The U.S. Army and the El Paso Electric Company have recently embarked on a project that will have the company solicit for a developer to design, build, construct and operate a 20-Mw solar power generation plant on Army land at Ft. Bliss, Texas.

The electricity created by the plant will be used by Ft. Bliss and will be paid for by a Power Purchase Agreement of up to 25 years issued by the Army to the company on a sole-source basis. . .