In the ever-expanding world of Florida solar energy, Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has announced the locations of its two newest solar power plants.

  • The Twin Rivers Solar Power Plant to be built in Hamilton County, Florida. It will be 460 acres. The 74.9-megawatt (MW) facility will consist of approximately 235,000 tracking solar panels. The panels track the movement of the sun and are capable of producing enough electricity to power approximately 23,000 homes at peak production.

  • The Santa Fe Solar Power Plant will be built in Columbia County, Florida. It will be 600 acres, The 74.9-MW plant will consist of approximately 235,000 tracking solar panels, which will produce enough carbon-free energy to power more than 23,000 homes at peak production just like the Twin Rivers Plant.

Both solar power plants will be developed, owned, operated and maintained by Duke Energy Florida and are expected to break ground in March 2020, and scheduled for completion for late 2020.

The two new plants are expected to eliminate approximately 600 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions in Florida each year upon commercial operation.

Duke Energy Florida completed two solar facilities last month.

The Lake Placid Solar Power Plant in Highlands County, Florida, began serving customers on December 9, 2019. The facility is 45 MW, which is enough to power more than 12,000 homes at peak production. The Trenton Solar Power Plant in Gilchrist County, Florida, began serving customers on December 18, 2019. The facility is 74.9 MW, which is enough to power more than 23,000 homes at peak production.

More Solar Projects Under Construction

Duke Energy Florida is building another 74.9 MW with the Columbia Solar Power Plant in Columbia County, Florida, and is anticipated to begin servicing customers in April 2020.

The DeBary Solar Power Plant is under construction in Volusia County and will bring another 300,000 solar panels to Florida with service beginning in June 2020.

Duke is investing an estimated $1 billion to construct or acquire a total of 700 MW of cost-effective solar power facilities from 2018 through 2022 in Florida and planning for another 1,500 MW of solar generation through 2028.

 

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