Goldfinch
Polk County, Florida · EIA plant ID 60124 · Operator: goldfinch (lakeland)
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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), solar 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.1 | 5.0% | — |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 21.7% | — |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 19.8% | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 22.7% | — |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 21.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 9.4% | — |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 8.5% | — |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 16.9% | — |
| 2025 | 4.8 | 18.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFNCH | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: goldfinch (lakeland). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| goldfinch (lakeland) | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lakeland Electric Co. (FL)-Airport 1 | 2 MW | 0.9 km |
| Lakeland Electric Co. (FL) - Airport II | 4 MW | 1.1 km |
| English Creek Solar | 23 MW | 4.7 km |
| Winston | 50 MW | 5.6 km |
| Laurel Oaks Solar | 61 MW | 6.6 km |
| Magnolia Solar | 75 MW | 7.2 km |