List of power stations in Florida

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Sources of Florida utility-scale electricity generation: full-year 2023 [1]

Contents

  Natural Gas (75.8%)
  Nuclear (11.5%)
  Solar (5.4%)
  Coal (4.5%)
  Biomass (1.4%)
  Petroleum (0.5%)
  Hydroelectric (0.1%)
  Other (0.9%)
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Florida electricity production by type

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Florida , sorted by type and name. In 2022, Florida had a total summer capacity of 66,883 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 258,910 GWh. [2]

Florida is the third largest generator of electricity in the nation behind Texas and Pennsylvania. [3] Major producers include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.

In 2020, the average price of electricity in Florida was 10.06 cents per kWh, ranking 21st-highest in the United States. The carbon dioxide produced was 848 lbs per MWh, ranking 24th in the United States. [2] The average price of electricity for residential use was 13.70 cents/kWh in February 2022, compared to 11.92 cents/kWh in February 2021. [4]

By energy source

Photovoltaic (PV)

As of Q1 2023, Florida has over 11,700 MW of installed solar capacity, including small residential solar. [5] Only projects larger than 10 MW are listed.

Name Location Capacity

(MW)

Area
(Acres)		Online Date# of PanelsOwnerRef
Babcock Ranch Charlotte County 75
(139 Planned)		4402016 December343,000 FPL [6] [7]
Balm Hillsborough County 74.55482018 September736,226 TECO [8] [9]
Barefoot Bay Brevard County 74.54622018 March~330,000FPL [10]
Big BendHillsborough County201062017 March202,300TECO [9] [11]
Blue Cypress Indian River County 74.54322018 March~330,000FPL [12]
Bonnie MinePolk County37.5352349,439TECO [9] [13]
Citrus DeSoto County 74.58412016 DecemberFPL [14]
Coral Farms Putnam County 74.55872018 January~330,000FPL [15]
CoTAL Solar Farm Leon County 20
Debary Solar Power Plant Volusia County 74.54452020 May300,000 Duke Energy [16] [17]
DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center DeSoto County25
(300 Planned)		2352009 October90,000FPL [18]
Echo River SolarSuwannee County74.5~500~330,000FPL [19]
FL Solar 4, LLCLeon County42
Fort Drum Solar Energy Center Okeechobee County 74.5840June 2021309,120FPL [20] [21]
Grange HallHillsborough County61.1447595,213TECO [9]
Gulf Coast Solar Center I Valparaiso 30240371,325 [22]
Gulf Coast Solar Center II Navarre 40336472,800 [22]
Gulf Coast Solar Center III Bellview 50366599,775 [22]
Hamilton Jasper, Florida 74.92018 DecemberDuke [23]
Hammock Hendry County 74.59572018 March~330,000FPL [24]
Horizon Alachua County/Putnam County74.56842018 January~330,000FPL [25]
Indian River Indian River County 74.56952018 January~330,000FPL [26]
Interstate Solar St. Lucie County 74.5543~330,000FPL [27]
Jacksonville Solar Duval County 151002010200,000PSEG Solar Source LLC [28]
Lake HancockPolk County49.6356467,820TECO [9] [29]
LithiaHillsborough County74.5580742,194TECO [9]
LoggerheadSt. Lucie County74.55652018 March~330,000FPL [30]
Manatee Manatee County 74.57622016 December338,000FPL [31]
Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County 74.5465~330,000FPL [32]
Northern Preserve Solar Baker County 74.5FPL
Payne Creek Polk County 70.3503711,012TECO [9]
Peace CreekPolk County55.4422467,820TECO [9]
Pioneer Trail Volusia County 74.51,2192019~330,000FPL [33]
Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center Brevard County
(Kennedy Space Center)		10602010 April35,000FPL
NASA 		[34]
Sunshine Gateway Columbia County 74.59532019 January~330,000FPL [35]
Suwannee Solar Facility Suwannee County 8.8702017 December<44,000Duke Energy Florida [36]
WildflowerDeSoto County74.57212018 January~330,000FPL [37]

Integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC)

Name Location Capacity

(MW)

