Hatch Solar Energy Center
The Hatch Solar Energy Center is a 5.88 MWp (5.0 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics power station, the largest in North America when it was completed in 2011. It was built by Blattner Energy using 84 dual-axis Amonix 7700 panels each of which contains 7,560 fresnel lens to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multijunction photovoltaic cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants. [1] It uses all three of the methods available to increase efficiency - dual-axis tracking, concentrating photovoltaics, and multijunction cells. The systems are certified for operation for 50 years, but the multijunction cells may need to be replaced in 25 years. [2] The output is being sold to El Paso Electric, under a 25 year power purchase agreement (PPA). [3] Annual electricity production is expected to be about 11,000 MW·h/year. [4]
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Country | United States |
Location | Hatch, New Mexico |
Coordinates | 32°37′34″N 107°15′32″W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2011 |
Owner(s) | NextEra Energy |
Solar farm | |
Type | CPV |
Site area | 37 acres (15 ha) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 84 Amonix 7700 |
Nameplate capacity | 5.88 MWp, 5.0 MWAC |
Capacity factor | 25.9% (average 2017-2018) |
Annual net output | 11.3 GWh, 305 MW·h/acre |
Electricity production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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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 |
Average Annual Production for years 2017-2018 | 11,353 |
See also
External links
References
- "5-MW CPV Solar Array". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "Arzon-Amonix Utility Scale Solar Products". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "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 October 31, 2019.