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November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News
Fab Lab El Paso launches Mobile STEM Lab and Electric Coding program for all grade levels
Downtown’s Fab Lab, a nonprofit makerspace, is launching its ‘Mobile STEM Lab’ thanks to the support of Microsoft, United Way of El Paso County, El Paso Community Foundation, and the Hunt Family Foundation.
November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News
Monday Business Watch: News with the El Paso Electric Sale
Algernon D'Ammassa with the Las Cruces Sun-News brings us the latest in business. This week: News with the El Paso Electric sale, ransomware hits another school district, and updates on construction in area.
November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News
Fab Lab El Paso Launches Mobile STEM Lab and Electric Code Program for K12
Fab Lab El Paso, a nonprofit makerspace located in Downtown, is launching its ‘Mobile STEM Lab’ with the support of Microsoft, United Way of El Paso County, El Paso Community Foundation, and the Hunt Family Foundation.
November 8, 2019 • Regional News
'My service to the country will not be as a candidate': Beto drops out of 2020 presidential race
Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke announced Friday afternoon that he's ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
November 14, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric’s new website and app offer improved customer experience
It’s a terrible feeling, to realize you forgot to mail a bill — especially when it’s due the next day and the company’s offices are across town! We’re all human, and these things happen. But now, El Paso Electric is making it easier than ever to pay your electric bill. The company recently launched a new...
November 1, 2019 • EPE Related News
Consultants: El Paso Electric customers may suffer financially in proposed sale
A J.P. Morgan Chase-tied investment fund is paying too much for El Paso Electric, and that puts the utility and its customers at risk of possible future financial problems, a consultant for El Paso concludes.
October 29, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso role in New Mexico ozone levels remains unknown
After more than a year of legal proceedings, the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals seems to have dropped the issue of whether to hold El Paso responsible for air pollution drifting into south-central New Mexico.
October 29, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Great Wolf Lodge deal needs reauthorization to qualify for new state incentives
The El Paso City Council will once again consider approving an agreement with the Chicago-based Great Wolf Lodge in order to access newly approved incentives passed by the state of Texas.
October 25, 2019 • EPE Related News
EL PASO POWER OUTAGE: EPE FULLY RESTORES ELECTRICITY TO 5,000 RESIDENTS AFTER WINDS BLOW DEBRIS ON POWER LINES
El Paso experienced an outage yesterday evening that left almost 5,000 residents without power. The incident occurred at around 6.25 p.m. and impacted 4,931 customers in far east El Paso, Texas, according to ABC7 News. The outage was reported at Rich Beam Blvd. and Montwood.
October 25, 2019 • Local News
Cielo Vista-area mixed-use center to have hotels, apartments, stores, restaurants, offices
Another large commercial development is planned for the Cielo Vista Mall area in East Central El Paso.
October 7, 2019 • EPE Related News
Distress and Deals Continue to Persist in Energy Sector
At the end of last year, the power market began to lose steam. The credit market wasn’t as strong as it was at the start of the year and many people began speculating “doom and gloom” for the market. However, over the last few months, the power market has picked up and is beginning to show resiliency. As we explore below, there...
October 25, 2019 • Local News
Walmart Announces up to $1.5 Million in Matching Grants Available for El Paso Non-profits
The company issues $1 million match challenge for El Paso Giving campaign, Nov. 7 – Nov. 14; Up to additional $500,000 to be awarded for volunteer activities from Nov. 15 – Dec. 31.
October 25, 2019 • Industry-related News
Newsom slams PG&E in visit with Kincade Fire responders
In a news confernce in Healdsburg, Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom touted the state's efforts in wildfire repsonse planning and capital expenditures on firefighting aircraft.
November 15, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Interview: Summer 2019, Energy Efficiency, and Meeting Future Demand
I thought the summer would never end this year in El Paso, Texas. I was wrong, of course, fall is here and those 100 plus days shouldn’t be returning until June. With the region’s most grid-challenging season over, I thought I’d reach out to our utility, El Paso Electric (EPE), to find out how we made it...
October 23, 2019 • Local News
Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez announces candidacy for Texas House
Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez says she is running for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
September 19, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric board chairman talks about company sale
El Paso Electric Board Chairman Charles Yamarone talks about what company executives, board members get from proposed company sale.
October 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
Medidas de seguridad para Halloween
Tras la cantidad de accidentes vehiculares que se han reportado recientemente donde peatones han perdido la vida, las autoridades de...
October 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Giving Day is more important than ever for nonprofits
When tragedy came to El Paso on Aug. 3, El Pasoans came together. That’s what we do. And that’s what we kept on doing. From car shows to telethons, El Pasoans just wanted to know how we could help those among us who had been directly impacted by an act of violence none of us could have imagined.
October 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of El Paso Electric Company (NYSE:EE) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.385 per share. The dividend was declared on October 17, 2019 and is payable on December 27, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 13, 2019.
October 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
'All of us need to be aware.' El Paso pedestrian safety campaign begins after deaths
A young girl held a sign stating "Please keep us safe" at the launch of a pedestrian safety campaign Thursday morning amid a rash of deadly traffic accidents in El Paso.
October 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
TxDoT, El Paso Police, El Paso Electric, Socorro ISD Launch Pedestrian Safety Campaign
The Texas Department of Transportation El Paso District is partnering with the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Electric Company, and the Socorro Independent School District for a pedestrian safety campaign launching ahead of Halloween and the end of daylight saving time.
October 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
TxDoT, El Paso Police, El Paso Electric, Socorro ISD Launch Pedestrian Safety Campaign
The Texas Department of Transportation El Paso District is partnering with the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Electric Company, and the Socorro Independent School District for a pedestrian safety campaign launching ahead of Halloween and the end of daylight saving time.
October 17, 2019 • Community
TxDOT, EPPD, EPE AND SISD PARTNER FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CAMPAIGN
EL PASO – The Texas Department of Transportation El Paso District is partnering with the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Electric Company and the Socorro Independent School District for a pedestrian safety campaign launching ahead of Halloween and the end of daylight saving time. The campaign...
October 11, 2019 • EPE Related News
JPMorgan Gets Back Into the Electricity Business
Mega-bank JPMorgan Chase, years after being fined over $400 million for manipulating energy markets, is effectively purchasing an electric utility in El Paso, Texas, laundered through an allegedly independent investment fund. The “owners” of the fund appear to not be owners at all, but members of its board of directors, all of whom...
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