United States

DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy — 25 MW Solar

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DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy is a 25 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
25 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Florida Power & Light Co

Operator

Location
27.32, -81.80

Coordinates

Insights

#3,660
largest in United States of America
#1,818
largest Solar worldwide
#17,704
largest worldwide
2009
7 yrs older than avg
32
operated by Florida Power &…
61
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
25 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Florida Power & Light Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
27.323, -81.802

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,616 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
48,487 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

351
cars per year
215
homes per year
73,465
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy is a 25 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Florida Power & Light Co since 2009.

Ranked #284 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 25 MW represents 0.06% of the United States’ total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making DeSoto Next Generation 80 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 southeast of Tampa.

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