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El Paso Electric Requests $42.5M in Rates, Plus Distributed Generation with Demand Charges

February 15, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

On February 13, El Paso Electric filed (Docket No. 46831) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to request an increase in non-fuel base revenues of approximately $42.5 million, or 8.71 percent over its adjusted test year base rate revenues. .

El Paso Electric to Propose Rate Hikes in Two States, Plus Net Metering Charges

January 9, 2017March 30, 2022 by Cheryl Kaften

El Paso Electric will seek rate increases in Texas and New Mexico for the second time in three years, and will once again seek to increase charges for customers with rooftop solar panels, the company announced on January 4, according to a report in the Las Cruces Sun-News.

Holloman AFB and El Paso Electric Teaming on Solar

November 3, 2016October 18, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

Holloman Air Force Base and El Paso Electric are teaming on a 5 MW solar facility, according to The Albuquerque Journal. The cost of the project – which consists of field solar panels and associated equipment — is estimated to be $13 million, with groundbreaking set for next month. The ... Read more »

El Paso Electric Garners $40M in Final Rate Order

August 22, 2016March 30, 2022 by Cheryl Kaften

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved a final order on August 18 in El Paso Electric’s long-running rate case (Docket No. 44941). The order resolves all issues in this rate case, according to a statement from the utility.

NMPRC Issues Recommended Decision in El Paso Electric’s New Mexico Rate Case

February 25, 2016April 1, 2022 by Cheryl Kaften

El Paso Electric Company (EPE) – a public utility that provides electricity to nearly 400,000 retail and wholesale customers in New Mexico and Texas – has announced that the Hearing Examiner assigned by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) to EPE’s rate filing (Case No. 15-00127-UT) issued a recommended ... Read more »

El Paso Electric Rates, Tossed by City, Go to PUCT and Appeals Court

December 23, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

The City of El Paso, Texas, filed with the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT) on December 11 (Docket No.44941) to contest El Paso Electric’s requested rate increase of $71.5 million. The utility had asked for a $69.2 million base rate increase and a $2.3 million step-up in miscellaneous revenues – ... Read more »

Schools May Pay More for Electricity in El Paso

September 10, 2015September 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

El Paso Electric is trying to eliminate a discounted rate under which schools, city and county facilities benefit. If the move is approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, entities in Rate 41 would move to regular commercial rates, according to the El Paso Times. That would result in ... Read more »

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