Blue Heron Solar
Solar power plant in Hendry County, Florida. 74.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Florida Power & Light Co.
Also known as EIA plant 62631
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 74.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2020First generator online
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light CoEIA operator ID 6452
- Grid
- FPLBalancing authority FPL
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Hendry County, FL26.7016, −81.1292
- EIA plant ID
- 62631EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Blue Heron Solar produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
154 GWh
154,302 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
23.6%
2024: 22.4%
January to July 2026
88.3 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2020 to 2025
146.8–167.4
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2021
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | 157,064 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 167,389 | 25.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 162,994 | 25.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 155,587 | 23.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 146,782 | 22.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 154,302 | 23.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 88,337 | 23.3% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 74.5 | January 2020 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Florida Power & Light Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Blue Heron Solar
How much power does Blue Heron Solar produce?
Blue Heron Solar reported 154,302 MWh (154 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 23.6% capacity factor on 74.5 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 88.3 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Blue Heron Solar?
Blue Heron Solar is in Hendry County, Florida, at 26.7016, −81.1292. It is in the Florida Power & Light Company balancing area (FPL).
Who operates Blue Heron Solar?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Florida Power & Light Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 6452). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Blue Heron Solar start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2020, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page