Utilities
Santa Fe is served by PNM for its electricity and gas. PNM offers among the lowest rates in the southwest, with an extremely high reliability rating. PNM is a strong economic development partner, with a tradition of community support. Telecommunications services are offered by several companies, including Qwest and Comcast, as well as a number of strong, locally based providers.
New Mexico is one of the largest energy-producing states in the nation, ranking 3rd in natural gas production and 6th in crude oil production. PNM, the largest investor-owned utility in the state, serves Santa Fe City. PNM has a total capacity of over 2,650 megawatts and has a very high “5 9’s” reliability rating.
Contact information for PNM: 1-800-687-4854
Transportation
Santa Fe, located in the Mountain Time Zone, is an hour ahead of California and two hours behind New York. It is similarly centrally situated, offering easy access to road, rail, and air transportation.
Roads
Santa Fe is on the I-25, which runs from El Paso, TX, through Denver, CO, and beyond. The city is less than an hour from I-40, which is the US’s East/West artery. New Mexico’s highways are well-maintained, with low levels of traffic.
Rail
Santa Fe is a storied name in US railway history. The Santa Fe Southern Railway connects to the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway through Lamy, which is also an Amtrak stop for the Southwest Chief, which runs daily from Chicago to Los Angeles. Freight rail transport is available from Santa Fe through the Santa Fe Southern Railway and its connection to BNSF and the national rail network in Lamy.
BNSF is a transcontinental railroad network that is one of the largest in North America, carrying more container traffic than any other rail system in the world.
Airports
Santa Fe Municipal Airport - Connecting You to the World!
Santa Fe Municipal Airport, located 9 miles south of the city square, offers daily non-stop commercial service to Denver (DEN), Dallas (DFW), and Phoenix (PHX), with convenient connections to the world on our partner airlines American and United.
Workforce
A strong and stable workforce awaits you in Santa Fe. From complexity scientists to warehouse staff, from administrators to legislators, Santa Fe's workers are diverse and flexible.