POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Nathan T. Hirschi, Adrian J. Rodriguez, Julieta E. Cordero,
Hillary S. Foster, Jessica M. Goldman, and Michelle A. Pedroza as the
undersigned?s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

      (1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned?s
capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ?Exchange Act?), and the rules thereunder
of El Paso Electric Company (the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;
      (2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and stock exchange or similar authority; and
      (3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in
-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be
in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as any of such
attorneys-in-fact may approve in the discretion of any of such attorneys-in
-fact.
      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of
such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of such
attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Exchange Act.
      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this _21st__ day of May, 2019.
Signature:  	/s/ Mary E. Kipp
Name:  	Mary E. Kipp