(Source: First Solar Inc) EL PASO, Texas & TEMPE, Ariz. & SANTA FE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- El Paso Electric Power (NYSE: EE), The New Mexico State Land Office and First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced today that construction has commenced on what will be the state's largest solar power plant, located on State Trust Land near Deming in Luna County. While in the construction phase, the Macho Springs Solar Project will provide approximately 300 jobs. Construction is expected to be completed by May of 2014, and the active power plant will include three operational and maintenance jobs. "This is a milestone for not only El Paso Electric, but our customers and this region,"...
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