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El Paso Electric Company (EE)

El Paso Electric Company (EE), a public utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in west Texas and southern New Mexico. It generates electricity through nuclear fuel, natural gas, purchased power, and solar photovoltaic panels. The company owns or has ownership interests in electrical generating facilities with a net generating capacity of approximately 2,085 megawatts; four 345 kilovolt (kv) transmission lines in New Mexico and Arizona; and three 500 kV lines in Arizona. It serves approximately 432,800 residential, commercial, industrial, public authority, and wholesale customers; and distributes electricity to retail customers. El Paso Electric Company was founded in 1901 and is based in El Paso, Texas.