As the first Net-Zero, LEED Platinum public housing community in the nation Paisano is at the forefront of the Green Revolution. The Housing Authority of El Paso (HACEP) had a vision of constructing the greenest affordable housing development in the country. No other public housing community in the U.S. matches the performance standards of Paisano Green. With the energy generated solar panels alone, it is anticipated that neither the tenants nor HACEP will ever have to pay a substantial utility bill. Paisano Green features wind turbines, rooftop solar panels, air-source heat-pump water heaters, EnergyStar appliances, drought tolerant landscape, including strategically designed windows and canopies for increased protection from glare and solar heat gain.