FPL Cavendish Solar Energy Center
Okeechobee County, Florida · EIA plant ID 65438 · Operator: Florida Power & Light Co
Nameplate75MWSummer 75 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation122GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 127.7 | 19.6% | — |
| 2024 | 126.4 | 19.3% | — |
| 2025 | 116.1 | 17.8% | — |
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 | Jan 2023 | 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% | 75 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Okeechobee Solar | 75 MW | 1 km |
| Okeechobee Clean Energy Center | 1,723 MW | 1.5 km |
| Fort Drum Energy Center | 75 MW | 5 km |
| Honeybell | 75 MW | 14.8 km |
| Tangelo | — | 14.8 km |
| Grove | 75 MW | 15.8 km |