Cimarron Solar Facility
| Cimarron Solar Facility | |
|---|---|
 The facility's entrance area (2026) | |
| 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 |
The Cimarron Solar Facility is a 30 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. 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]
Electricity production
| 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
References
- ↑ "Southern Company and Ted Turner Energize Cimarron Solar Facility". PR Newswire (Press release). 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
- Cimarron Solar Facility - Fact Sheet
- Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the G&T coop under contract to purchase the Cimarron energy production
