El Paso Electric Co.

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PO Box 982, El Paso, TX 79999-0982, United States
(800)592-1634, (915)543-5711, (915)521-4787 fax, http://www.epelectric.com

Primary SIC: Electric Services, Primary NAICS: Electric Power Distribution
Description: El Paso Electric Co. was incorporated in Texas in 1901 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is a public utility engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in an area of approximately 10,000 square miles in west Texas and southern New Mexico. El Paso Electric owns or has significant ownership interests in six electrical generating facilities providing it with a net dependable generating capability of approximately 1,503 MW. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the company's energy sources consisted of approximately 42 percent nuclear fuel, 24 percent natural gas, six percent coal, 28 percent purchased power and less than one percent generated by wind turbines. El Paso Electric serves approximately 363,000 residential, commercial, industrial, public authority and wholesale customers; and distributes electricity to retail customers primarily in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M. Customers of El Paso Electric include three United States military installations, Fort Bliss in Texas and White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico; two large universities; and oil, copper refining and steel production facilities. El Paso Electric is headquartered in El Paso, Texas. More

Utilities: Electric services.