POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Nathan T. Hirschi, Adrian J. Rodriguez, Jessica Goldman, Norma J.
Ayoub, and Julieta Cordero, 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 14th day of June, 2018.

/s/Russell G. Gibson