Annual Shareholder Meeting
Vision
Mission
Integrity
Safe Harbor Statement
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harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information may involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:
Increased prices for fuel and purchased power and the possibility that regulators may not permit EE to pass
through all such increased costs to customers or to recover previously incurred fuel costs in rates
Recovery of capital investments and operating costs through rates in Texas and New Mexico
Uncertainties and instability in the general economy and the resulting impact on EE’s sales and profitability
Potential delays in our construction schedule due to legal challenges or other reasons
Unanticipated increased costs associated with scheduled and unscheduled outages of generating plant
The size of our construction program and our ability to complete construction on budget
Costs at Palo Verde
Deregulation and competition in the electric utility industry
Possible increased costs of compliance with environmental or other laws, regulations and policies
Possible income tax and interest payments as a result of audit adjustments proposed by the IRS or state
taxing authorities
Uncertainties and instability in the financial markets and the resulting impact on EE’s ability to access the
capital and credit markets
Other factors detailed by EE in its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please refer to
EE’s 2012 Form 10K and other 1934 Act Filings
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Overview
Leadership Transitions
2012 Financial Accomplishments
2012 Operational Accomplishments
2012 Renewable Energy Initiatives
1st Quarter 2013 Highlights
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Leadership Transitions
Michael Parks, who previously served as Vice
Chairman of the Board, transitioned to the
chairmanship due to the passing of Kenneth Heitz
Two endowments in the amount of $250K have been
established in the name of Kenneth Heitz and will be awarded
to engineering students attending UTEP and NMSU
We would like to thank Linda Heitz for attending today’s
meeting and helping us to honor the memory of Kenneth Heitz
The Board elected two new directors in 2012, Edward
Escudero and Woodley “Woody” L. Hunt
Both are respected leaders in the city of El Paso and have
deep roots, vast experience, and a history of public service in
our communities
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2012 Financial Accomplishments
EE distributed a total of $38.9mm in cash dividends
EE increased borrowing under the Revolving Credit
Facility from $200mm to $300mm
EE completed the refinancing of Pollution Control
Bonds in 2012; annual savings of approximately
$1.1mm
EE issued $150mm of 10-year, 3.3% unsecured
Senior Notes in December 2012
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2012 Operational Accomplishments
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Edison Electric Institute awarded EE the
2012 Emergency Assistance Award for its
efforts to restore power to the New York
area as a result of Super Storm Sandy
For the second year in a row, EE was
ranked the most reliable investor-owned
utility in Texas; ranking number one in
both the System Average Interruption
Duration Index (SAIDI) and the System
Average Interruption Frequency Index
(SAIFI)
Palo Verde Unit 2 recorded the best
performance in plant history by operating
for a plant record 518 consecutive days
SAIDI SAIFI
2012 Renewable Energy Initiatives
EE continued its commitment to support and develop
solar-energy resources in our service territory
In November EE announced the execution of a power-
purchase agreement with Element Power for the total output
from the Macho Springs Solar Project
With the Macho Springs Solar purchase power agreement,
EE’s owned solar energy projects and purchase power
agreements represent over 5.5% of the Company’s
dedicated generating capacity, which represents one of the
largest percentages in the United States for an investor-
owned utility
EE partnered with El Paso Community College to install
solar panels that will be used in EPCC’s renewable energy
education curriculum
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1st Quarter 2013 Highlights
Earnings per share
1st Quarter 2013 EPS (Basic) - $0.19, compared to 1st Quarter
2012 EPS (Basic) $0.08
Completed construction and began testing Rio Grande
Unit 9
Commercial operation expected May 2013
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The quick start General
Electric LMS 100 aero-
derivative unit will be
capable of producing
87MW’s
Vision
Mission
Q & A