North Orange — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65883
- Capacity
- 74.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- St Lucie, FL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Balancing Authority
- Florida Power & Light Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
North Orange
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #78 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1045 of 7447 nationally
74.5 MW Solar under construction in St Lucie, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
EIAGEM
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.5142, -80.5707
County
St Lucie, FL
Nearby Plants
- Spanish MossSolar74.5 MW · 0.8 km
- Pelican Solar CenterSolar74.5 MW · 3.2 km
- OrchardSolar74.5 MW · 4.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Power & Light Co | Florida Power & Light | — |
| Owner(s) | Florida Power & Light Co | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
North Orange is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in St. Lucie County, Florida. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, has one generator. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL).
The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. North Orange operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. According to available rankings, North Orange is the 165th largest power plant in Florida out of 227, and the 969th largest in the United States out of 7108.
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
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.
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