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5 MW Solar operating in Dona Ana, NM — El Paso Electric Company
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.6300, -107.2597
County
Dona Ana, NM
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC | Hatch Solar Energy Center I | — |
| Owner(s) | Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Hatch Solar Energy Center is a 5.88 MWp (5.0 MWAC) photovoltaic power station. It was built by Blattner Energy using 84 dual-axis trackers and Amonix 7700 concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) panels, each of which contains 7,560 Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multijunction photovoltaic cells. It was the largest CPV facility in North America when it was completed in 2011. The facility was subsequently repowered with SunPower panels that use high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon cells without concentration. The output is being sold to El Paso Electric, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA). Annual electricity production is expected to be about 11,000 MW·h/year.
Read more on WikipediaHatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC is a 5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. The plant, which began operating in 2011, is owned and operated by Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC. It consists of a single generator and utilizes dual-axis solar tracking technology to maximize energy capture. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun.
In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 10,496 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.9%. Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is El Paso Electric Company. The plant ranks 50th out of 84 power plants in New Mexico and 2660th out of 7108 plants nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific metrics are not provided in this dataset.
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Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
474 MWh
Latest Month
10.5K MWh
Annual Generation
23.9%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2011
$130.1/MWh
LCOE
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Grid Voltage
23.9 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP