List of power stations in Florida

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Florida, sorted by type and name. In 2018, Florida had a total summer capacity of 57,359 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 244,252 GWh.[2]

Sources of Florida electricity generation: September 2020 [1]

  Natural Gas (76.1%)
  Nuclear (11.8%)
  Coal (8.28%)
  Non-hydroelectric renewables (3.84%)

Florida is the second largest generator of electricity in the nation behind Texas.[1] Major producers include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.

In 2018, the average price of electricity in Florida was 10.32 cents per kWh, ranking 20th-highest in the United States. The carbon dioxide produced was 971 lbs per MWh, ranking 25th in the United States.[2] In March 2015, the average price of electricity for residential use was 11.63 cents per kWh.[3]

By energy source

Photovoltaic (PV)
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity

(MW)

Area
(Acres)		Online Date# of PanelsOwnerRef
Babcock RanchCharlotte County75
(139 Planned)		4402016 December343,000FPL[4][5]
BalmHillsborough County74.55482018 September736,226TECO[6][7]
Barefoot BayBrevard County74.54622018 March~330,000FPL[8]
Big BendHillsborough County201062017 March202,300TECO[7][9]
Blue CypressIndian River County74.54322018 March~330,000FPL[10]
Bonnie MinePolk County37.5352349,439TECO[7][11]
CitrusDeSoto County74.58412016 DecemberFPL[12]
Coral FarmsPutnam County74.55872018 January~330,000FPL[13]
CoTAL Solar FarmLeon County20
DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy CenterDeSoto County25
(300 Planned)		2352009 October90,000FPL[14]
Echo River SolarSuwannee County74.5~500~330,000FPL[15]
FL Solar 4, LLCLeon County42
Grange HallHillsborough County61.1447595,213TECO[7]
Gulf Coast Solar Center IValparaiso30240371,325[16]
Gulf Coast Solar Center IINavarre40336472,800[16]
Gulf Coast Solar Center IIIBellview50366599,775[16]
HamiltonJasper, Florida74.92018 DecemberDuke[17]
HammockHendry County74.59572018 March~330,000FPL[18]
HorizonAlachua County/Putnam County74.56842018 January~330,000FPL[19]
Indian RiverIndian River County74.56952018 January~330,000FPL[20]
Interstate SolarSt. Lucie County74.5543~330,000FPL[21]
Lake HancockPolk County49.6356467,820TECO[7][22]
LithiaHillsborough County74.5580742,194TECO[7]
LoggerheadSt. Lucie County74.55652018 March~330,000FPL[23]
ManateeManatee County74.57622016 December338,000FPL[24]
Miami-DadeMiami-Dade County74.5465~330,000FPL[25]
Payne CreekPolk County70.3503711,012TECO[7]
Peace CreekPolk County55.4422467,820TECO[7]
Perry Solar FacilityTaylor County5.1222016 OctoberDuke Energy Florida[26]
Pioneer TrailVolusia County74.51,2192019~330,000FPL[27]
Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy CenterBrevard County
(Kennedy Space Center)		10602010 April35,000FPL
NASA		[28]
Sunshine GatewayColumbia County74.59532019 January~330,000FPL[29]
Suwannee Solar FacilitySuwannee County8.8702017 December<44,000Duke Energy Florida[30]
WildflowerDeSoto County74.57212018 January~330,000FPL[31]

Small-Scale PV Installations (<5MW)
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Online Date# of PanelsOwnerRef
Solar Circuit
Daytona International Speedway		Volusia County2.12016 February7,000FPL[32][33]
Solar Research Installation
Florida International University		Miami-Dade County1.42016 April4,400FIU & FPL[34]
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy
LEGOLAND Florida Resort		Polk County1.45,225[7][35][36]
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy
Palm Beach Zoo		Palm Beach County.12016 JunePalm Beach Zoo & FPL[32][37]
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy
Palmetto Estuary Preserve		Manatee County.052016City of Palmetto & FPL[38][39]
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy
Tampa International Airport		Hillsborough County1.62016 February6,175Tampa International Airport & TECO[7][40]
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy
Young at Art Museum		Broward County.12016 AprilYoung at Art Museum & FPL[41]

Integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC)
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity

(MW)

Area
(Acres)		Online Date# of Solar Thermal CollectorsOwnerRef
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy CenterMartin County755002010 December6,864 (192,192 mirrors)FPL[42]

Hydroelectric
NameLocationCoordinatesNet Summer

Capacity (MW)

 Ref
J. Woodruff Chattahoochee 43.5

Natural gas
NameCapacity

(MW)

