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Building Bathrooms in Bolivia

Mark Mansfield, Tucson Electric Power’s Vice President of Energy Resources, and five University of Arizona students built outhouses in Bolivia with local residents as part of Engineers Without Borders. Mark is a professional mentor for the UA chapter of the nonprofit humanitarian organization that supports engineering projects in third-world countries, primarily to improve water and

‘Machine Doctors’ Win International Reliability Award

They’re doctors for machines – predicting when bearings or other parts in motors and pumps are starting to go bad so they can be replaced or fixed before the larger piece of equipment fails. Tucson Electric Power’s Plant Maintenance Optimization Group at the Springerville Generating Station, or SGS, saved the company more than $1 million

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$1 Billion Investment in Safe, Reliable Service

Tucson Electric Power has invested more than $1 billion since 2011 to maintain safe, reliable electric service to more than 417,000 customers. These improvements have included: $468 million of upgrades to TEP’s transmission and distribution system, including $216 million to improve several 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines and build a new 500-kV transmission line. TEP also

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Homegrown CEO

When Tucson Electric Power first created the Wholesale Marketing department in the mid-1990s, two employees were selected as the company’s first day traders – Michael Bowling and David Hutchens. It was a busy time for Wholesale Marketing. TEP had an abundance of excess power in a volatile, fast-paced market, making for long, exciting workdays and raising