74.5 MW Solar operating in Brevard, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
27.8707, -80.5267
County
Brevard, 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 | — |
Barefoot Bay Solar Energy Center is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Brevard County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2018 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant is within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority, and the NERC region is SERC.
In its most recent year of operation, Barefoot Bay Solar Energy Center generated 135,812 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 20.8%. The plant's installed cost was $1293.19 per kW, according to FERC data. Barefoot Bay is the 29th largest solar plant in Florida out of 227, and ranks 841st nationally out of 7108 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
10.2K MWh
Latest Month
135.8K MWh
Annual Generation
20.8%
Capacity Factor
$1,299/kW
Installed Cost
$3.0/MWh
Operating Cost
Florida Power & Light Company
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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