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EIA plant 65041

Parrish · Manatee · FL

Elder Branch

Operated by Florida Power & Light Co

Annual generation166,178 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextFlorida Power & Light CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Elder Branch?

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27.596600, -82.252720

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic74.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

18,165
213,658
315,335
419,609
520,183
616,887
716,050
815,578
914,460
108,766
117,266
1210,221

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
18,165
213,658
315,335
419,609
520,183
616,887
716,050
815,578
914,460
108,766
117,266
1210,221

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
18,165 MWh
213,658 MWh
315,335 MWh
419,609 MWh
520,183 MWh
616,887 MWh
716,050 MWh
815,578 MWh
914,460 MWh
108,766 MWh
117,266 MWh
1210,221 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN74.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65041
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (20,183 MWh) and 11 the lowest (7,266 MWh). Their difference is 12,917 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic74.574.574.5Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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