Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin Visible from almost anywhere in the City of Las Cruces, the 1,700-acre Las Cruces West Mesa Industrial Park is located on Interstate 10, eight miles west of Downtown. The city has sold 630 acres in the park, of which more than 275 acres are currently developed. There are 17 [...]
Read MoreCourtesy of Energy Business Review El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, have inaugurated a 12MW solar power plant in Las Cruces, New Mexico, US. Spread over 140 acres, the new Las Cruces Centennial Solar Farm, which was activated in May, is located near Las Cruces International Airport. The [...]
Read MoreTwo of the three renewable energy projects in Doña Ana County are on-line and producing electricity under a power purchase agreement with El Paso Electric. Construction for the third solar energy project has begun in Las Cruces. NRG Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, completed construction recently on the Roadrunner Solar Generating Facility, [...]
Read MoreOn Monday, March 7 representatives from SunEdison held a pre-bid briefing for local contractors and other vendors to discuss opportunities for local businesses to be involved in constructing the company’s 12MW solar power project at the West Mesa Industrial Park. SunEdison, one of the largest solar energy providers in North America, will begin construction of [...]
Read MoreAs many of you are already aware, MVEDA has a core, focused approach to economic development that concentrates on growing the economic base of Dona Ana County. Economic based approaches focus on industries that export a product or service outside the region thereby bringing new dollar flow into the local economy. It is one of [...]
Read MoreAs part of its “Business Connection Series,” the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) will host a pre-bid briefing for solar developer SunEdison on Monday, March 7th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Dona Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Boulevard. The purpose of the briefing is to communicate the types of services that will [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News By Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES – To buy or lease? That is the question for SunEdison. The answer could mean at least an additional $1 million profit to the city. In consecutive weeks, SunEdison, a global leader among solar companies, has entered into one-year options with the city of [...]
Read MoreArticle courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News By Steve Ramirez LAS CRUCES – The lease approved Monday may be just the start of plans by SunEdison to build two solar power plants in Las Cruces and sell the power to El Paso Electric Co. Along with the one-year option on a lease agreement approved Monday [...]
Read More