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Socorro ISD approves letter of interest for El Paso Electric’s Texas Business Solar Program
Summary
The board approved an initial, nonbinding letter of interest to explore subscribing to solar energy from El Paso Electric’s Felina Solar Project; staff were told the application opens April 22 and the facility is due online in September 2025.
Socorro Independent School District trustees approved an initial letter of interest April 16 to explore participation in El Paso Electric’s new Texas Business Solar Program.
Facilities Director Vilena Fierro told the board the program allows businesses and qualifying government customers, including school districts, to subscribe to power from a dedicated utility-scale solar facility—Felina Solar Project—without installing panels on their own property. Cynthia Piña, a program representative for El Paso Electric, and key-account representative Gilbert Rivera joined the meeting by video to answer board questions.
Piña said the Felina site will dedicate 50 megawatts to…
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