JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. /quotes/zigman/599131/quotes/nls/nee NEE -0.06% and North America's leading generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, announces the commissioning of the Hatch Solar Center, located in Hatch, N.M.
The 5-megawatt Hatch facility is comprised of 84 Amonix 60-kilowatt units, and began operation in June 2011. The plant is the largest operating concentrated photovoltaic solar power plant in North America. NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates the plant and sells the power to El Paso Electric under a 25-year power purchase agreement.



