List of power stations in Florida
The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Florida.
In 2016 the net capacity of all utility and independent power producers in Florida was 58.4 GW and the net generation was 238,262 GWh.[1] Major producers of power in Florida include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.
Power stations
Photovoltaic power stations (PV)
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Area (Acres) | Online Date | # of Panels | Owner | Ref |
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Babcock Ranch | Charlotte County | 75 (139 Planned) | 440 | 2016 December | 343,000 | FPL | [2][3] | |
Balm | Hillsborough County | 74.5 | 548 | 2018 September | 736,226 | TECO | [4][5] | |
Barefoot Bay | Brevard County | 74.5 | 462 | 2018 March | ~330,000 | FPL | [6] | |
Big Bend | Hillsborough County | 20 | 106 | 2017 March | 202,300 | TECO | [5][7] | |
Blue Cypress | Indian River County | 74.5 | 432 | 2018 March | ~330,000 | FPL | [8] | |
Bonnie Mine | Polk County | 37.5 | 352 | 349,439 | TECO | [5][9] | ||
Citrus | DeSoto County | 74.5 | 841 | 2016 December | FPL | [10] | ||
Coral Farms | Putnam County | 74.5 | 587 | 2018 January | ~330,000 | FPL | [11] | |
DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center | DeSoto County | 25 (300 Planned) | 235 | 2009 October | 90,000 | FPL | [12] | |
Grange Hall | Hillsborough County | 61.1 | 447 | 595,213 | TECO | [5] | ||
Hamilton | Jasper, Florida | 74.9 | 2018 December | Duke | [13] | |||
Hammock | Hendry County | 74.5 | 957 | 2018 March | ~330,000 | FPL | [14] | |
Horizon | Alachua County/Putnam County | 74.5 | 684 | 2018 January | ~330,000 | FPL | [15] | |
Indian River | Indian River County | 74.5 | 695 | 2018 January | ~330,000 | FPL | [16] | |
Interstate Solar | St. Lucie County | 74.5 | 543 | ~330,000 | FPL | [17] | ||
Lake Hancock | Polk County | 49.6 | 356 | 467,820 | TECO | [5][18] | ||
Lithia | Hillsborough County | 74.5 | 580 | 742,194 | TECO | [5] | ||
Loggerhead | St. Lucie County | 74.5 | 565 | 2018 March | ~330,000 | FPL | [19] | |
Manatee | Manatee County | 74.5 | 762 | 2016 December | 338,000 | FPL | [20] | |
Miami-Dade | Miami-Dade County | 74.5 | 465 | ~330,000 | FPL | [21] | ||
Payne Creek | Polk County | 70.3 | 503 | 711,012 | TECO | [5] | ||
Peace Creek | Polk County | 55.4 | 422 | 467,820 | TECO | [5] | ||
Pioneer Trail | Volusia County | 74.5 | 1,219 | 2019 | ~330,000 | FPL | [22] | |
Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center | Brevard County (Kennedy Space Center) | 10 | 60 | 2010 April | 35,000 | FPL NASA | [23] | |
Sunshine Gateway | Columbia County | 74.5 | 953 | 2019 January | ~330,000 | FPL | [24] | |
Wildflower | DeSoto County | 74.5 | 721 | 2018 January | ~330,000 | FPL | [25] |
Small-Scale PV Installations (<5MW)
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Online Date | # of Panels | Owner | Ref |
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Solar Circuit Daytona International Speedway | Volusia County | 2.1 | 2016 February | 7,000 | FPL | [26][27] | |
Solar Research Installation Florida International University | Miami-Dade County | 1.4 | 2016 April | 4,400 | FIU & FPL | [28] | |
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy LEGOLAND Florida Resort | Polk County | 1.4 | 5,225 | [5][29][30] | |||
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy Palm Beach Zoo | Palm Beach County | .1 | 2016 June | Palm Beach Zoo & FPL | [26][31] | ||
