Hatch Solar Energy Center

The Hatch Solar Energy Center is a 5.88 MW_p (5.0 MW_AC) 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]

Hatch Solar Energy Center
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	26.4% (average 2017-2019)
Annual net output	11.6 GWh, 312 MW·h/acre

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Hatch Solar Energy Center[5]

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
Average Annual Production for years 2017-2019 -->													11,555

See also

• 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

• Photo gallery

References

1. "5-MW CPV Solar Array". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
2. "Arzon-Amonix Utility Scale Solar Products". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
3. "New Mexico hosts North America's largest utility-scale CPV plant". Retrieved January 6, 2019.
4. Hatch Solar Energy Center
5. "Hatch Solar Energy Center, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved October 31, 2019.