Montana Vista Transmission Line Concerns
Summary
Residents expressed concern over notices received from El Paso Electric regarding high-voltage transmission lines impacting landowners.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 3
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Aug 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown impact on property values.
Electric utility customers if infrastructure is expanded.
Local residents who are worried about breathing dirtier air and dealing with potential power outages.
Mentions & discussions (12)
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...
Podcast: As El Paso gets hotter, the cost of staying cool keeps rising
We have two factors pushing up utility costs in El Paso: hotter temperatures and the power generation plants EP Electric is building to catch up with rapidly rising demand. CEO Robert Moore joins the conversation. The post Podcast: As El Paso gets ho...
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
Texas governor candidate Hinojosa calls for special session on data centers during El Paso campaign stop
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa used a campaign stop in El Paso on Monday to call for an emergency legislative session to address data center developments. The post Texas governor candidate Hinojosa calls for special session on data ...
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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