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In Texas, El Paso Electric Co bills 352,088 accounts, 88.8% residential, as an investor owned utility. Major event days make 0% of its yearly outage minutes (56 with them, 56 without).
At 710 kWh a month a El Paso Electric Co home pays about $96 in energy: 13.46 ¢/kWh, 9.9% below the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.
Major event days make 0% of its yearly outage minutes (56 with them, 56 without).
Major events weigh on El Paso Electric Co: 56 minutes with them, 56 without, so 0% of the total comes from event days, 1.00 times the everyday figure.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.73 interruptions a customer a year, 0.72 times the national median (1.01), with 77 minutes per interruption.
| El Paso Electric Co, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Electric Co | 13.46 ¢/kWh | 9.35 ¢/kWh | $96at 710 kWh | 56 minSAIDI |
| Texas average against this company, which is 34 of 71 on price | +1.48 ¢/kWhcompany 9.9% below | -0.80 ¢/kWhcompany 9.4% above | +$10a month at 710 kWh | +80 mincompany 80 below |
| Southwestern Public Service CoLowest in this table | 13.35 ¢/kWhcompany 0.8% above | 9.21 ¢/kWhcompany 1.5% above | $951 less than company | 116 mincompany 60 below |
El Paso Electric Co: +3.0% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.5%.
El Paso Electric Co reported 13.86 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +3.0% on its 2024 figure of 13.46, while the Texas average moved +3.5%. Its SAIDI is 55 minutes against 56 in 2024.
El Paso Electric Co serves 312,576 homes in Texas. At 710 kWh a month that is about 247 kg of CO₂, or 2,967 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.
11.28 ¢ in 2015, 13.46 ¢ in 2024 (+19.3%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.
| Year | El Paso Electric Co | Gap to Texas residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.28 | -0.28 | -1.37 |
| 2016 | 12.44 | +1.45 | -0.11 |
| 2017 | 12.96 | +1.95 | +0.07 |
| 2018 | 12.21 | +1.01 | -0.66 |
| 2019 | 11.99 | +0.23 | -1.02 |
| 2020 | 12.05 | +0.34 | -1.10 |
| 2021 | 12.99 | +0.88 | -0.67 |
| 2022 | 15.34 | +1.58 | +0.30 |
| 2023 | 13.54 | -0.92 | -2.46 |
| 2024 | 13.46 | -1.48 | -3.02 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV84 min in 2015, 56 in 2024.
| Year | El Paso Electric Co, no major events | El Paso Electric Co, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84 | 95 |
| 2016 | 54 | 63 |
| 2017 | 81 | 81 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 |
| 2019 | 76 | 76 |
| 2020 | 69 | 69 |
| 2021 | 145 | 156 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 |
| 2023 | 64 | 94 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV56.2 min, 0.57x the median reporter, rank 182 of 673.
El Paso Electric Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 11.28 ¢ in 2015 to 13.46 ¢ in 2024, a move of +19.3%: El Paso Electric Co lagged its state (+29.2%) by 9.9 points, and -11.0 points against the U.S. El Paso Electric Co's sharpest move came in 2022, +18.1%. The high is 15.34 ¢ (2022) and the low 11.28 ¢ (2015). 2024: -0.6% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at El Paso Electric Co (major events excluded) fell from 84 minutes in 2015 to 56 in 2024, -33%; best year 2018 at 49. At 56 minutes in 2024, El Paso Electric Co sat -43 from the national SAIDI median, with 9 of 10 years below it. 2021: 156 minutes with major events, 145 without, the widest gap of any year. El Paso Electric Co has 33 cheaper and 37 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Good Charlie & Co., LLC, bills 13.36 ¢ (-0.10). Next higher-priced, City of Garland, bills 13.48 ¢ (+0.01).
Two good signs together. Rates are 9.9% below Texas and outage time of 56 minutes beats the national median by 43%.
Home accounts at El Paso Electric Co went from 273,030 in 2015 to 312,576 in 2024, +14.5%. Business customers paid 0.69 times the home price in 2024 (9.35 against 13.46 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.80 in 2015 to 0.73 in 2024, between 0.68 and 1.06.
Yearly SAIDI at El Paso Electric Co: 84 minutes in 2015, 56 in 2024, a drop of 33%. The low came in 2018 at 49, the high in 2021 at 145; 10 years were filed. The Texas median in 2024 was 132 minutes, so El Paso Electric Co ran below it.
Home rates at El Paso Electric Co went from 11.33 ¢ in 2013 to 13.46 ¢ in 2024 (+18.8%), which is 15.66 ¢ to 13.82 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−11.8%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,879 in 2013 and $1,658 in 2024. Of 134 Texas utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, El Paso Electric Co stood 67th cheapest (90th of 142 in 2013).
El Paso Electric Co at 56 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.
