Echo River Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62490
- Capacity
- 104.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Suwannee, FL
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 161,173 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 17.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Florida Power & Light Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Echo River Solar
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #4 of 235 Solar plants in FL#707 of 7447 nationally
104.5 MW Batteries (30 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (75 MW) operating in Suwannee, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
EIAGEMWD
104.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.2962, -82.8643
County
Suwannee, FL
Nearby Plants
- FPL Chipola River Solar Energy CenterSolar74.5 MW · 0.3 km
- FPL Cavendish Solar Energy CenterSolar74.5 MW · 8.4 km
- Sunshine Gateway Solar Energy CenterBESS104.5 MW · 11.0 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
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
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
8.4K MWh
Latest Month
161.2K MWh
Annual Generation
17.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$1,342/kW
Installed Cost
$1.6/MWh
Operating Cost
Florida Power & Light Company
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (2)Beta
Industry·corporate
FPL announces plans to build four new solar power plants in 2019
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) plans to build four new solar power plants this year that are expected to begin powering customers in...
Florida Power & Light Company (operator)FPL (operator)
POWER Magazine·7 years ago
Industry·corporate
15,000 Homes To Receive Energy From FPL and NextEra Energy's New Suwannee County Solar Facility
The new Echo River Solar Energy Center in Suwannee County is part of FPL's push to decrease carbon emissions by reducing the dependency on...
FPL (operator)NextEra Energy (operator)
WUFT·7 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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