LEE COUNTY SOLID WASTE ENERGY
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 59 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Lee County
- Operator
- LEE COUNTY BOARD-COMMISSIONERS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1994
- EIA plant ID
- 52010
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Net generation (2024)
- 225 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 43%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 26.6316, -81.7607
LEE COUNTY SOLID WASTE ENERGY, a 59 MW Biomass power plant in Lee County, Florida. Operated by LEE COUNTY BOARD-COMMISSIONERS, commissioned 1994.
How LEE COUNTY SOLID WASTE ENERGY compares
With 59 MW of capacity, LEE COUNTY SOLID WASTE ENERGY ranks 66th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 9th of the 21 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.2% of Florida's operating Biomass capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 62nd-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is newer than 52% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Lee County with one other operating plant, FORT MYERS.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 59 MW of nameplate capacity, all municipal solid waste technology. Net generation was 225 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 21% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1994 and 2007.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: FORT MYERS (2,828 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LEE COUNTY SOLID WASTE ENERGY is a 59 MW biomass power plant in Lee County, FL, operated by LEE COUNTY BOARD-COMMISSIONERS, commissioned in 1994. Lee County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 102.0 |
| Coastal flooding | Very High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Hail | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lee County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Winter weather | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lee County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.