Lee County Solid Waste EnergyRetirement planned
Lee County, Florida · EIA plant ID 52010 · Operator: Lee County Board-Commissioners
Nameplate59MWSummer 55 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation315GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor65%other units, summer MW
Heat rate18,197Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1994Retirement planned Sep 2029
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 226.9 | 66.4% | — |
| 2002 | 259.3 | 75.9% | — |
| 2003 | 252.1 | 73.8% | — |
| 2004 | 251.1 | 73.3% | — |
| 2005 | 233 | 68.2% | — |
| 2006 | 219.7 | 64.3% | — |
| 2007 | 217.7 | 54.4% | — |
| 2008 | 283.7 | 58.5% | 17,910 |
| 2009 | 295.9 | 61.2% | 16,649 |
| 2010 | 292.9 | 60.6% | 17,076 |
| 2011 | 289 | 59.8% | 16,833 |
| 2012 | 296.8 | 61.2% | 17,191 |
| 2013 | 321.3 | 66.5% | 17,023 |
| 2014 | 328.2 | 68.0% | 17,650 |
| 2015 | 329.1 | 68.1% | 17,557 |
| 2016 | 340.7 | 70.4% | 18,099 |
| 2017 | 315.3 | 65.2% | 18,691 |
| 2018 | 347.6 | 71.9% | 17,618 |
| 2019 | 338.5 | 69.4% | 18,726 |
| 2020 | 277.7 | 57.2% | 21,256 |
| 2021 | 327.4 | 67.7% | 17,400 |
| 2022 | 285.8 | 59.1% | 20,758 |
| 2023 | 274.1 | 56.5% | 19,601 |
| 2024 | 224.8 | 46.1% | 21,837 |
| 2025 | 302.4 | 62.3% | 18,422 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 39 | 39 | Sep 1994 | Operating · retirement planned | Sep 2029 | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 20 | 16 | Aug 2007 | Operating · retirement planned | Aug 2072 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lee County Board-Commissioners. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lee County Board-Commissioners | 100.0% | 59 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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