El Paso Electric and juwi Announce New Solar Power Station to be Built in Northeast El Paso, Texas
February 20 2014 - 12:20PM
Business Wire
El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and Newman Solar LLC, owned by
Colorado-based juwi solar Inc. (JSI), have signed an agreement to
build a 10 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility in Northeast El
Paso, Texas next to EPE’s Newman Generation Station. JSI will be
responsible for developing, designing, building and operating the
Newman Solar project. The design phase will begin in early summer
of this year, shortly followed by construction and final completion
of the project tentatively scheduled for the end of 2014.
“Our commitment to building a portfolio that includes renewable
energy technologies in order to complement our local, clean burning
natural gas units help make overall power in our region dependable,
safe and cleaner,” said Tom Shockley, Chief Executive Officer at
EPE. “We continue to look for opportunities to add cost effective
solar energy such as the Newman Solar project, which in the long
run helps reduce emissions and provide cleaner air. EPE is at the
forefront in the solar energy industry, which is fitting given our
location and abundance of the solar resources. We continue to look
for the most cost-effective and reliable resources for our
customers which today is led by natural gas resources that support
and enable us to expand our solar portfolio.”
The construction of the new solar facility will help power over
3,800 homes throughout the year. The facility will be built on
approximately 100 acres. EPE will sublease the land in partnership
with the El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) and currently leased to EPE
for the Newman Generation Station.
“At EPWU, we believe strongly in creating a sustainable future
for El Paso - that’s why it is important for us to support solar
project initiatives,” said John Balliew, President and CEO at EPWU.
“EPWU is pleased to be involved with this project as it will
provide clean energy for our communities and will contribute to the
development of renewable energy resources in the region.”
The Newman Solar project in Northeast El Paso will be
constructed by Newman Solar LLC. The energy from the project is
being secured through a cost competitive PPA when considered from a
total resource cost basis. The PV system will be comprised of
photovoltaic modules.
“We are incredibly excited to be working with El Paso Electric
and others in the El Paso community to provide clean, reliable
solar power to EPE customers in a cost-effective manner,” said
Michael Martin, CEO of juwi solar. “We also eagerly anticipate
breaking ground and completing our second utility-scale solar
project in the state of Texas.”
EPE and JSI signed a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for
10 megawatts (AC) of solar photovoltaic energy in which EPE will
purchase all of the solar energy, renewable energy credits and
associated attributes. The 10 MW AC ground mounted PV system will
interconnect to EPE’s new Patriot Substation via a dedicated 13.8
kV distribution feeder. The contractual Commercial Operation Date
(COD) for the solar facility is December 2014.
EPE currently has 47 MWs of solar power in its generation mix
and recently secured an additional 50 MWs of solar power that will
be online by the summer of this year. In total, 5 percent of EPE’s
dedicated generation, which includes long-term purchase power
agreements, will come from solar energy. EPE’s solar energy output
is displayed on its website: www.epelectric.com.
El Paso Electric (NYSE:EE) is a regional electric utility
providing generation, transmission and distribution service to
approximately 394,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000
square mile area of the Rio Grande valley in west Texas and
southern New Mexico. El Paso Electric has a net dependable
generating capability of 1,852 MW.
About juwi solar Inc.: juwi solar Inc. (JSI) is a privately-held
solar energy generation company based in Boulder, Colorado. JSI’s
primary business is the development, design, construction,
operation and maintenance of utility-scale (1 MW and larger) solar
energy generation facilities in North America. To date JSI
has built large-scale solar projects in Arizona, Delaware,
Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas,
totaling more than 100 MWs of operating
capacity. JSI also provides operations, monitoring, and
maintenance services customized for each solar facility and to each
owner’s needs and is currently performing these services for
182 MWs of solar facilities in the United States.
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El Paso Electric (EPE)Eddie Gutierrez,
915-497-3495eduardo.gutierrez@epelectric.comorjuwi solar
Inc.Jennifer Schwager, 720-838-2295jschwager@juwisolar.com
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