United States

Manatee Solar Energy Center — 75 MW Solar

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Manatee Solar Energy Center is a 75 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
75 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2017

Year online

Owner
Florida Power & Light Co

Operator

Location
27.61, -82.36

Coordinates

Insights

#2,521
largest in United States of America
#567
largest Solar worldwide
#11,515
largest worldwide
2017
1 yrs newer than avg
32
operated by Florida Power &…
63
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
75 MW
Commissioned
2017
Status
Operational
Owner
Florida Power & Light Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
27.608, -82.355

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,816 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
144,490 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,047
cars per year
642
homes per year
218,924
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Manatee Solar Energy Center is a 74.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Florida Power & Light Co and commissioned in 2017.

Ranked #131 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 74.5 MW represents 0.18% 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 Manatee 26.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Manatee (2951.2 MW, Oil) and H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station (2294 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Manatee County, approximately 60 km southwest of Tampa.

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