Latest News
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
KFOX: El Paso Electric anticipates to spend $1.3 billion over the next 5 years
El Paso Electric is currently anticipating a $1.3 billion investment for the next five years to meet the city's growing demands.
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
KDBC: El Paso Electric rates expected rise as El Paso continues to grow
El Paso Electric spokesperson Eddie Gutierrez says El Paso is growing at a rate that will require people to pay more on their utility bill.
May 17, 2018 • Local News
The Washington Post: You're going where? El Paso
I forgot my passport, but that didn’t matter. I was in El Paso, technically not Mexico, but close enough. I knew that Mexico was over there — the country felt like a portrait whose eyes were always following me — but it was also here, on this side of the fence. (One constant reminder of the shared boundary: U.S.
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Times: El Paso Electric Donates $5,000 to Candlelighters “Helping Hands Scholarship Program”
El Paso Electric (EPE) is committed to being a good corporate citizen and to supporting charitable organizations that help make a difference in our communities. In 2018, EPE made a donation of $5,000 to the “Helping Hands Scholarship Program,” by Candlelighters, a non-profit agency that serves families battling childhood cancer. ...
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun News: PRC commissioner says donation flap has stalled solar program
LAS CRUCES - A proposal by El Paso Electric to create a new Community Solar Program for New Mexico residents was sent to a hearing officer Wednesday by the Public Regulation Commission.
May 11, 2018 • EPE Related News
KDBC: Summer Heat and Energy Conservation
The summer peak is coming, so EPE encourages customers to start saving energy.
May 11, 2018 • EPE Related News
KTSM: Far East El Paso will see road closure
EPE will be doing some electrical work for a TxDOT project in Far East El Paso.
May 11, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National News from May 6 - 12
Regional and National News from May 6 - 12
May 11, 2018 • EPE Related News
KTSM: EPE's Outage Notification App
As the summer approaches, use EPE's Outage Notification App to report any possible outages.
May 10, 2018 • Industry-related News
Business Insider: California just became the first state to require solar panels on new homes
California just became the first state in the country to require all new homes to be built with rooftop solar panels. The California Energy Commission hearing room was packed full on Wednesday as the commission voted unanimously in favor of the proposed rule.
May 11, 2018 • EPE Related News
Santa Fe New Mexican: PRC delays action on solar farm
An application by El Paso Electric to build a 2-megawatt solar farm in Doña Ana County will go to a hearing examiner for further scrutiny, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission decided Wednesday.
May 11, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Inc: Where are the City Council candidates?
The November election will be a big one for El Pasoans. It includes U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s race for the Senate, Veronica Escobar’s for the U.S. House and four City Council seats up for grabs.
May 11, 2018 • EPE Related News
NYIT Adds Two Entrepreneurial Financial Strategists to Its Board
Newswise — Henry C. “Hank” Foley, Ph.D., president of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), today announced that two executives with proven track records in organizational leadership, financial services management, technology, and business innovation have been appointed to NYIT’s Board of Trustees: Catherine A. Allen,...
May 7, 2018 • Industry-related News
The State: Why should the rest of us pay to subsidize people who choose rooftop solar power?
Columbia, SC - Duke Energy has invested more than $6 billion in renewable energy and is proud that South Carolina now ranks among the top 20 in the country for the amount of solar installed. But I appreciate how we must balance the operational and economic aspects of this important renewable resource.
May 11, 2018 • EPE Related News
Bloomberg: Old-Boys' Club That Ran Power World Cracking With Its Model
Mary Powell turned down a top job at Vermont utility Green Mountain Power Corp. three times. She said she didn’t think she had the right qualifications and wasn’t interested in working in a corporate environment
May 11, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Inc: Projects, taxes, debt: Is it too much?
Amid rising concerns about El Paso’s debt and tax levels, City Council has approved a list of projects that will cost $94 million and add $80 million more to the city’s credit card.
May 4, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Times: El Paso Electric loses $7M in first quarter
El Paso Electric lost $7 million in the first quarter of the year, the company reported Thursday.
May 4, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Times: Energizing our growing community
El Paso Electric (EPE), has been working for several years in order to grow with our community, and continue providing reliable, safe, and cost-effective service.
May 4, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Times: El Paso City Attorney, Sylvia Borunda Firth, to get $251,000 payout after retiring suddenly
City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth, who last week suddenly announced that she would resign her position, will receive about $251,000 for her departure, documents obtained through the Texas Public Information Act show.
May 4, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National News from April 29 - May 5
Regional and National News from April 29 -May 5
May 4, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Times: El Paso refinery to change ownership again as Andeavor to be sold to Marathon for $23.3B
Less than a year after buying El Paso's Western Refining, San Antonio-based Andeavor has agreed to be sold to Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Corp. for $23.3 billion, the companies announced Monday.
May 4, 2018 • Local News
Santa Fe New Mexican: Solar firm gives to PRC members after vote in its favor
A hearing examiner for the state Public Regulation Commission in October recommended commissioners reject a proposal by Public Service Company of New Mexico to purchase five solar farms to be built for the electric utility by the firm Affordable Solar.
May 4, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Inc: Microsoft selects 4 El Paso schools for tech program
Microsoft has revealed the four El Paso schools it will partner with to develop advanced computer science programs.
Media and PR Requests
To contact the El Paso Electric Corporate Communications Team, please email us at: public_relations@epelectric.com
