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If you’re optimistic, dedicated, and looking to make a difference in your career, look at El Paso Electric. We are building a smarter grid with new technology that will make power more dependable, safer and cleaner — all important steps toward the future of energy. In our workplaces, diversity and collaboration count. Search our job listings now. We may be looking for someone just like you!
About Us
At El Paso Electric, we work every day to bring you cleaner, greener, and more efficient power. This is why we are doubling our utility-scale solar power output, making our community a national leader in solar energy. And to keep our carbon footprint low, we are investing in new clean burning natural gas technology. If it is good for the environment, it is good for all of us. At El Paso Electric, we are all about a smarter energy mix, a stronger grid and a better quality of life for you.
El Paso Electric takes pride in being an active corporate citizen in the communities it serves. Contributing to our communities is an expressed part of our corporate mission, and as such, it helps to define our corporate purpose and mold the actions taken by our employees. The success of El Paso Electric's corporate citizenship programs can be attributed to the caring and generosity of its employees.
El Paso Electric (EPE) 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 400,000 customers in a 10,000 square mile 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.
Vision
El Paso Electric will provide safe, clean, affordable and reliable energy through superior production, acquisition and delivery.
As we look ahead and invest in our future, we have experienced tremendous growth. We continue to upgrade and strengthen our system to make sure we are prepared to meet the growing needs of our region. A big step to improving upon our power grid is to find the best ways to make sure supply matches up with demand, and upgrading and improving upon our technology.