Summary
The county voted to intervene in El Paso Electric's proposed high-voltage transmission line project to protect community and environmental interests.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
Legal and administrative costs associated with PUC intervention.
El Paso County residents and property owners along the proposed utility corridor.
Local residents who are worried about breathing dirtier air and dealing with potential power outages.
Mentions & discussions (11)
Commissioners Court Regular - Business - Oct 26, 2026
The county voted to intervene in El Paso Electric's proposed high-voltage transmission line project to protect community and environmental interests.
El Paso Electric’s application for natural gas plant clears first hurdle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The El Paso Electric Company’s plan to build a 366-megawatt natural gas plant for a new data center in El Paso county has cleared a major regulatory hurdle. The panel of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) reviewed EPE's applicati...
El Paso City Council voices frustration about data centers, sends letter to Gov. Abbott
El Paso City Council voices frustration about data centers, sends letter to Gov. Abbott spectrumlocalnews.com
Commissioners Court Regular - Business - Aug 24, 2026
Residents expressed concern over notices received from El Paso Electric regarding high-voltage transmission lines impacting landowners.
Opinion: New Mexico lawmaker who backed Project Jupiter now says developers should leave
New Mexico state Rep. Sarah Silva, who has been a Project Jupiter supporter, says broken promises and the possibility of connecting the data centers to the El Paso Electric grid have convinced her the developers should improve the deal or leave Doña ...
Thousands of customers without power in El Paso
UPDATE (6:28 p.m.): EPE's outage map said 13 outages are still active and 5,002 customers are affected. EPE said there's no estimated restoration time. UPDATE (5:20 p.m.): EPE said 32 power outages are ongoing, with 6,491 customers affected. Some of ...
Multiple power outages reported impacting nearly 17,000 customers possibly weather related; EP Electric
UPDATE (4:54 PM) -- A spokesperson with El Paso Electric has provided the following statement regarding the power outages: We are currently responding to multiple outages affecting customers across portions of our service area. Crews and system opera...
City, others oppose El Paso Electric power plant for Meta data center
City, others oppose El Paso Electric power plant for Meta data center El Paso Times
Meta to deploy 366MW of modular gas units to power 1GW data center in El Paso, Texas
Meta to deploy 366MW of modular gas units to power 1GW data center in El Paso, Texas Data Center Dynamics
Plan to run El Paso data center on natural gas sparks concern
Plan to run El Paso data center on natural gas sparks concern The Texas Tribune
Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas
Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas Inside Climate News
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