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April 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
Project Vida receives funding
Project Vida has received a total of $135,333 in donations from various organizations for its Microenterprise Technical Assistance Program.
April 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
Utilities embracing decarbonization as they shed 'dinosaur' mentality
As electric utilities increasingly embrace broad changes to the U.S. energy industry, they work to overcome cost concerns, skeptical environmentalists and regulatory hurdles.
April 15, 2019 • EPE Related News
Report: El Paso a Top 10 city for solar in Texas
El Paso ranks third in Texas for solar energy capacity, according to a new report from advocacy group Environment Texas.
April 14, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric innovating for the future
For over a century, El Paso Electric Company 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...
April 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
Innovación para el Futuro
Durante más de un siglo El Paso Electric Company (EPE) orgullosamente ha prestado servicios como proveedor de energía en el lejano oeste de Texas y el sur de Nuevo México a una creciente base de clientes. Esta es una responsabilidad que EPE no toma ligeramente, y cada año trabajamos para superar nuestro nivel de...
April 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Awards Donations to Texas Community Groups and Organizations
El Paso, Texas – Community groups, organizations and nonprofits that serve El Paso’s most vulnerable all gathered today for El Paso Electric’s (EPE) 2019 Community Partner Program Award Reception. The award reception highlighted the services that each organization bring to our community on a daily basis. Over 70 organizations...
April 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Swift to Restore Power During High Winds in Service Area
El Paso Electric manages to restore power to large majority of customers in less than five minutes during powerful and gusty winds that swept through El Paso and Southern New Mexico.
April 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
The Future Of Our Community Looking Bright
United Way of El Paso County awarded El Paso Electric (EPE) with the “2019 Moment-Maker: Employee and Corporate Giving Award” for the Utility’s efforts during the 2018 United Way Campaign Initiative.
April 12, 2019 • Industry-related News
Clean energy legislation is a boon for business
In March, New Mexico lawmakers approved two clean energy bills that will be a boon for the state’s overall economy and for individual businesses both large and small. The governor has signed them.
April 12, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso County considers adding more street lighting, to work with EPE
El Paso County discusses during County Commissioners Court the possibility and feasibility of adding more street lighting. Final action was post-poned one week in order to work with El Paso Electric to determine which areas lighting can be placed.
April 4, 2019 • Local News
Quality Texas Foundation Honors City of El Paso with Statewide Excellence Award
The City of El Paso has earned the Texas Award for Performance Excellence (TAPE), from the Quality Texas Foundation (QTF), which recognizes organizations for sustained performance excellence across seven key categories.
April 4, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric clarifies common electric vehicle misconceptions
Remember your flip phone? For most of us, the thought of going back to one is unthinkable now that we know the power of smartphones. That’s kind of how it is when people switch from gasoline-fueled vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs).
April 4, 2019 • Local News
Possibility of Trump closing Mexican border has El Paso businesses, residents concerned
If the U.S.-Mexico border closes, as President Donald Trump has threatened, it would be less than a week before American manufacturers had to start laying off employees, says the head of an El Paso-based cross-border transportation and logistics company.
April 4, 2019 • EPE Related News
SCAM ALERT: El Paso Electric continues to raise awareness around scam ploys
El Paso Electric (EPE) continues to raise awareness around scam ploys that target both residential and business customers. Scams have gone from seasonal peaks to year-round attempts. This broadcast highlights three simple tips that customers should remember if they come across a scam attempt.
March 29, 2019 • EPE Related News
EPE Files to Implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor in Texas
EL PASO, Texas – On March 28, 2019, El Paso Electric Company (EPE) filed with the City of El Paso, other municipalities incorporated in its Texas service territory and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) surcharge for its Texas customers.
March 29, 2019 • EPE Related News
EPE Distribution Pole Replaced to Continue Serving Local Media Stations
El Paso Electric Distribution Crews replace an electrical pole in El Paso's Franklin Mountains along Scenic Drive as it was severely damaged during recent strong wind storms. This marks the first time in EPE's history that Distribution Crews used a helicopter to replace a distribution pole in this area. All disbribution poles in this range are...
April 4, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric : EPE Files to Implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor in Texas
EL PASO, Texas - On March 28, 2019, El Paso Electric Company (EPE) filed with the City of El Paso, other municipalities incorporated in its Texas service territory and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) surcharge for its Texas customers.
March 29, 2019 • Local News
City of El Paso Named a Finalist for 2019 All-AmericaCity Award
On Thursday afternoon, elected officials from the City of El Paso held a news conference to announce that the National Civic League (NCL) has named the City of El Paso as a finalist for the 2019 All-America City Award.
April 4, 2019 • EPE Related News
Road Closure: El Paso Electric To Conduct Work Along Montana Avenue
EL PASO, Texas – As part of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Montana Avenue Widening Project, El Paso Electric (EPE) will be placing new cables on structures along Montana Avenue requiring a complete closure between Lee Trevino and George Dieter Drives this Sunday, March 31 from 6:00 to 11:00 a.m.
March 29, 2019 • Local News
El Paso GOP Trump rally to take place a block from Beto campaign kickoff Downtown
The El Paso County Republican Party will have a "Support Trump Rally" on Saturday countering Democrat Beto O'Rourke's campaign kickoff a block away Downtown.
March 29, 2019 • Local News
U.S. Senator Tom Udall isn't running for reelection, so who might replace him?
SANTA FE - Democrat Tom Udall’s surprise announcement that he won’t seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2020 had potential successors Tuesday saying they were studying their chances, while some called for more diverse candidates to consider running.
March 22, 2019 • Industry-related News
Udall talks political reforms, green energy economy in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES - U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M., talked to New Mexico State University students and local leaders during a Wednesday visit to Las Cruces.
March 22, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Launches "Spring Safety + Savings 2019" Social Media Campaign
Wednesday, March 20 marked the first official day of Spring as many prepare for the transition from cold to warm days, hopeful for the chance of sunny days and colorful landscapes. To help EPE customers prepare for this transition, a new social media campaign entitled "Spring Safety + Savings 2019" has officially launched that will share useful...
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