Long Branch Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68472
- Capacity
- 74.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Manatee, FL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Tampa Electric Co
- Parent Company
- Emera
- Balancing Authority
- Tampa Electric Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Long Branch Solar
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #120 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1136 of 7447 nationally
74.5 MW Solar under construction in Manatee, FL — Tampa Electric Company
EIAGEM
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.3971, -85.2807
County
Manatee, FL
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tampa Electric Co | Tampa Electric Co | — |
| Owner(s) | Tampa Electric Co | Emera | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Long Branch Solar is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Manatee County, Florida. The plant, identified by plant ID 68472, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It consists of a single generator and is owned by Emera, a Canadian company. Tampa Electric Co. acts as the plant's operator.
Long Branch Solar operates within the Tampa Electric Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. It is ranked as the 84th largest solar plant in Florida out of 227, and nationally it holds the 896th position out of 7108 plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Tampa Electric Company
Grid Voltage
69 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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