Bartow Solar Energy LLC
Solar power plant · Polk County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
7.3 MW
Rank in Florida
#296
of 346 plants
In service since
2018
March 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Cardinal Renewables
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in Florida
- #190 of 225
- EIA plant code
- 61879
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 7.3 MW | 7.3 MW | 2018 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Cutrale Citrus Juices USA II | Natural gas | 8.2 MW |
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| AEP Jacksonville Solar Project | Solar | 7.1 MW |
| Brevard | Other | 6.4 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 7.3 MW solar plant and a 7.3 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Florida power plants · What Florida actually generates