Hatch Solar Energy Center
| Hatch Solar Energy Center | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Hatch, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32°37′34″N 107°15′32″W / 32.62611°N 107.25889°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2011 |
| Owner(s) | NextEra Energy |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV dual-axis tracking |
| Site area | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 84 Amonix 7700 |
| Nameplate capacity | 5.88 MWp, 5.0 MWAC |
| Capacity factor | 27.5% (average 2017-2020) |
| Annual net output | 12.0 GWh, 325 MW·h/acre |
The Hatch Solar Energy Center is a 5.88 MWp (5.0 MWAC) photovoltaic power station. It was built by Blattner Energy using 84 dual-axis trackers and Amonix 7700 concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) panels, each of which contains 7,560 Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multijunction photovoltaic cells. It was the largest CPV facility in North America when it was completed in 2011.[1][2] The facility was subsequently repowered with SunPower panels that use high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon cells without concentration.[3] The output is being sold to El Paso Electric, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA). [4] Annual electricity production is expected to be about 11,000 MW·h/year. [5]
Electricity production[edit]
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 761 | 792 | 769 | 722 | 766 | 647 | 552 | 5,010 |
| 2012 | 651 | 660 | 831 | 777 | 892 | 821 | 864 | 721 | 724 | 782 | 656 | 933 | 9,312 |
| 2013 | 542 | 584 | 740 | 709 | 800 | 764 | 750 | 734 | 704 | 774 | 574 | 550 | 8,225 |
| 2014 | 252 | 243 | 304 | 294 | 547 | 1214 | 1009 | 990 | 892 | 947 | 717 | 583 | 7,993 |
| 2015 | 385 | 513 | 601 | 705 | 740 | 694 | 662 | 683 | 595 | 500 | 459 | 413 | 6,951 |
| 2016 | 331 | 402 | 500 | 507 | 559 | 510 | 540 | 678 | 810 | 987 | 883 | 740 | 7,447 |
| 2017 | 520 | 773 | 1111 | 1192 | 1292 | 1225 | 1168 | 1096 | 972 | 999 | 720 | 626 | 11,694 |
| 2018 | 571 | 672 | 869 | 1053 | 1213 | 1304 | 1136 | 1135 | 1091 | 813 | 670 | 485 | 11,012 |
| 2019 | 622 | 655 | 976 | 1149 | 1224 | 1376 | 1303 | 1326 | 1095 | 1076 | 669 | 487 | 11,959 |
| 2020 | 921 | 937 | 1029 | 1361 | 1450 | 1346 | 1261 | 1122 | 1084 | 1107 | 945 | 964 | 13,527 |
| 2021 | 921 | 917 | 1183 | 1196 | 1400 | 1165 | 1160 | 1070 | 1000 | 1129 | |||
| Average Annual Production for years 2017-2020 --> | 12,048 | ||||||||||||
See also[edit]
- Alamosa Solar Generating Project
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Solar power in New Mexico
- Solar power in the United States
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "5-MW CPV Solar Array". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Arzon-Amonix Utility Scale Solar Products". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC". El Paso Electric. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "New Mexico hosts North America's largest utility-scale CPV plant". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Hatch Solar Energy Center
- ^ "Hatch Solar Energy Center, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
