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104.5 MW Batteries (30 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (75 MW) operating in Suwannee, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
104.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.2962, -82.8643
County
Suwannee, 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 | Florida Power & Light Co | Florida Power & Light | — |
| Owner(s) | Florida Power & Light Co | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Echo River Solar is a 104.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Suwannee County, Florida. The plant, which came online in 2020, is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The facility includes two generators and is considered the 5th largest solar plant in Florida, and the 467th largest in the United States. The plant's solar arrays use single-axis tracking.
The facility includes a 75 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 2.5 hours, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry. In its most recent year of operation, Echo River Solar generated 161,173 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 17.6%. The installed cost of the plant was $1341.94 per kW, according to FERC data. The plant operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
8.4K MWh
Latest Month
161.2K MWh
Annual Generation
17.6%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2020–2024
$27.1/MWh
Energy Value
$21.5/MWh
Capacity Value
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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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility