EE EX_23.01 2014.12.31 10K

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-142557, and 333-196628) on Form S-8 and (No. 333-198989) on Form S‑3 of El Paso Electric Company of our report dated February 27, 2015, with respect to the balance sheets of El Paso Electric Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of operations, comprehensive operations, changes in common stock equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which report appears in the December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10-K of El Paso Electric Company.