The Cimarron Solar Facility is a 30 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station in Colfax County, New Mexico. It was the largest solar facility in the state when completed in December 2010, and uses thin film solar panels manufactured by the U.S. firm First Solar. The electricity is being sold to Tri-State Generation and Transmission under a 25-year power purchase agreement.[1][2]
| Cimarron Solar Facility | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Colfax County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36°28′N 104°38′W / 36.467°N 104.633°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | November 2010 |
| Owner | Southern Company |
| Operator | First Solar |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV fixed tilt |
| Site area | 250 acres (101 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 490,000 |
| Nameplate capacity | 37 MWp, 30 MWAC |
| Capacity factor | 24.6% (average 2011-2017) |
| Annual net output | 64.6 GW·h, 260 MW·h/acre |
Electricity production
edit| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,041 | 3,975 | 3,914 | 8,930 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 4,783 | 5,022 | 6,326 | 6,432 | 7,167 | 5,813 | 6,044 | 5,874 | 5,510 | 5,848 | 4,942 | 4,217 | 67,978 |
| 2012 | 4,887 | 4,957 | 6,241 | 5,835 | 6,700 | 6,164 | 6,491 | 5,413 | 5,433 | 5,870 | 4,925 | 7,003 | 69,919 |
| 2013 | 4,406 | 4,746 | 6,009 | 5,758 | 6,495 | 6,209 | 6,091 | 5,965 | 5,629 | 6,227 | 4,619 | 4,438 | 66,592 |
| 2014 | 4,785 | 4,611 | 5,790 | 5,630 | 5,674 | 6,294 | 5,265 | 6,034 | 5,503 | 5,468 | 4,037 | 3,352 | 62,443 |
| 2015 | 3,824 | 4,176 | 5,469 | 5,817 | 5,610 | 5,797 | 5,565 | 5,838 | 5,549 | 4,833 | 4,338 | 3,969 | 60,785 |
| 2016 | 4,465 | 5,007 | 5,700 | 5,520 | 6,060 | 5,928 | 6,080 | 5,410 | 5,583 | 5,699 | 4,363 | 3,879 | 63,694 |
| 2017 | 2,709 | 4,031 | 5,791 | 6,214 | 6,736 | 6,388 | 6,092 | 5,714 | 5,066 | 5,210 | 3,755 | 3,264 | 60,971 |
| Average Annual Production (years 2011-2017) ---> | 64,626 | ||||||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Southern Company and Ted Turner Energize Cimarron Solar Facility". PR Newswire. January 24, 2011.
- ^ "Cimarron Solar Facility". Power Technology. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Cimarron Solar Facility, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
External links
edit- Cimarron Solar Facility - Fact Sheet
- Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the G&T coop under contract to purchase the Cimarron energy production