El Paso Electric Issues Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Supply El Paso Electric has issued its 2009 Diversity Request for Proposals to solicit competitive proposals for diverse renewable energy resources that meet the requirements of the New Mexico Renewable Energy Act and New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s renewable portfolio standard requirements.
	Solar Tower in Santa Teresa El Paso Electric has signed a power purchase agreement for the full capacity of a 92-megawatt (MW) concentration solar power plant to be built in southern New Mexico’s Doña Ana County.
	Distributed Small Generation Interconnection Customers installing and interconnecting a renewable energy generator reduce the energy requirements that would be normally taken from El Paso Electric. At the end of the billing month, El Paso Electric would read the meter and bill or credit the net kiloWatt hours (kWhs) flowing from or to the EPE system.
	Compliance with the New Mexico Renewable Energy Act and the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Renewable Energy Rule 572 Contained in this section are El Paso Electric's 2008 and 2007 Renewable Energy Procurement Plan Applications, and EPE's 2006 Diversity Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Supply.