DeSoto_Next_Generation_Solar_Energy_Center

DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center

DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center

Solar power plant in Florida

The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a photovoltaic power station in Arcadia, DeSoto County, in the U.S. state of Florida, owned by Florida Power & Light (FPL).[1] President Barack Obama attended the plant's commissioning on October 27, 2009.[2] It has a nameplate capacity of 25 megawatts (MW),[3] and produces an estimated 42,000 megawatt hours (MW·h) of electricity per year (an average output of about 4.8 MW).[4][5]

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The plant cost $150 million to construct.[5] The plant consists of over 90,000 SunPower solar panels[3] with single-axis trackers on 235 acres (95 ha).[5]

FPL has to get a permit for construction of the second stage and had filed for the permit to build the third stage of the plant. At the second stage, 49 MW of capacity will be added. At the third stage, 226 MW of capacity is planned to be added bringing the total capacity of the plant up to 300 MW.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    eXenewable Project Profile Page - DeSoto, PV, US
  2. [2]
    "President Obama joins FPL for commissioning of nation's largest solar PV power plant; announces $200 million in smart grid funding for FPL's 'Energy Smart Florida'". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. [3]
    "FPL Commissions DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center". LCG Consulting. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  4. [4]
    "DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center FAQs". FPL. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  5. [5]
    Neville, Angela (2010-12-01). "Top Plant: DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, DeSoto County, Florida". Power. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  6. [6]
    "DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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