El Paso Electric Co: 13.82 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.46 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, El Paso Electric C | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, El Paso Electr | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, El Paso Electr | Texas median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.33 | 15.66 | 90 of 142 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 11.70 | 15.91 | 83 of 141 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 11.28 | 15.33 | 77 of 138 | 84 | 0.80 | 10 of 33 | 146 |
| 2016 | 12.44 | 16.69 | 118 of 144 | 54 | 0.68 | 7 of 37 | 131 |
| 2017 | 12.96 | 17.02 | 133 of 149 | 81 | 1.03 | 15 of 38 | 112 |
| 2018 | 12.21 | 15.65 | 122 of 150 | 49 | 0.69 | 11 of 39 | 99 |
| 2019 | 11.99 | 15.09 | 132 of 180 | 76 | 0.97 | 14 of 40 | 107 |
| 2020 | 12.05 | 15.00 | 103 of 137 | 69 | 0.89 | 16 of 41 | 99 |
| 2021 | 12.99 | 15.43 | 112 of 139 | 145 | 1.06 | 19 of 39 | 148 |
| 2022 | 15.34 | 16.88 | 115 of 136 | 56 | 0.72 | 7 of 42 | 108 |
| 2023 | 13.54 | 14.30 | 76 of 132 | 64 | 0.84 | 11 of 43 | 136 |
| 2024 | 13.46 | 13.82 | 67 of 134 | 56 | 0.73 | 7 of 43 | 132 |
El Paso Electric Co, EIA utility 5701: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| El Paso Electric Co sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Texas ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 312,576 | 13.46 | -1.48 |
| Commercial | 39,468 | 9.35 | +0.80 |
| Year | Home accounts, El Paso Electric Co | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 273,030 | 11.28 | 9.36 | 0.83 | 84 | 0.80 |
| 2016 | 277,164 | 12.44 | 9.51 | 0.76 | 54 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 282,153 | 12.96 | 10.08 | 0.78 | 81 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 287,102 | 12.21 | 9.12 | 0.75 | 49 | 0.69 |
| 2019 | 291,750 | 11.99 | 8.84 | 0.74 | 76 | 0.97 |
| 2020 | 297,495 | 12.05 | 8.92 | 0.74 | 69 | 0.89 |
| 2021 | 303,240 | 12.99 | 9.82 | 0.76 | 145 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | 310,263 | 15.34 | 11.71 | 0.76 | 56 | 0.72 |
| 2023 | 310,988 | 13.54 | 9.64 | 0.71 | 64 | 0.84 |
| 2024 | 312,576 | 13.46 | 9.35 | 0.69 | 56 | 0.73 |
| Utility near El Paso Electric Co on price | SAIDI min, gap to El Paso Electric Co | Home ¢, gap to El Paso Electric Co | Gap % to El Paso Electric Co | Accounts, El Paso Electric Co = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31. City of New Braunfels | -13 | -0.29 | -2.1% | 0.17 |
| 32. Southwestern Public Service Co | +60 | -0.11 | -0.8% | 0.80 |
| 33. Good Charlie & Co., LLC | No data | -0.10 | -0.8% | 0.07 |
| 34. El Paso Electric Co (this utility) | 56 | 13.46 | - | 1.00 |
| 35. City of Garland | No data | +0.01 | +0.1% | 0.22 |
| 36. Entergy Texas Inc. | +249 | +0.20 | +1.5% | 1.47 |
| 37. Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | -29 | +0.31 | +2.3% | 0.92 |
| Class at El Paso Electric Co | Accounts | Of El Paso Electric Co accounts | Of El Paso Electric Co MWh sold | kWh a year per El Paso Electric Co account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 312,576 | 88.8% | 38.9% | 8,515 |
| Commercial | 39,468 | 11.2% | 46.7% | 80,859 |
| Industrial and other | 44 | 0.01% | 14.4% | 22,306,886 |
| Measure | El Paso Electric Co | Texas context | El Paso Electric Co detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Electric Co home meters on AMI | 86.5% | Texas 95.1% | 287,049 of 331,757 meters |
| Home meters, AMR (drive-by read) | 44,677 | Texas figure not published | 13.5% of meters |
| Time-of-use rate for El Paso Electric Co homes | Offered | 14 of 39 Texas utilities offer one | 154 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.05% of 312,576 |
| Net-metered installations | 27,708 | 99% residential | 87.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 5.3 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 710 kWh month | Cost a month at 13.46 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 35% | $33.66 | -$7.54 | $404 |
| 500 | 70% | $67.31 | -$15.09 | $808 |
| 750 | 106% | $100.97 | -$22.63 | $1,212 |
| 1,000 | 141% | $134.63 | -$30.17 | $1,616 |
| 1,500 | 211% | $201.94 | -$45.26 | $2,423 |
| 2,000 | 282% | $269.26 | -$60.34 | $3,231 |
| Measure, El Paso Electric Co | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 56.2 | 56.2 | 0.94 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.730 | 0.730 | 1.37 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 77.0 | 77.0 | 1.28 h |
3 Texas counties plus 1 other state, region WECC:
Texas other states: 6 of 7 counties of El Paso Electric Co drawn
El Paso Electric Co: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV352,088 accounts in 2024: residential 312,576, commercial 39,468, industrial 44.
In 2024 homes paid 13.46 cents; against the Texas average that is -9.9%.
SAIDI 56.2 min and SAIFI 0.73 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.57, CAIDI 77 min.
27,708 installations with 145.8 MW, of which residential installations number 27,465.
710 kWh at 13.46 cents comes to about $96, energy only.
Rank 34 of 71 in Texas on price, -9.9% against the state average; 33 charge less than 13.46 ¢.
Homes take 38.9% of 6,834,389 MWh, commercial accounts 46.7%, industrial and other 14.4%; the 39,468 commercial accounts use 80,859 kWh each, 9.5 times a home.
287,049 of 331,757 home meters are AMI, 86.5%. El Paso Electric Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 154 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.05% of its homes.
31st cheapest of 54 in 2015, 34th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 19.3% while Texas rose 29.2%.
13.86 cents per kWh, +3.0% on the 13.46 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to El Paso Electric Co at 13.46 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.9 to 26.8 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).