Public Service Company of New Mexico PFD 4.58% (PNMXO) 10-Q 2005 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 15.1

May 3, 2005

PNM Resources, Inc.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

We have made a review, in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), of the unaudited interim financial information of PNM Resources, Inc. and subsidiaries for the periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, as indicated in our report dated May 2, 2005; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-10993-99, 333-100186, 333-106080, 333-106054, 333-121059 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-03303-99, 333-03289-99, 333-61598-99, 333-76316, 333-76288, 333-88372, 333-100184, 333-113684, and 333-121371 on Form S-8.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/s/ DELOITEE & TOUCHE LLP

San Francisco, California