Indian River Solar Center

OperatingSolar

Ranked #143 of 237 Solar plants in FL#1122 of 7790 nationally

74.5 MW Solar operating in Indian River, FL — Florida Power & Light Company

EIAGEMWD

74.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2018

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

27.5713, -80.5700

County

Indian River, FL

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Status

as of 8 years ago

Latest milestoneopening announced · 2018-05-16PR Newswire · 2018-05-16

Ownership & Operator

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	Florida Power & Light Co	Florida Power & Light	—
Owner(s)	Florida Power & Light Co	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperNextEra Energy ResourcesPR Newswire · 2018-05-16

About

Indian River Solar Center is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Indian River County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2018 and has one generator. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Indian River Solar Center is ranked 75th out of 227 power plants in Florida and 888th out of 7108 plants nationally.

The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. In its most recent year of operation, Indian River Solar Center generated 137,901 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.1%. The plant operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1244.2 per kW, according to FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators