Hatch Solar Energy Center

Hatch Solar Energy Center
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CountryUnited States
LocationHatch, New Mexico
Coordinates32°37′34″N 107°15′32″W / 32.62611°N 107.25889°W / 32.62611; -107.25889
StatusOperational
Commission date2011
OwnerNextEra Energy
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
dual-axis tracking
Site area37 acres (15 ha)
Power generation
Units operational84 Amonix 7700
Nameplate capacity5.88 MWp, 5.0 MWAC
Capacity factor27.5% (average 2017-2020)
Annual net output12.0 GWh, 325 MW·h/acre
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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

Generation (MW·h) of Hatch Solar Energy Center[6]
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

References

  1. ^ "5-MW CPV Solar Array". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Arzon-Amonix Utility Scale Solar Products". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC". El Paso Electric. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "New Mexico hosts North America's largest utility-scale CPV plant". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Hatch Solar Energy Center
  6. ^ "Hatch Solar Energy Center, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 21, 2022.