Lake Placid Solar Power Plant
Solar power plant · Highlands County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
62 MW
Rank in Florida
#236
of 346 plants
In service since
2019
December 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC
- County
- Highlands County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among solar plants in Florida
- #165 of 225
- EIA plant code
- 62541
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 45 MW | 45 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| ES1 | Batteries | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2023 | 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
| Juniper Solar (FL) | Solar | 70 MW |
| Wheelabrator South Broward | Other | 66 MW |
| Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1 | Other | 62 MW |
| Laurel Oaks Solar | Solar | 61 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 62 MW solar plant and a 62 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