Area
(Acres)		Online Date# of Solar Thermal CollectorsOwnerRef
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center Martin County 755002010 December6,864 (192,192 mirrors)FPL [38]

Hydroelectric

Name Location Net Summer

Capacity

(MW)

OwnerRef
Jim Woodruff Dam Chattahoochee 43.5 USACE - Mobile District

Natural gas

Total estimated capacity: 36,359 MW

NameCapacity

(MW)

DetailsRef
Anclote10132-Unit Natural Gas Steam [39]
Arvah B. Hopkins484.52-Unit Fossil Steam; Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle; Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine [40]
Avon Park242-Unit Combustion Turbine
Bartow1133Combined Cycle (4 Gas, 1 Steam Turbine) & 4 Combustion Turbines [41]
Big Bend Power Station 564-Unit Coal, 3-Unit Combustion Turbine Peaking [42]
Brandy Branch Generating Station710170 MW simple-cycle natural gas combustion turbine, 2-on-1 combined cycle unit consisting of two 170 MW natural gas combustion turbines and 200 MW steam turbine-electric generator [43]
C.D. McIntosh Power Plant 360Combined Cycle Natural Gas [44]
Cape Canaveral1290Unit 1 (3X1 Combine Cycle)Gas/Oil [45]
Citrus Combined Cycle Plant1640820 MW natural gas combined-cycle turbines (2 units) [46]
Reworld Lee 57.4Two 600 ton-per-day (TPD) waterwall furnaces and one 636 TPD with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Crystal River Energy Complex 1610700 MW fossil-fuel fired generators (2 units) [47] [46]
DeBary23710-Unit Combustion Turbine [48]
Deerhaven Generating Station185Simple-cycle combustion turbine [49]
Fort Myers 2378Combine Cycle (6 x 2) 2 Peaking Units : 2 Gas/Oil, [45]
George E. Turner Power Plant 147Combustion Turbine
H.L. Culbreath Bay Side1854Natural Gas [50]
Higgins1144-Unit Combustion Turbine
Hines Energy Complex20544-Unit Combined Cycle
Indian River Power Plant290Converted to natural gas, waiting state approval to operate in 2015 [51]
Intercession City53414-Unit Combustion Turbine
J.H. Phillips362-Unit Oil-fired [52]
J. D. Kennedy Generating Station357.21-Unit Oil/Gas Combustion Turbine, 3 peaking units
Lansing Smith Electric Generating Plant5432-on-1 natural gas combined-cycle (1 unit) [53]
Larsen Memorial124Natural Gas, Diesel Back-Up [44] [54]
Lauderdale1223.62(2x1 Combine Cycle) with 2 Units maGas/Oil [45]
Manatee12244-on-1 combined-cycle consisting of four 170 MW combustion turbines with 470 MW steam turbine-electric generator [45] [55]
Martin Power Plant2209500 MW 2-on-1 combined-cycle generators (2 units), 1100 MW 4-on-1 combined-cycle generator

[45] [56]

Northside Generating Station 5243-Unit Steam, 4-Unit Diesel Peaking
Osprey Energy Center5831-Unit: combined-cycle [57]
Payne Creek Generating Station350Gas-Fired Combined Cycle
Pea Ridge125 MW natural-gas generators (3 units) [58] [59]
Pensacola Florida Plant98Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Polk Power Plant1281Unit 1 Integrated Coal Gasification Combined-Cycle, Units 2&3 Gas/Oil Combustion Turbine, Units 4&5 Natural Gas [60] [61]
Port Everglades123712 Unit Gas/Oil - repowered to 1 3x1 Gas/Oil unit [45] [62]
Rio Pinar12Oil-Fired Peaker 1-Unit Combustion Turbine
Riviera12901 Unit Gas/Oil (3x1 Combine Cycle) [45]
S. O. Purdom226Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle [63]
Sanford23522 4x1 Units Gas [45]
Santa Rosa Energy Center235.91-Unit: combined-cycle [64]
Standby Generation Plant14Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Stanton Energy Center295Unit A&B Combined Cycle, Units 1&2 Coal, 6 MW Solar farm [65] [66] [67]
Sub 1218.6Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Suwannee River993-Unit Combustion Turbine
Tiger Bay Cogeneration Facility200Combustion turbine, heat recovery steam turbine generator, and steam generation boiler [68]
Tom G. Smith Power Plant57.530 MW combined-cycle generator [69]
Treasure Coast Energy Center3181-Unit Natural Gas [70]
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 12531 combined-cycle gas-fired turbine
University of Florida42.51-Unit Combustion Turbine
Vero Beach117
West County Energy Center 37561250 MW 3-on-1 natural gas-fired combined cycle turbines (3 units) [45] [71]

