El Paso Electric Company is a regional electric utility that provides generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to approximately 394,000 retail and wholesale customers across a 10,000 square mile area in the Rio Grande Valley of West Texas and Southern New Mexico. The company, founded in 1901 and originally known as the El Paso Electric Railway Company, transitioned from transportation services to electricity in the early 1900s. El Paso Electric generates power through various sources, including nuclear fuel, natural gas, purchased power, and solar photovoltaic panels, boasting a net generating capacity of around 2,085 megawatts. The company's infrastructure includes multiple high-voltage transmission lines in New Mexico and Arizona, facilitating the delivery of electricity to a diverse customer base, which includes residential, commercial, industrial, and public authority sectors.