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April 27, 2018 • EPE Related News
KVIA: Electrical workers show off skills in Lineman Rodeo competition
El Paso Electric held their second annual Lineman Rodeo Saturday with dozens of electrical workers showing off their skills in competition.
April 20, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National Clips from April 16-20
Regional and National Clips from April 16-20
April 20, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Inc.: El Paso Electric wins award for energy efficiency education
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy have awarded El Paso Electric a 2018 Energy Star Partner of the Year award.
April 17, 2018 • EPE Related News
EPE Files a Fuel Factor Reduction in Texas
El Paso Electric files to reduce Texas fuel factor by 29%, reduction could decrease residential bills by $4.89 per month this summer.
April 17, 2018 • Local News
AZ Central: Palo Verde nuclear plant could close if renewable-energy measure passes, APS says
The nation's biggest producer of electricity, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, could be forced to close in the next decade if voters approve a renewable-energy ballot measure, the plant's owners said.
April 13, 2018 • EPE Related News
KRWG: El Paso Electric Wins National Energy Star Award
El Paso Electric (EPE) has received the 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for its efforts in kilowatt-hours (kWh) savings and increased education about energy efficiency. EPE’s accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy at a ceremony in...
April 13, 2018 • Regional News
KOB 4: PRC rejects PNM's smart meter proposal
SANTA FE, N.M. - State regulators threw out a PNM proposal to install half a million smart meters, expressing concerns it would ultimately be bad for customers.
April 13, 2018 • Regional News
Energy Choice Matters: Texas PUC Commissioners Concerned With Overly Broad Settlement On Smart Meter Texas Issues
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioners expressed concern with an overly broad settlement regarding Smart Meter Texas (SMT).
April 13, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Times: United, Frontier begin nonstop flights from El Paso International Airport to Chicago
Two airlines began offering non-stop flights from El Paso to Chicago on Monday. The flights, offered by United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, to Chicago O’Hare International Airport are among nearly a dozen new ones added the past three years at the growing El Paso International Airport, city officials said in a news release.
April 13, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National Clips from April 9-13
Regional and National Clips from April 9-13
April 13, 2018 • Industry-related News
The Energy Collective: U.S. Sees Wave Of New Cyber Attacks On Energy Infrastructure
In addition to the attack on Latitude Technologies, four pipeline providers (Oneok, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, Energy Transfer Partners and Eastern Shore Natural Gas) confirmed that they were also direct victims of cyber-attacks. This recent slew of pipeline hacks, while it was thankfully without severe consequences, serves as a...
April 13, 2018 • EPE Related News
KVIA: El Paso Electric Company Relocating Bees
El Paso Electric (EPE) is always looking for opportunities to positively contribute to our natural resources and to exercise the ability it has to exhibit good environmental stewardship. One way EPE accomplishes this is by being proactive when it comes to EPE employees and customers occasionally report beehives in transformers, underground vaults,...
April 13, 2018 • EPE Related News
KTSM: EPE's Basketball Tournament Benefiting the Child Crisis Center
KTSM: EPE's Basketball Tournament Benefiting the Child Crisis Center
April 6, 2018 • Regional News
Regional and National Clips from March 29 - April 6
Regional and National Clips from March 29 - April 6, 2018
April 6, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun-News: El Paso Electric customers in New Mexico to see discounts
LAS CRUCES - El Paso Electric customers across Doña Ana County will see slight discounts in their 2018 bills, beginning in May.
April 6, 2018 • Local News
CNN: El Paso mayor: My city doesn't need troops
Mayor Dee Margo of El Paso says his border city doesn't need troops from the National Guard. In fact he says El Paso is the safest city in America.
April 6, 2018 • Local News
NPR: El Paso Mayor On National Guard Mexican Border Deployments
President Trump is sending the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. David Greene talks to Dee Margo, mayor of El Paso, Texas, who says he's not convinced that his city needs additional forces.
April 6, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun-News: Bobcat electrocuted on power lines in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES - A bobcat came into contact with power lines on the East Mesa on Thursday, killing the cat and dimming the lights for one nearby resident.
April 6, 2018 • Regional News
Environment Texas: El Paso named a "Solar Star"
AUSTIN – With 37 megawatts (MW) of solar energy installed, El Paso ranks 18th in the U.S. for total solar capacity, according to Environment Texas Research and Policy Center’s new report Shining Cities 2018: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in America. El Paso ranked just behind Austin and ahead of Riverside,...
April 6, 2018 • Regional News
Houston Chronicle: Houston makes gains in solar power, but can’t compete with San Antonio, Austin
Solar power continues to spread in Houston, but still lags far behind in Austin and San Antonio, where residents and businesses, encouraged by local utilities, have added solar panels much more quickly, according to research released by a national environmental advocacy group.
April 5, 2018 • EPE Related News
El Paso Times: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar honors El Paso Electric CEO Mary Kipp, female workers
Women play a critical role in the Texas workforce because they make up half of the state's 12 million workers, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said at a news conference Wednesday at El Paso City Hall.
April 5, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun-News: Business leaders making news in Las Cruces and New Mexico
El Paso Electric’s Clay Doyle returns to The Bridge board. The Bridge of Southern New Mexico has secured all 23 of its cross-sector board members with the addition of Robert Clay Doyle, vice president of transmission and distribution for El Paso Electric.
April 5, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Named a "Solar Star"
AUSTIN – With 37 megawatts (MW) of solar energy installed, El Paso ranks 18th in the U.S. for total solar capacity, according to Environment Texas Research and Policy Center’s new report Shining Cities 2018: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in America. El Paso ranked just behind Austin and ahead of Riverside,...
March 29, 2018 • Local News
El Paso Times: Southwest University Park brings 'buzz,' but not magic wand for Downtown revitalization
El Paso’s 34-year-old City Hall came crashing down five years ago to a mixture of cheers and some jeers.
March 29, 2018 • EPE Related News
Las Cruces Sun News: Las Cruces mayor highlights quality of life in state of the city speech
LAS CRUCES - A performance by a Las Cruces choir served as a prelude Wednesday to Mayor Ken Miyagishima's 2018 state of the city address, in which he highlighted a new customer-oriented approach and an emphasis on quality of life.
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