DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy
Solar power plant · DeSoto County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
25 MW
Rank in Florida
#268
of 346 plants
In service since
2009
October 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- DeSoto County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in Florida
- #183 of 225
- EIA plant code
- 56929
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 25 MW | 25 MW | 2009 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Florida
| Gulf Coast Solar Center I | Solar | 30 MW |
| Seminole Mill | Natural gas | 30 MW |
| English Creek Solar | Solar | 23 MW |
| McKay Bay Facility | Other | 22 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 25 MW solar plant and a 25 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