EX-23.03 9 a2051400zex-23_03.htm EXHIBIT 23.03 CONSENT OF GARY R. JOHNSON Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION
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Exhibit 23.03

Legal Counsel's Consent

    I do hereby consent to the use of my name in the within Registration Statement and the accompanying Prospectus of Southwestern Public Service Company, a New Mexico corporation.

Date: June 15, 2001


 
/s/ Gary R. Johnson   
Gary R. Johnson
Vice President and General Counsel


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