Construction Begins on New Utility-Scale Solar Facility at Holloman Air Force Base
November 08 2017 - 12:18PM
Business Wire
A project between the United States Air
Force and El Paso Electric
The United States Air Force and El Paso Electric (EPE) (NYSE:EE)
today announce the beginning of construction for a new five
megawatt solar facility to serve Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB).
The solar plant will be an EPE owned dedicated energy resource for
HAFB and is the first renewable energy project that EPE will build
to serve a military installation.
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"Providing our warfighter with diverse, resilient energy sources
is a key component of mission assurance. The Air Force is committed
to providing installations the support they need to determine where
initiatives and technologies such as on-base solar can complement
and enhance installation energy assurance plans," said Dan Soto,
Renewable Energy Division Chief at the Air Force Civil Engineer
Center (AFCEC).
"Any time an installation has the opportunity to partner with
its utility providers to improve energy resiliency and reduce their
carbon footprint through renewable energy production, while at the
same time saving tax payers' money, it is a good day," said Lt.
Col. Joel Purcell, 49th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron commander.
With the addition of this solar facility, EPE will increase its
utility-scale renewable energy solar resources to a total of 115
MWs.
"We are proud to be working with the Air Force by providing
large scale solar to help ensure energy security now and in the
future," said Mary Kipp, El Paso Electric President and CEO. "As a
recognized leader in the implementation and expansion of
utility-scale solar energy, we hope this collaboration with the Air
Force, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and everyone
involved will lead to additional projects with organizations who
share our goal of fostering affordable, sustainable energy in our
region."
M+W Energy, who recently constructed EPE’s community solar
facility in east El Paso, Texas, will also be constructing the HAFB
solar facility which is expected to be operational in the third
quarter of 2018.
"We are pleased to once again work with EPE to help bring more
clean energy to the region while employing more than 90 local
workers to build this solar facility over the course of
construction," said Jim Brown, President of M+W Energy, Inc.
The solar facility will be located on a 42-acre site within HAFB
in New Mexico. The new facility will utilize almost 56,000
thin-film modules and will generate enough clean energy to power
more than 1,700 homes annually.
This project will reduce annual CO2 emissions by over 9000 US
tons, the equivalent of taking 2,000 cars off the road, and will
also save approximately 9 million gallons of water annually.
About Holloman Air Force Base
The 49th Wing - host wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
- supports national security objectives by deploying worldwide to
support peacetime and wartime contingencies. The wing provides
combat-ready Airmen, and trains General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper pilots,
sensor operators and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. Additionally, the
wing delivers Air Transportable Clinics and Basic Expeditionary
Airfield Resources while providing support to more than 10,000
military and civilian personnel.
About El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing
generation, transmission and distribution service to approximately
417,000 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's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol EE.
About M+W Group
M+W Group GmbH, based in Stuttgart/Germany, is a leading global
high-tech engineering company. Established in 1912, the company
operates in more than 30 countries. The M+W Group manages projects
of all dimensions on behalf of clients from various sectors,
including electronics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, energy and
information technology — from semiconductor plants to
nanotechnology research centers. The company offers a full range of
services from concept and design to turnkey solutions. For more
information, please visit: www.mwgroup.net.
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