Blue Springs — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64757
- Capacity
- 74.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Jackson, FL
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 129,384 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 19.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Florida Power & Light Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Blue Springs
OperatingSolar
Ranked #164 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1143 of 7447 nationally
74.5 MW Solar operating in Jackson, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
EIAGEMWD
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.7872, -85.0866
County
Jackson, FL
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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
Blue Springs is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Jackson County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2022 and has a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. Blue Springs is ranked as the 56th largest power plant in Florida out of 227, and 867th nationally out of 7108. The plant operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Blue Springs generated 129,384 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.8%. Financial data indicates the plant's installed cost and PPA price are tracked by LBNL.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
7.1K MWh
Latest Month
129.4K MWh
Annual Generation
19.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$36.5/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$27.6/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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