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The project also involves , a producetr of modular, scalable sola r thermal power plants. Concentrating solar power plants use mirrore to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that convert itto heat. The heat can then be used to producee steam to drive a turbine andproduce electricity. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said the projecyt will helpmake “New Mexico’s renewable energy potentiapl a reality.” “With 300 days of sun every year, a highly skillex labor force and a friendly business environment, New Mexico is well positioned to lead the natiobn in solar energy production,” Richardsonj said. NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a Princeton, N.J.
,-baser company whose power plants have a generating capacity of morethan 24,000 enough to power more than 20 million homes. El Paso Electricc (NYSE:EE) provides power to 363,000 retail and wholesale customerss ina 10,000-square-mile area in the Rio Granded valley in West Texas and southern New Mexico.