El Paso Electric
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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric utilities |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Texas, New Mexico |
Key people | Michael K. Parks, Chairman |
| Website | [1] |
El Paso Electric (NYSE: EE) is an Electric utility that provides electricity to western Texas and southern New Mexico. Its service area covers an area from Van Horn, Texas in the east and goes west to Luna, New Mexico and from the United States–Mexico border north to Holloman Air Force Base. As of 2009 it provides electric service to approximately 363,000 customers in this region.[1]
History
El Paso Electric first began serving its customers on August 30, 1901. It was then known as the El Paso Electric Railway Company. Initially, its primary business consisted of providing transportation via mule-drawn streetcars, which were replaced in 1902 with electric streetcars.
Today, El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution service to approximately 372,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000-square-mile (26,000 km2) area of the Rio Grande valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico. Its service territory extends from Hatch, New Mexico to Van Horn, Texas.
Transmission system
El Paso Electric transmission system voltages are 115,000 volts and 345,000 volts. There are also two 230 KV interconnections with Mexico to the south.
Generating plants
El Paso Electric ownership in power plants include a 15.8 percent interest in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Wintersburg, Arizona, a 7 percent interest in the Four Corners Generating Station in northwestern New Mexico, the Rio Grande Power Station in Sunland Park, New Mexico, the Newman Power Station and the Copper Power Station in El Paso and the Hueco Mountain Wind Ranch in Hudspeth County, Texas.
References
- ^ El Paso Electric Company Overview, Hoovers, 2009-08-26