Nuclear

Total estimated capacity: 3626 MW

NameNet Summer

Capacity (MW)

DetailsRef
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant 19682 × C-E 2-loop nuclear PWR [45]
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 16582 × Westinghouse 3-loop nuclear PWR [45] [72]

Petroleum

Total estimated capacity: 3355 MW

NameNet Summer

Capacity (MW)

DetailsRef
Avon Park24
Bayboro171
C. D. Macintosh Jr.5
DeBary322
Field Street44
Fort Myers108
Intercession City417
Lansing Smith Electric Generating Plant32 [53]
Manatee1618 [55]
Marathon Generating Plant11
Northside Generating Station 212
P. L. Bartow82
Polk Power Plant59
Stock Island114.5
Suwannee River503-Unit Oil-fired Steam
Tom G. Smith36
Winston50

Coal

Total estimated capacity: 7472 MW

NameNet Summer

Capacity

(MW)

Opening DateScheduled
Retirement		DetailsRef
Big Bend Power Station 1602Unit 1: 1970 (445.5 MW)
Unit 2: 1973 (445.5 MW)
Unit 3: 1976 (445.5 MW)
Unit 4: 1985 (486.0 MW)		2021 - Unit 2Unit 1 is scheduled to switch to natural gas before 2023 [42] [73]
Crystal River Energy Complex 1422Unit 1: 1966 (440.5 MW)
Unit 2: 1969 (523.8 MW)
Unit 4: 1982 (739.2 MW)
Unit 5: 1984 (739.2 MW)		Units 1 and 2 were retired in December 2018
Unit 3 is listed under "Decommissioned stations and units" (Nuclear)		 [47] [46] [74]
Deerhaven Generating Station232Unit 2: 1981 (250.7 MW) [49] [75]
James F. Crist Generating Plant924Unit 4: 1959 (93.7 MW)
Unit 5: 1961 (93.7 MW)
Unit 6: 1970 (369.7 MW)
Unit 7: 1973 (578.0 MW)		2025 - Unit 4
2027 - Unit 5		Units 4 and 5 were retired from coal after Hurricane Sally Nov 2020 [76]

Units 6 and 7 were converted from coal-fired to gas-fired in 2020

 [58] [77]
Northside Generating Station 586Unit 1: 1966 (297.5 MW)
Unit 2: 1972 (297.5 MW)		 [78]
Polk Power Plant161Unit 1: 1996 (192.9 MW) [79]
Seminole Generating Station1309Unit 1: 1984 (735.9 MW)
Unit 2: 1985 (735.9 MW)		 [80]
Stanton Energy Center894Unit 1: 1987 (464.5 MW)
Unit 2: 1996 (464.5 MW)		2040Both units will convert to natural gas before the end of 2027 [65] [66] [67] [81]

Decommissioned stations and units

NameCityNameplate

Capacity

(MW)

OwnerDetailsRef
C. H. Corn Lake Talquin 12 City of Tallahassee [82]
Crystal River Energy Complex Crystal River 1855 Duke Energy Coal (2 units), Babcock & Wilcox nuclear PWR (1 unit) [83]
Indiantown Cogeneration LP Indiantown 330Florida Power & Light [51] [84]
St. Johns River Power Park Jacksonville 1264 FPL, JEA Coal/petroleum coke (whole plant; 2 units) [85]
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station Homestead 808Florida Power & Light Foster-Wheeler gas/oil turbines (2 units) [45]

All stations

See also

Notes

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