United States of America Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Iberdrola, S.A. ) Avangrid, Inc. ) Avangrid Networks, Inc. ) PNM Resources, Inc. ) Public Service Company of New ) Docket No. EC21-___-000 Mexico ) NMRD Data Center II, LLC ) NMRD Data Center III, LLC ) New Mexico PPA Corporation ) APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT AND REQUESTS FOR SHORTENED COMMENT PERIOD, EXPEDITED ACTION, WAIVERS OF FILING REQUIREMENTS AND CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF WORKPAPERS Pursuant to Sections 203(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”)1 and Part 33 of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”),2 Iberdrola, S.A. (“Iberdrola”), Avangrid, Inc. (“Avangrid”) and Avangrid Networks, Inc. (“Networks” and together with Iberdrola and Avangrid, the “Avangrid Applicants”) and PNM Resources, Inc. (“PNMR”), on behalf of its public utility subsidiaries, Public Service Company of New Mexico (“PNM”), NMRD Data Center II, LLC (“NMRD II”), NMRD Data Center III, LLC (“NMRD III”), and New Mexico PPA Corporation (“NMPC”) (and together with PNMR, the “PNMR Applicants”) (collectively, the Avangrid Applicants and the PNMR Applicants are referred to herein as, the “Applicants”), hereby submit this application (“Application”) requesting Commission authorization for the disposition of jurisdictional facilities resulting from a proposed transaction whereby NM Green Holdings, Inc. (“NM Green 1 16 U.S.C. § 824b(a)(1) and (a)(2). 2 18 C.F.R. pt. 33 (2020). Holdings”), a direct and wholly-owned subsidiary of Avangrid created solely for the purpose of effectuating the Proposed Transaction, will merge with and into PNMR, with PNMR as the surviving entity of the merger (as described further herein, the “Merger Transaction”) and the subsequent transfer of PNMR to Networks, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Avangrid (collectively referred to herein as, the “Proposed Transaction”).
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