Long Creek — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65906
- Capacity
- 74.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Manatee, FL
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 178,944 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 27.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Florida Power & Light Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Long Creek
OperatingSolar
Ranked #38 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1101 of 7447 nationally
74.5 MW Solar operating in Manatee, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
EIAGEM
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.4120, -82.1039
County
Manatee, FL
Nearby Plants
- FlatfordSolar74.5 MW · 2.5 km
- Willow Solar Energy CenterSolar74.5 MW · 4.9 km
- SambucusSolar74.5 MW · 5.7 km
Ownership & Operator
| 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
Long Creek is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Manatee County, Florida. The plant began operating in 2025 and has one generator. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Co. The plant utilizes fixed tilt solar tracking technology.
In its latest year of operation, Long Creek generated 178,944 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.4%. The plant's balancing authority is Florida Power & Light Company, and it operates within the SERC NERC region. Long Creek is ranked as the 159th largest power plant in Florida out of 227, and nationally it is ranked 983rd out of 7108 plants.
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
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Generation
11.7K MWh
Latest Month
178.9K MWh
Annual Generation
27.4%
Capacity Factor
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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