Babcock Solar Energy Center Hybrid

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #5 of 235 Solar plants in FL#850 of 7447 nationally

84.5 MW Batteries (10 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (75 MW) operating in Charlotte, FL — Florida Power & Light Company

EIAGEMWD

84.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2016

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

26.8616, -81.7510

County

Charlotte, FL

Nearby Plants

Lakeside Solar Center
Solar74.5 MW · 1.1 km
Babcock Preserve
Solar74.5 MW · 2.5 km
Green Pasture
Solar74.5 MW · 18.1 km

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

About

The Babcock Solar Energy Center Hybrid is an 84.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Charlotte County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery storage. The plant has two generators and a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 40 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, using lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The solar array uses a fixed tilt tracking system.

The plant's primary fuel source is listed as "MWH" in the data. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 134,271 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 18.1%. The installed cost of the plant was $1750.04 per kW, according to FERC data. The Babcock Solar Energy Center Hybrid operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. It is ranked as the 6th largest solar plant out of 16 in Florida, and 534th out of 1205 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators