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Does El Paso Electric produce power during record-breaking heat?

A generating unit at El Paso Electric's Rio Grande plant in Sunland Park, N.M., works to produce power during record-breaking heat on July 21. (Corrie Boudreaux/El Paso Matters) ...

Did El Paso Electric's energy usage exceed expectations?

Dave Hawkins, El Paso Electric’s Vice President for System Operation and Resource Strategy, said that energy usage on July 19, when temperatures climbed to 111, far exceeded the utility’s expectations. (Corrie Boudreaux/El Paso Matters) ...

Why is the demand for electricity so high in El Paso?

At a time when people are increasingly using power-hungry refrigerated air conditioners and driving electric vehicles, and where big technology companies need massive amounts of electricity to run data centers – such as Meta’s incoming facility in far Northeast El Paso – the demand for electricity is racing past utilities’ expectations. ...

Will El Paso's power supply fall short?

That raises the specter that electricity supplies may fall short and, at some point, leave El Paso homes and businesses in the dark. While out of plain view of El Paso Electric’s customers, the sizzling heat last summer pushed the region’s power grid to the brink. ...

Will El Paso's Electric bill increase next year?

El Paso households on average will see their electric bill rise by about $4 per month to cover the cost of the Newman 6 plant. To recoup the money it has spent on new solar farms and the gas plant, EPE this year plans to ask regulators for a rate increase that would likely take effect next year. ...

Why is El Paso Electric asking customers to conserve power?

El Paso Electric officials are asking customers to conserve power as the utility hit a new high for electricity consumption this week as the El Paso-Las Cruces area continues to swelter in triple-digit heat and gets little moisture. ...