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By Matt Jones 02/18/21 Construction of a new solar project at New Mexico State University began this week. The university has partnered with El Paso Electric (EPE) on the initiative that they call Aggie Power, which should be sufficient to power about one-third of the 900-acre NMSU campus in Las Cruces. They expect to complete the construction by this fall, and the project has been in the works since 2018. The goal of the partnership is to move forward on “mutual goals related to state renewable energy, climate action, and micro-grid development.” Aggie Power is intended to not only provi...

Construction is now underway on a renewable energy project at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park that is projected to generate enough solar electricity to power about one-third of the university’s 900-acre Las Cruces campus by this fall. Crews work to prepare the ground and surrounding areas on the southeast side of New Mexico State University’s main campus for Aggie Power, a new solar panel project with El Paso Electric that is projected to generate enough solar electricity to power about one-third of the university’s 900-acre Las Cruces campus this fall...