United States

Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid — 79 MW Solar

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Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid is a 79 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
79 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2017

Year online

Owner
Florida Power & Light Co

Operator

Location
27.32, -81.81

Coordinates

Insights

#2,463
largest in United States of America
#516
largest Solar worldwide
#11,296
largest worldwide
2017
1 yrs newer than avg
32
operated by Florida Power &…
61
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
79 MW
Commissioned
2017
Status
Operational
Owner
Florida Power & Light Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
27.321, -81.807

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,075 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
152,248 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,103
cars / year
677
homes / year
230,679
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid is a 78.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Florida Power & Light Co and commissioned in 2017.

Ranked #116 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 78.5 MW represents 0.19% of the United States’ total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Citrus Solar Energy Center Hybrid 25.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Polk (1,492.5 MW, Gas), Midulla Generating Station (897 MW, Gas), and Vandolah Power Station (728 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Florida, approximately 70 km from the city of Lakeland.

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