b'Resource PlanningAs of 2024, EPE has made resource selections for the 2023 New Mexico Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)/Texas All-Source request for proposals that were issued back in 2023. The selections are a mixture of solar and battery storage resources that are aimed to become commercially operational between 2026-2028.Transmission InterconnectionsWhile demand for providing reliable and clean energy within EPEs service territory continues to grow, interconnection projects are key to meeting our energy delivery needs while upholding our environmental and sustainability commitments. Verde substation, constructed and energized in April 2024, provided the essential infrastructure needed to connect new renewable energy sources forecasted to be completed in 2025 in the Santa Teresa, NM area. Increasing efforts in the planning, design and execution of interconnection projects, to further facilitate the transmission of renewable energy within its service territory, continues to be EPEs priority for a more sustainable future.Energy Delivery InvestmentsIn 2024, EPE invested $233M to enhance energy delivery infrastructure, improving system reliability and supporting growing demand for sustainable electricity within our service territory. Major projects included upgrading 4.2 miles of transmission lines and infrastructure improvements at 30 substation facilities. Additionally, 107 maintenance projects were completed at critical facilities to ensure continued reliability. To address increasing demand within our service territory, EPE constructed two temporary substations in El Paso, adding 80MW of distribution capacity and installed a new transformer in Clint, TX, providing a permanent 50MW increase in capacity.25'