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.
Electricity production +Generation (MW·h) of Cimarron Solar Facility 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
Solar power in New Mexico
References
External links Cimarron Solar Facility - Fact Sheet Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the G&T coop under contract to purchase the Cimarron energy production