Catfish — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68830
- Capacity
- 74.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Okeechobee, 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
Catfish
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #87 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1040 of 7447 nationally
74.5 MW Solar under construction in Okeechobee, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
EIAGEM
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.2777, -80.7885
County
Okeechobee, FL
Nearby Plants
- Speckled PerchSolar74.5 MW · 1.4 km
- Bluefield Preserve SolarSolar74.5 MW · 12.2 km
- Big WaterSolar74.5 MW · 18.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Power & Light Co | Florida Power & Light Co | — |
| Owner(s) | Florida Power & Light Co | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Catfish solar photovoltaic plant is located in Okeechobee County, Florida. The plant has a total capacity of 74.5 MW and consists of a single generator. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
Catfish ranks as the 72nd largest power plant in Florida out of 227 facilities, and 885th nationally out of 7108. The balancing authority is Florida Power & Light Company, and the plant operates within the SERC NERC region. The primary fuel source is solar.
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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