Willow Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant · Manatee County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
75 MW
Rank in Florida
#229
of 346 plants
In service since
2021
May 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- Manatee County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among solar plants in Florida
- #160 of 225
- EIA plant code
- 64301
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLO | Solar Photovoltaic | 75 MW | 75 MW | 2021 | 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
| Wild Quail | Solar | 75 MW |
| Wildflower Solar Energy Center | Solar | 75 MW |
| Woodyard | Solar | 75 MW |
| Balm Solar | Solar | 74 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 75 MW solar plant and a 75 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