# El Paso Electric Company

> El Paso Electric generates, transmits and distributes electricity to approximately 473,000 customers across West Texas and southern New Mexico. Privately owned by Infrastructure Investments Fund since 2020, the regulated regional utility combines generation assets, purchased power, grid investment, solar subscriptions and a residential battery pilot to serve a growing desert region.

- **Founded:** 1901
- **Headquarters:** El Paso, United States
- **Products:** Electric generation, transmission and distribution, Texas Shared Solar, Energy efficiency programs, Residential battery pilot with Base Power, Milagro purchased power
- **Notable:** Completed a post-2011 repair and winterization effort reported at $4.5 million., EDF announced commercial operations at Milagro in September 2025., First home battery installation under the Base Power pilot announced March 2026.

## Products & services

- **Electric generation, transmission and distribution** — Regulated electricity service for households, businesses and public institutions in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
- **Texas Shared Solar** — Residential Community Solar and Texas Business Solar subscriptions without on-site panels; residential Community Solar was listed as fully subscribed when researched.
- **Energy efficiency programs** — State-specific residential and business incentives, discounted products and income-qualified home improvements.
- **Residential battery pilot with Base Power** — Qualifying Texas homes host networked batteries that supply backup and utility-dispatched capacity; first installation announced March 5, 2026.
- **Milagro purchased power** — 20-year purchase agreement for output from EDF’s 150 MWdc solar project paired with 75 MWac of four-hour battery storage.
- **EV and transportation electrification programs** — Customer education, commercial programs and local partnerships, including announced Las Cruces EV carsharing with Forth and the city.

## Achievements

- Completed a post-2011 repair and winterization effort reported at $4.5 million.
- EDF announced commercial operations at Milagro in September 2025.
- First home battery installation under the Base Power pilot announced March 2026.
- EPE and IBEW Local 960 received the 2024 Edwin D. Hill Award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Eli Viamontes named incoming president and CEO, effective November 9; Kelly Tomblin to retire and remain an adviser through year-end.
- **2026-07** — Company reported welcoming 28 interns across 24 departments in its summer programs.
- **2026-05** — Issued an all-source resource request for proposals for New Mexico customers.
- **2026-03** — First residential battery installation with Base Power announced.
- **2026-02** — Announced a $40,054,380 interim fuel refund to eligible Texas customers over March-May billing cycles.
- **2026-02** — Company said its requested 10.7% return on equity became 9.4% in the Texas rate decision; characterized its filing as seeking recovery of about $1.55 billion of infrastructure investment.

## Links

- Website: https://epelectric.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/el-paso-electric-company
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/elpasoelectric
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@myepe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elpasoelectric/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ElPasoElectric
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elpasoelectric

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Last updated: 2026-10-22