Cimarron Solar Facility

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]

Cimarron Solar Facility
Country	United States
Location	Colfax County, New Mexico
Coordinates	36°28′N 104°38′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

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

See also

• Renewable energy portal

• Solar power in New Mexico