Payne Creek Solar
Solar power plant · Polk County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
70 MW
Rank in Florida
#233
of 346 plants
In service since
2018
September 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Tampa Electric Co
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among solar plants in Florida
- #163 of 225
- EIA plant code
- 61665
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 70 MW | 70 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.
Similarly sized plants in Florida
| Balm Solar | Solar | 74 MW |
| Mosaic Co Tampa Facility | Other | 72 MW |
| Juniper Solar (FL) | Solar | 70 MW |
| Wheelabrator South Broward | Other | 66 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 70 MW solar plant and a 70 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