Exhibit

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement No. 333-195979 on Form S-3 of Public Service Company of New Mexico and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 28, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Public Service Company of New Mexico and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of earnings (loss), consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), consolidated statements of changes in equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the related financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the December 31, 2016 annual report on Form 10-K of Public Service Company of New Mexico and subsidiaries.