Gulf Coast Solar Center III — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59691
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Escambia, FL
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Arevon Energy, Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 93,195 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Gulf Coast Solar Center III
OperatingSolar
Ranked #189 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1306 of 7447 nationally
50 MW Solar operating in Escambia, FL — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
EIAGEMWD
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.4701, -87.3403
County
Escambia, FL
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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 | Arevon Energy, Inc. | CD Arevon USA | — |
| Owner(s) | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Panasonic Holdings Corp; Florida Power & Light Co | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Panasonic Holdings Corp; Florida Power & Light Co
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Gulf Coast Solar Center III is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Escambia County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2017 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Arevon Energy, Inc. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun, and it utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Gulf Coast Solar Center III is ranked 182nd out of 227 power plants in Florida and 1133rd out of 7108 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 93,195 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.2%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $77.66 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
5.8K MWh
Latest Month
93.2K MWh
Annual Generation
21.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$71.3/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$77.7/MWh
PPA Price
$27.5/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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