Hatch Solar Energy Center
| Hatch Solar Energy Center | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hatch Solar Energy Center in New Mexico | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Hatch, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32°37′34″N 107°15′32″W / 32.62611°N 107.25889°WCoordinates: 32°37′34″N 107°15′32″W / 32.62611°N 107.25889°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2011 |
| Owner(s) | NextEra Energy |
| Solar field | |
| Type | CPV |
| Site area | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 84 Amonix 7700 |
| Nameplate capacity | 5 MW |
| Average generation | 11 GWh |
The Hatch Solar Energy Center is a 5 MWp concentrated photovoltaics power station, the largest in North America when it was completed, in 2011.[1] It was built by Blattner Energy using 84 dual axis Amonix 7700 panels each of which contains 7,560 fresnel lens[2] to concentrate sunlight 500 times, and multijunction photovoltaic cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants. 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 will need to be replaced in 25 years.[3] The output is being sold to El Paso Electric, under a 25 year power purchase agreement (PPA).[4] Output is expected to be 11,000 MWh/year.[5]
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 91 | 787 | 972 | 936 | 1,058 | 794 | 476 | 5,115 | |||||
| 2012 | 790 | 749 | 934 | 946 | 954 | 910 | 516 | 733 | 714 | 808 | 664 | 554 | 9,271 |
| 2013 | 622 | 692 | 612 | 1,925 | |||||||||
| Total | 16,312 | ||||||||||||
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
