High Springs Solar Power Plant

High Springs Renewable Energy Center
Creating a Cleaner Energy Future
At Duke Energy, we believe generating electricity from renewable resources will play an important role in the transition to cleaner energy. That's why we're developing innovative renewable power projects to serve communities and meet the needs of the overall grid.
Project Overview
We're excited to announce we are planning to construct the High Springs Renewable Energy Center on property located south of NW 174th Avenue in High Springs, Fla. Once operational, the 74.9-megawatt (MW) facility will consist of approximately 220,000 sun tracking solar panels. When the solar facility is operating at peak capacity, it will safely and quietly generate enough carbon-free energy annually to effectively power about 23,000 average-sized homes.
Benefits to the Community
- Create approximately 200+ new construction jobs
- Provide 74.9 MW of clean, renewable energy for community residents and businesses
- Increased tax revenues
- Generate economic benefits to local businesses during construction
- Help improve overall reliability of the electric grid
Operational Features
- Safe, quiet generation
- No air emissions or waste production
- Minimal water needs
- No impact on local traffic after construction with limited staff on site
- Pollinator-friendly plants
- Vegetation management plan
- Land can be restored to agriculture at the end of the facility's useful life
Solar as a Neighbor
Project Schedule
Construction of a solar facility may take up to 12 months. For a more detailed look at a typical solar project schedule, please see the Solar Power Plant Construction Timeline document.
Planning and Development
Late 2021
Construction Begins
May 2022
Estimated Project Completion
Early 2023
Additional Resources
- High Springs Preliminary Site Plan
- High Springs Site Map
- High Springs Time Line
- High Springs Landscaping Recommendation
- Alachua County – Powerful Communities
- Florida Decommissioning Plan
- Florida Solar Plant Examples
- Duke Energy Florida Solar Map
- Environmental Responsibility
- Solar Power Plant Example Timeline
- Examples of Duke Energy Communications