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May 25, 2018 • EPE Related News
Santa Fe New Mexican: Group asks PRC pair to recuse themselves in El Paso solar case
State Public Regulation Commissioners Sandy Jones and Lynda Lovejoy should remove themselves from a case involving an Albuquerque solar energy company because of an “obvious appearance of impropriety,” an attorney for a renewable energy group said in a document filed Wednesday with the PRC.
May 23, 2018 • Regional News
New York Times: The Number of Female Chief Executives Is Falling
The number of women leading the largest companies has always been small. This year, it got 25 percent smaller.
May 25, 2018 • EPE Related News
KVIA: Community Solar: Making a Positive Environmental Impact
The El Paso Electric (EPE) Community Solar Program was the first of its kind in Texas. The voluntary program is an alternative to customer-owned rooftop solar and provides customers with the opportunity to subscribe to solar generation from a three megawatt (MW) solar facility in Far East El Paso. The three MW facility is providing locally...
May 25, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun News: PRC member says donation flap 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 18, 2018 • EPE Related News
San Antonio Business Journal: Report: Electricity price gap between regulated, deregulated Texas markets shrinks
The gap between electricity prices in regulated and deregulated markets in Texas is the smallest it's been since deregulation went into effect more than 16 years ago.
May 18, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National News from May 13 - 19
Regional and National News from May 13 - 19
May 18, 2018 • EPE Related News
KTSM: El Paso Electric Work Will Close Portions of Spaghetti Bowl Sunday
EL PASO, Texas - As part of an infrastructure upgrade project to increase grid security and reliability, El Paso Electric (EPE) crews will begin work on transmission lines over the I-110/ US Highway 54, lanes above Durazno St. on Sunday, May 20, from approximately 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Traffic control measures will begin at 4:00 a.m.
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
KVIA: Summer heat means higher electric bills; how to save energy and money
Summer officially starts June 21, but the heat in the Borderland certainly makes it feel like summer has already begun.
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
KVIA: TX Appliance Recycling Program - Live Interview
TX Appliance Recycling Program - Live Interview
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
KTSM: Project Vida paying it forward
El Paso, Texas (KTSM) - Project Vida celebrated raising over $160,000 for their Micro Enterprise Technical Assistance program.
May 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
KTSM: El Paso Electric workers come together for child abuse victims' center
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - An effort to help some of the Borderland's youngest victims of abuse got a jolt from the people of El Paso Electric.
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.
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