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Lee County Solid Waste Energy

Lee County Solid Waste Energy is a 59.0 MW operating bioenergy plant in Lee County, Florida, operated by Lee County Board-Commissioners.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 1994 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: Sep 2029.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Municipal Solid Waste39 MW OperatingSep 1994Planned Sep 2029
GEN2Municipal Solid Waste20 MW OperatingAug 2007Planned Aug 2072

Plant details

Operator
Lee County Board-Commissioners
Location
Lee County, Florida
Balancing authority
FPL
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 59.0 MW
First unit online
Sep 1994
EIA plant ID
52010

Location

26.6315, -81.7607

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem