Gulf Coast Solar Center III
Solar power plant · Escambia County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
50 MW
Rank in Florida
#248
of 346 plants
In service since
2017
November 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Arevon Energy, Inc.
- County
- Escambia County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among solar plants in Florida
- #174 of 225
- EIA plant code
- 59691
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCSC3 | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | 50 MW | 2017 | 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
| University of Florida | Natural gas | 54 MW |
| Citrus Ridge Solar | Solar | 52 MW |
| Winston | Other | 50 MW |
| Lake Hancock Solar | Solar | 50 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 50 MW solar plant and a 50 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