Gadsden County Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67205
- Capacity
- 74.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Gadsden, FL
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- FRP Gadsden County Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 189,243 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 29.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Duke Energy Florida Inc
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Gadsden County Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #112 of 235 Solar plants in FL#1028 of 7447 nationally
74.5 MW Solar operating in Gadsden, FL — Duke Energy Florida Inc
EIAGEM
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
30.6565, -84.7244
County
Gadsden, FL
Nearby Plants
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- J WoodruffHydro43.5 MW · 14.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | FRP Gadsden County Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | FRP Gadsden County Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Gadsden County Solar is a 74.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Gadsden County, Florida. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by FRP Gadsden County Solar, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. Gadsden County Solar is connected to the Duke Energy Florida Inc balancing authority within the SERC NERC region. It ranks as the 39th largest solar plant in Florida out of 227, and 852nd nationally out of 7108.
In its most recent year of operation, Gadsden County Solar generated 189,243 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.0%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $26.98 per MWh. Data is sourced from LBNL and FERC EQRs.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Florida Inc
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue2 projectsBeta
OperationalSolar74.5 MWSoutheast
Generation
9.9K MWh
Latest Month
189.2K MWh
Annual Generation
29.0%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly Reports, LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$27.0/MWh
PPA Price
FRP Gadsden County Solar, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire at former Goodyear plant under control, but still burning
GADSDEN — Gadsden firefighters with assistance from other departments were working Saturday morning to completely extinguish a fire at the...
Goodyear (other)
The Anniston Star·3 months ago
General
Firefighters contain blaze at former Goodyear plant in Gadsden
Gadsden firefighters contained a fire Saturday morning at the former Goodyear plant, now leased by renewable energy logistics company...
WBMA·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country
In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state...
Alabama Power (operator)
Inside Climate News·4 months ago
Industry·other
Why are trucks showing up at abandoned Alabama industrial plant that was world’s largest tire producer?
More than five years after it shuttered, the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. factory in Gadsden is seeing new activity.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (other)
AL.com·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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