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Thursday, June 11, 2009

El Paso Electric Plans Solar Plant in Southern New Mexico


Associated Press
      LAS CRUCES — El Paso Electric Co. has chosen a southern New Mexico site for a 92-megawatt commercial solar generating plant that could produce enough electricity to power 74,000 homes.
    The plant will be built on 450 acres near the Santa Teresa port of entry in far southern New Mexico near El Paso.
    Construction is expected to start early next year. El Paso Electric said it will take up to 16 months to build the plant, which is expected to be in full operation by the summer of 2011.
    El Paso Electric said it will be built and operated by New Jersey-based NRG Energy and is using technology developed by eSolar, a California company.
    El Paso Electric has a 20-year agreement to buy the electricity the plant generates.
   

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