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July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
Native El Pasoan Adrian Rodriguez Named Interim CEO of El Paso Electric
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso Electric Company (EPE) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Adrian Rodriguez, EPE’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, as interim Chief Executive Officer. The Board has also appointed Elaina Ball, EPE’s Senior Vice President and Chief...
June 30, 2019 • EPE Related News
Get ready for 'smart' electrical meters
El Paso Electric is one step closer to deploying “smart” meters to customers across the region, a big undertaking that would allow residents to track their electrical data in real-time and help the utility better manage energy use.
June 21, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Customers in Texas to See Decrease on Bills Throughout Summer Energy Saving Tips can also help cut down electricity costs
TEXAS – With the first day of Summer only a few hours away, long, hot and dry weather has already blanketed west Texas sending customers indoors where they can find refuge with cranked up ACs. Although higher electricity usage becomes the norm during Summer months, El Paso Electric (EPE) customers in Texas have already began to see a...
June 21, 2019 • EPE Related News
David Leeper spells out who profits from the sale of El Paso Electric: not the ratepayers
Over the past several weeks, El Paso Electric has spent a lot of money trying to convince us that its proposed sale to a New York investment firm is best for the El Paso community. Many readers are not so sure this is true, so I thought I would share some of...
June 21, 2019 • EPE Related News
Peak in electricity usage around the corner with the start of summer days away
ABC7 News talks about the peak in electricity usage around the corner with the start of summer days away.
June 14, 2019 • Local News
Future of El Paso Housing Authority employees in question as agency privatizes positions
More than a third of the El Paso housing authority's employees may have to re-apply for their jobs or even find their positions eliminated by the end of the year.
June 14, 2019 • Local News
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo possibly in violation of state financial disclosure requirements
Shares in various companies — including a realty trust focused on Downtown El Paso — appeared to be missing from Mayor Dee Margo’s personal financial statements filed with the state, and the Texas Ethics Commission says that oversight would be a violation of state law.
June 7, 2019 • EPE Related News
SCAM ALERT: El Paso Electric Sees Increase in Small Businesses Being Targeted by Scammers
SCAM ALERT: El Paso Electric Sees Increase in Small Businesses Being Targeted by Scammers Better Business Bureau helps share scam awareness tips
July 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso deal underscores 2019's otherwise slow utility consolidation
El Paso Electric Co.'s June 3 announcement that it would be acquired by a J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.-advised investment fund underscored a key trend in the utility sector for 2019 so far: There is not a lot of corporate M&A happening.
July 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
As El Paso stock pops on buyout, analyst wary of regulatory risk
As the market digests an investment fund's $2.8 billion cash offer for El Paso Electric Co., some are emphasizing a cautious approach to the unique transaction.
June 4, 2019 • EPE Related News
Media Monitoring for June 3 + 4, 2019
Media Monitoring for June 3 + 4, 2019 EL PASO, Texas and NEW YORK, New York - June 3, 2019 – El Paso Electric Company (EPE) (NYSE: EE) and the Infrastructure Investments Fund, an investment vehicle advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (IIF), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IIF will...
July 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
With investment fund takeout, El Paso gains new access to capital
While analysts were somewhat surprised by an investment firm's steep price to acquire Texas investor-owned utility El Paso Electric Co., the deal likely makes financial sense for both parties and may face little resistance from tough state regulators.
May 17, 2019 • Local News
BBB Paso del Norte presents BBB Awards for Excellence
El Paso, TX - Better Business Bureau (BBB) Paso del Norte is launching its new BBB Awards for Excellence, intended to honor businesses, organizations and employees that strive to give their best.
May 17, 2019 • Industry-related News
New Mexico Supreme Court invalidates PNM rate order
The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously overturned a state regulator’s order from 2016 that would have allowed a $61 million rate increase for Public Service Company of New Mexico.
May 17, 2019 • EPE Related News
Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke mentions EPE push on renewable resources
EPE was a focal point at one of Beto O’Rourke’s Townhalls in Bedford, New Hampshire on his presidential campaign trail. In response to an attendee’s question on how the next U.S. president will ensure electric utilities develop portfolios around renewable resources, O’Rourke mentions EPE as an example of how a utility is...
May 13, 2019 • Local News
Paul Foster to buy Wells Fargo, former Chase Tower buildings in Downtown El Paso
El Paso billionaire Paul Foster's Downtown real estate holdings are about to dramatically increase. A Foster company has a pending contract to buy Downtown El Paso's two largest office buildings — the 18-story One San Jacinto Plaza building, formerly known as Chase Tower, and the 21-story Wells Fargo building, and both building's...
May 3, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Police Department Help Share Scam Awareness Tips
El Paso Police Department (EPPD) took to local media to help share additional scam awareness tips with the El Paso region, to include scam ploys impacting El Paso Electric and IRS customers/clients.
May 6, 2019 • Industry-related News
PNM to pay $285 million to buy Central New Mexico transmission line
Public Service Company of New Mexico plans to buy a 165-mile transmission line that will carry electrical power from a wind farm near Corona in Central New Mexico to two PNM substations near Interstate 40.
May 3, 2019 • EPE Related News
Summer power outages: Preparations and precautions to help you keep your cool
You’re humming along to the music, cooking your favorite meal or hanging on the edge of your seat watching the gripping ending of your favorite TV show, when the lights flicker, the screen goes dark, and the house falls silent. It takes a minute, and then you realize… it’s a power outage.
May 3, 2019 • EPE Related News
10 easy things you can do to reduce your electric bill right now
From clipping coupons to seeking out sales and budgeting every dime, consumers put a lot of effort into trying to save money wherever they can. Far too often, however, there’s an untapped source of savings right under their own roof—their electric consumption.
May 3, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Customers in Texas to See Decrease on Bills This Summer
TEXAS – El Paso Electric (EPE) customers who reside in Texas will see a decrease on their electric bills during the peak usage season of the summer as EPE files to issue a temporary fuel refund.
May 3, 2019 • Regional News
Several States across U.S. look to ban outdoor balloon releases
Several states across the United States have either implemented or are looking into implementing legislation that would make it illegal to release balloons outdoors due to the damage and pollution it can cause. Similar legislation in Texas is being considered as well.
April 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric donates $10,000 to TTUHSC El Paso Initiatives
At the 2019 Community Partner Awards Reception, El Paso Electric donated $10,000 to the Texas Tech Foundation in support of programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
April 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric innovating for the future: Mary Kipp
For over a century, El Paso Electric Co. has proudly served far West Texas and Southern New Mexico as the energy provider to a continuously growing customer base. This is a responsibility that EPE does not take for granted, and we work to surpass our level of quality and service every year. 2018 highlighted the significant advances that will...
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