Updated: March 2026
Commercial rate guide for EPE — West Texas (El Paso and surrounding counties) and southern New Mexico (Las Cruces, Deming, Silver City). Subsidiary of Infrastructure Investments Inc.
Rate 3 (general service) and Rate 6 (large general service) schedules. Demand charges above 10 kW. Fuel and purchased power cost adjustments. Separate tariffs for Texas and New Mexico jurisdictions.
Rising
5.3% rate increase in Texas effective January 2026; 4.8% increase in New Mexico
5.3% rate increase in Texas effective January 2026; 4.8% increase in New Mexico effective March 2026 for grid reliability investments
Property managers with EPE accounts frequently encounter these billing challenges:
Cross-state billing differences between TX and NM jurisdictions
Summer demand charges from desert cooling loads
Fuel cost adjustment variability affecting total bill
Demand charges on Rate 6 accounts with ratchet provisions
Border region billing complexity for multi-state portfolios
The utility is the sole provider in this service territory.
El Paso Electric operates outside the ERCOT deregulated market in Texas. Both TX (PUCT jurisdiction) and NM service territories are regulated. No competitive supply choice available.
Transmission cost of service study under PUCT review; renewable energy cost recovery petition pending before NM PRC
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