Hayhurst New Mexico Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #33 of 114 Solar plants in NM#1676 of 7790 nationally

20 MW Solar operating in Eddy, NM — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEM

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.0707, -104.1616

County

Eddy, NM

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Status

as of 2y 9m ago

Latest milestonefirst power · 2023-08-25Chevron · 2023-08-25

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Hayhurst New Mexico Solar	Algonquin Power Co	—
Owner(s)	Algonquin Power Fund (America) Inc., Chevron Renewable Investments, LLC	Algonquin Power Co	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Algonquin Power Co

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

DeveloperChevronChevron · 2023-08-25

ApplicantChevronUSA Today · 2022-01-14

About

Hayhurst New Mexico Solar is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Eddy County, New Mexico. The plant, which began operating in 2023, has a single generator and utilizes dual-axis solar tracking technology. It is owned and operated by Hayhurst New Mexico Solar. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority, within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Hayhurst New Mexico Solar generated 63,522 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.1%. The plant is ranked as the 20th largest solar facility in New Mexico out of 84, and 1561st nationally out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific figures are not provided.

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