DetailsRef
Anclote10132-Unit Natural Gas Steam[43]
Arvah B. Hopkins484.52-Unit Fossil Steam; Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle; Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine[44]
Avon Park242-Unit Combustion Turbine
Bartow1133Combined Cycle (4 Gas, 1 Steam Turbine) & 4 Combustion Turbines[45]
Big Bend Power Station564-Unit Coal, 3-Unit Combustion Turbine Peaking[46]
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[47]
C.D. McIntosh Power Plant460Coal-Fired Generation, Combined Cycle Natural Gas[48]
Cape Canaveral1290Unit 1 (3X1 Combine Cycle)Gas/Oil[49]
Citrus Combined Cycle Plant 1640 820 MW natural gas combined-cycle turbines (2 units) [50]
Covanta Lee 57.4 Two 600 ton-per-day (TPD) waterwall furnaces and one 636 TPD with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Crystal River Energy Complex1610700 MW fossil-fuel fired generators (2 units)[51][50]
DeBary23710-Unit Combustion Turbine[52]
Deerhaven Generating Station185Simple-cycle combustion turbine[53]
Fort Myers2378Combine Cycle (6 x 2) 2 Peaking Units : 2 Gas/Oil,[49]
George E. Turner Power Plant147Combustion Turbine
H.L. Culbreath Bay Side1854Natural Gas[54]
Higgins1144-Unit Combustion Turbine
Hines Energy Complex20544-Unit Combined Cycle
Indian River Power Plant290Converted to natural gas, waiting state approval to operate in 2015[55]
Intercession City53414-Unit Combustion Turbine
J.H. Phillips362-Unit Oil-fired[56]
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)[57]
Larsen Memorial124Natural Gas, Diesel Back-Up[48][58]
Lauderdale1223.62(2x1 Combine Cycle) with 2 Units maGas/Oil[49]
Manatee12244-on-1 combined-cycle consisting of four 170 MW combustion turbines with 470 MW steam turbine-electric generator[49][59]
Martin Power Plant2209500 MW 2-on-1 combined-cycle generators (2 units), 1100 MW 4-on-1 combined-cycle generator

[49][60]

Northside Generating Station5243-Unit Steam, 4-Unit Diesel Peaking
Osprey Energy Center5831-Unit: combined-cycle[61]
Payne Creek Generating Station350Gas-Fired Combined Cycle
Pea Ridge125 MW natural-gas generators (3 units) [62][63]
Pensacola Florida Plant 98 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Polk Power Plant 1281Unit 1 Integrated Coal Gasification Combined-Cycle, Units 2&3 Gas/Oil Combustion Turbine, Units 4&5 Natural Gas[64][65]
Port Everglades123712 Unit Gas/Oil - repowered to 1 3x1 Gas/Oil unit[49][66]
Rio Pinar12Oil-Fired Peaker 1-Unit Combustion Turbine
Riviera 12901 Unit Gas/Oil (3x1 Combine Cycle)[49]
S. O. Purdom 226Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle[67]
Sanford23522 4x1 Units Gas[49]
Santa Rosa Energy Center235.91-Unit: combined-cycle[68]
Standby Generation Plant 14 Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Stanton Energy Center295Unit A&B Combined Cycle, Units 1&2 Coal, 6 MW Solar farm[69][70][71]
Sub 12 18.6 Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Suwannee River993-Unit Combustion Turbine
Tiger Bay Cogeneration Facility200Combustion turbine, heat recovery steam turbine generator, and steam generation boiler[72]
Tom G. Smith Power Plant57.530 MW combined-cycle generator[73]
Treasure Coast Energy Center3181-Unit Natural Gas[74]
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 1253 1 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)[49][75]

Nuclear
Name Net Summer

Capacity (MW)

 Details Ref
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant 1968 2x C-E 2-loop [49]
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 1658 2x Westinghouse 3-loop nuclear PWR [49][76]

Coal
Name Net Summer

Capacity (MW)

 Opening Date Scheduled
Retirement		 Details Ref
Big Bend Power Station 1602 Unit 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 2 Unit 1 is scheduled to switch to natural gas before 2023 [46][77]
C. D. McIntosh Jr. 342 Unit 3: 1982 (363.8 MW) 2024 [78]
Crystal River Energy Complex 1422 Unit 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)		 [51][50][79]
Deerhaven Generating Station 232 Unit 2: 1981 (250.7 MW) [53][80]
James F. Crist Generating Plant 924 Unit 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 6 and 7 were converted from coal-fired to gas-fired in 2020 [62][81]
Northside Generating Station 586 Unit 1: 1966 (297.5 MW)
Unit 2: 1972 (297.5 MW)		 [82]
Polk Power Plant 161 Unit 1: 1996 (192.9 MW) [83]
Seminole Generating Station 1309 Unit 1: 1984 (735.9 MW)
Unit 2: 1985 (735.9 MW)		 [84]
Stanton Energy Center 894 Unit 1: 1987 (464.5 MW)
Unit 2: 1996 (464.5 MW)		 2040 Both units will convert to natural gas before the end of 2027 [69][70][71][85]

Decommissioned stations and units
Name City Nameplate

Capacity (MW)

 Owner Details Ref
C. H. Corn Lake Talquin 12 City of Tallahassee [86]
Crystal River Energy Complex Crystal River 1855 Duke Energy Coal (2 units), Babcock & Wilcox nuclear PWR (1 unit) [87]
Indiantown Cogeneration LP Indiantown 330 Florida Power & Light [55][88]
St. Johns River Power Park Jacksonville 1264 FPL, JEA Coal/petroleum coke (whole plant; 2 units) [89]
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station Homestead 808 Florida Power & Light Foster-Wheeler gas/oil turbines (2 units) [49]

All stations

See also

Notes
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