Cimarron Solar Facility

Photovoltaic power station in New Mexico

36°28′N 104°38′W / 36.467°N 104.633°W / 36.467; -104.633StatusOperationalCommission dateNovember 2010Owner(s)Southern CompanyOperator(s)First SolarSolar farm TypeFlat-panel PV
fixed tiltSite area250 acres (101 ha)Power generation Units operational490,000Nameplate capacity37 MW_p, 30 MW_ACCapacity factor24.6% (average 2011-2017)Annual net output64.6 GW·h, 260 MW·h/acre

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The Cimarron Solar Facility is a 30 megawatt (MW_AC) 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]

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Cimarron Solar Facility ^[3]
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

References

^ "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.