Public Service Company of New Mexico PFD 4.58% (PNMXO) 10-Q 2008 Q2 Quarterly report

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (In thousands, except ratio)									Exhibit 12.2
		Six Months
		Ended		Year Ended December 31,
		June 30, 2008		2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
	Fixed charges, as defined by the Securities and Exchange
	Commission:
	Interest on long-term debt	$          25,297		$          38,534	$         40,541	$        39,408	$            36,801	$            48,067
	Amortization of debt premium, discount and expenses	2,365		4,618	2,871	2,856	3,036	2,958
	Other interest	4,155		9,799	3,956	1,921	1,719	3,859
	Estimated interest factor of lease rental charges	7,995		16,630	16,448	16,954	16,406	17,007
	Interest capitalized	178		3,738	1,946	1,054	752	909
	Total Fixed Charges	$          39,990		$          73,319	$         65,762	$        62,193	$            58,714	$            72,800
	Earnings, as defined by the Securities and Exchange
	Commission:
	Earnings before income taxes	$        (88,633)		$          34,611	$         89,657	$        51,034	$          114,690	$            74,400
	Fixed charges as above	39,990		73,319	65,762	62,193	58,714	72,800
	Interest capitalized	(178)		(3,738)	(1,946)	(1,054)	(752)	(909)
	Earnings Available for Fixed Charges	$        (48,821)		$        104,192	$       153,473	$      112,173	$          172,652	$          146,291
	Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	N/M	*	1.42	2.33	1.80	2.94	2.01
* The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the six months ended June 30, 2008 is not meaningful since earnings available for fixed charges is negative.  The shortfall in the earnings available
for fixed charges to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.00 amounted to $88.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.