawatt hours in first year (in mw) \| GWh						80
Requested solar production (in mw)						50
New Mexico Wind \| Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard 2014
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Wind energy capacity (in mw)		204
New Mexico Wind \| NMPRC \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Additional megawatt hours in second year (in mw) \| GWh						105
Red Mesa Wind \| Public Service Company of New Mexico \| Renewable Portfolio Standard 2014
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Wind energy capacity (in mw)		102
Lightning Dock Geothermal \| NMPRC \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Additional megawatt hours in first year (in mw) \| GWh						55
Additional megawatt hours in second year (in mw) \| GWh						77
La Joya Wind \| KV Transmission Line
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Solar distributed generation (in mw)					140
Energy Transition Act \| Electric-Generation Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2020
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy, percentage			0.20
Energy Transition Act \| Electric-Generation Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2025
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy, percentage			0.40
Energy Transition Act \| Electric-Generation Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2030
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy, percentage			0.50
Energy Transition Act \| Electric-Generation Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2040
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy, percentage			0.80
Energy Transition Act \| Electric-Generation Portfolio Standard \| Required Percentage by 2045
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Renewable energy, percentage			1