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(s) | Southern Company |
Operator(s) | 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 |
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]
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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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 |
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(s) | Southern Company |
Operator(s) | 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 |
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]
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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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 |