August 30, 2019 • EPE Related News

Electricity usage on the rise during El Paso summer

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Electricity usage on the rise during El Paso summer

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — More electricity was needed this summer in El Paso than in 2017

El Paso Electric said on Monday its customers set a new peak demand for electricity.

About 1,986 megawatts (MW), 2.9% or 57 MW higher than the peak established on June 26, 2017, according to EPE.

Officials with the utility company said this marks the second time this year that a new peak has been set as just a few weeks ago on Aug. 7.

The demand for electricity then was about 1,952 MW, which was about 1% higher of the previous record set in 2017.

Wednesday marked the 46 day of triple-digit heat for the year in El Paso.

EPE officials said more people are using refrigerated air conditioning to deal with the heat.

“Over the last two years, since we previously experienced a record-breaking peak, our customer base has grown by more than 11,000 customers,” shares EPE interim CEO Adrian J. Rodriguez. “While the growth and development of our service region is an exciting trajectory, we are consistently managing our infrastructure and measuring the need for additional energy production and delivery to meet customer demand. At the same time, reminding the community on ways to conserve energy can be beneficial to customers’ bills while helping protect the environment.”

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