Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #6 of 235 Solar plants in FL#939 of 7447 nationally

78.5 MW Batteries (4 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (75 MW) operating in DeSoto, FL — Florida Power & Light Company

EIAGEMWD

78.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2016

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

27.3209, -81.8069

County

DeSoto, FL

Nearby Plants

DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy
Solar25 MW · 0.6 km
Rodeo Solar Center
Solar74.5 MW · 2.9 km
Wildflower Solar Energy Center
Solar74.5 MW · 3.6 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 Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid is a 78.5 MW hybrid power plant located in DeSoto County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2016 and has two generators utilizing both solar photovoltaic and battery storage technologies. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. The plant's battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 16 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, using lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The solar array uses a fixed tilt tracking system.

In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 137,818 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 20.0%. The plant operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. The installed cost of the plant was $1,798 per kW, according to FERC data. The Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid is ranked 7th out of 16 solar plants in Florida and 547th out of 1205 solar plants nationally.

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