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59 MW Muni. Waste operating in Lee, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
59 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1994
Operating Since
Coordinates
26.6317, -81.7609
County
Lee, FL
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lee County Board-Commissioners | Reworld Holding | — |
| Owner(s) | Lee County Board-Commissioners | Lee County Board of Commissioners | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Lee County Solid Waste Energy is a 59 MW waste-to-energy plant located in Lee County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1994 and utilizes two generators powered by municipal solid waste (MSW). It is owned and operated by the Lee County Board of Commissioners. The plant's balancing authority is Florida Power & Light Company, and it falls within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Lee County Solid Waste Energy generated 302,436 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 58.5%. Among similar MSW plants in Florida, it ranks 5th out of 9, and nationally it ranks 15th out of 56.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
14.1K MWh
Latest Month
302.4K MWh
Annual Generation
58.5%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2110 lb/MWh
NOx
4 lb/MWh
SO₂
3 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.176 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
53.0%
Annual Net Gen
274 GWh
CO₂eq
2194 lb/MWh
Subregion
FRCC All
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $206.2M
This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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