Manatee Solar Energy Center
Manatee County, Florida · EIA plant ID 60014 · Operator: Florida Power & Light Co
Nameplate484MWSummer 484 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation121GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 168.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | 166.2 | — | — |
| 2019 | 164.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | 161.5 | — | — |
| 2021 | 161.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | 64.6 | — | — |
| 2023 | 71.6 | — | — |
| 2024 | 90.9 | — | — |
| 2025 | 104.3 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 74.5 | 74.5 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| BMS | Batteries | BA | 409 | 409 | Nov 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Florida Power & Light Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Florida Power & Light Co | 100.0% | 484 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Manatee | 2,951 MW | 1 km |
| Cottonmouth Ranch Solar | 75 MW | 8.3 km |
| Bullfrog Creek Solar | 75 MW | 8.3 km |
| Three Creeks | 75 MW | 9.8 km |
| Elder Branch | 75 MW | 10.2 km |
| Keene Branch Solar | — | 10.5 km |