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 / 32.62611; -107.25889Coordinates: 32°37′34″N 107°15′32″W / 32.62611°N 107.25889°W / 32.62611; -107.25889
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
Annual net output 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]

Hatch Solar Energy Center generation (MWh)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2011917879729361,0587944765,115
20127907499349469549105167337148086645549,271
20136226926121,925
Total16,312

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amonix Systems Power U.S.’s Largest Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
  2. ↑ Alamosa Solar Generating Plant, world's largest CPV up and running
  3. ↑ Utility Scale Solar Products
  4. ↑ New Mexico hosts North America’s largest utility-scale CPV plant
  5. ↑ Hatch Solar Energy Center
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