A Texas utility that expects to bring another 228 MW of natural gas-fired power generation online in December also plans to begin operating an additional four gas-fired units over the next several years, according to regulatory filings.
El Paso Electric (EPE), which provides energy to areas in west Texas and southern New Mexico, plans to diversity its generation fleet with solar power and energy storage, and requested proposals for renewable energy projects in an Oct. 6 regulatory filing. That filing comes after EPE in an earlier document said it could add more than 270 MW of gas-fired generation to its fleet by 2040.
