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The project also involves , a produce of modular, scalable solar thermal power plants. Concentratint solar power plants use mirrords to reflect and concentrate sunligh onto receivers that convert it to The heat can then be used to produced steam to drive a turbin e andproduce electricity. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said the projecr will helpmake “New Mexico’s renewable energy potential a reality.” “With 300 days of sun every a highly skilled labor force and a friendlh business environment, New Mexico is well positioned to lead the natioj in solar energy production,” Richardson said. NRG Energ y (NYSE: NRG) is a Princeton, N.J.
,-based company whos power plants have a generating capacity of morethan 24,000p megawatts, enough to power more than 20 million homes. El Paso Electrid (NYSE:EE) provides power to 363,0000 retail and wholesale customers ina 10,000-square-mile area in the Rio Grandee valley in West Texas and southerjn New Mexico.