Highland Solar North

PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction

Ranked #18 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1000 of 7447 nationally

74.9 MW Solar planned in Highlands, FL — Duke Energy Florida Inc

EIAGEM

74.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

Planned: —

Planned Operation

Location

Coordinates

27.2821, -81.4256

County

Highlands, FL

Nearby Plants

Highland Solar South
Solar74.9 MW · 2.5 km
Lake Placid Solar Power Plant
BESS62.3 MW · 8.2 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	Placid Solar II, LLC	Placid Solar	—
Owner(s)	Placid Solar II, LLC	Placid Solar LLC [100%]	—
Status	Planned	pre-construction	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Placid Solar LLC [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Highland Solar North is a 74.9 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Highlands County, Florida. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking, is operated by Placid Solar II, LLC. It is interconnected to the Duke Energy Florida Inc balancing authority within the SERC NERC region.

As of current rankings, Highland Solar North is the 10th largest solar plant in Florida out of 227, and the 804th largest in the United States out of 7108.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Duke Energy Florida Inc

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

No generation data available for this plant.

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.

News & Articles (10)Beta

Hazards·tornado

Lake Placid solar farm on the mend

The EF-2 tornado that crossed Lake Clay and ran through Tropical Harbor Estates the afternoon of Oct. 9, 2024 also did a number on the solar...

Mid Florida Newspapers·1 years ago

Hazards·tornado

Tornado rips through solar farm in Florida

Duke Energy's Lake Placid Solar Power Plant experienced an EF-2 tornado during Hurricane Milton, shredding a swath of solar modules while leaving most of the...

Duke Energy (operator)

pv magazine International·1 years ago

Deals·m and a

NextEnergy Capital kicks off fifth investment fund with 100MW Florida PV acquisition

A 102MWp solar project in North Carolina. Image: NextEnergy Capital. London-based renewables fund NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has bought a 100MW solar PV plant...

NextEnergy Capital (buyer)

PV Tech·2 years ago