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy Palmetto Estuary Preserve | Manatee County | .05 | 2016 | City of Palmetto & FPL | [32][33] | ||
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy Tampa International Airport | Hillsborough County | 1.6 | 2016 February | 6,175 | Tampa International Airport & TECO | [5][34] | |
Solar-Paneled Parking Canopy Young at Art Museum | Broward County | .1 | 2016 April | Young at Art Museum & FPL | [35] |
Integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC)
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Area (Acres) | Online Date | # of Solar Thermal Collectors | Owner | Ref |
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Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | Martin County | 75 | 500 | 2010 December | 6,864 (192,192 mirrors) | FPL | [36] |
Hydroelectric
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Ref |
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C.H. Corn | Lake Talquin | 12 | City of Tallahassee | [37] |
Fossil fuel / nuclear
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Type | Links |
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Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | Homestead | 2819 | FPL | 5 Units: 2 Gas/Oil (decommissioned), 2 Nuclear, 1 combined-cycle gas-fired | [38] |
Crystal River Energy Complex | Crystal River | 2276 | Duke Energy | 5 units: Units 1&2 Coal. Unit 3 Nuclear (Closed). Units 4&5 Coal. | [39] |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | Indiantown | 3699 | FPL | 5-Unit: 1 Gas/Oil/Solar/Thermal, 2 Gas, 2 Gas/Oil | |
Manatee | Parrish | 2759 | FPL | 3 Units : 1 Gas, 2 Gas/Oil | [38] |
West County Energy Center | West Palm Beach | 3657 | FPL | 3 Units Gas/Oil | [38] |
Sanford | Lake Monroe | 2010 | FPL | 2 4x1 Units Gas | [38] |
Big Bend Power Station | Apollo Beach | 2000 | TECO | 4-Unit Coal, 3-Unit Combustion Turbine Peaking | [40] |
Hines Energy Complex | Bartow | 1912 | Duke Energy | 4-Unit Combined Cycle | |
Stanton Energy Center | Orlando | 1859 | Orlando Utilities Commission, Southern Power, others | Unit A&B Combined Cycle, Units 1&2 Coal, 6 MW Solar farm | [41][42][43] |
H.L. Culbreath Bay Side | Tampa | 1800 | TECO | Natural Gas | [44] |
Fort Myers | Fort Myers | 2378 | FPL | Combine Cycle (6 x 2) 2 Peaking Units : 2 Gas/Oil, | [38] |
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant | Hutchinson Island | 1821 | FPL, Orlando Utilities Commission, Florida Municipal Power Agency | 2 Units Nuclear | [38] |
Seminole Generating Station | Palatka | 1300 | Seminole Electric Cooperative | Units 1&2 Coal | [45] |
St Johns River Power Park (SJRPP) | Jacksonville | 1264 | FPL, JEA | 2-Unit Coal/Petroleum Coke (Closed). | [46] |
Northside Generating Station | Jacksonville | 1270 | JEA | Natural Gas/Oil/Coal 3-Unit Steam, 4-Unit Diesel Peaking | |
Port Everglades - repowered 2014 | Port Everglades | 412 | FPL | 12 Unit Gas/Oil - repowered to 1 3x1 Gas/Oil unit | [38] |
Bartow | St. Petersburg | 1133 | Duke Energy | Combined Cycle (4 Gas, 1 Steam Turbine) & 4 Combustion Turbines | [47] |
Anclote | Holiday | 1013 | Duke Energy | 2-Unit Natural Gas Steam | [48] |
Intercession City | Intercession City | 980 | Duke Energy | 14-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
Lansing Smith | Panama City | 890 | Gulf Power Company | 4-Unit Fossil | [49] |
C.D. McIntosh Power Plant | Lakeland | 941 | Lakeland Electric | Coal-Fired Generation, Combined Cycle Natural Gas | [50] |
Polk Power Plant | 940 | TECO Energy | Unit 1 Integrated Coal Gasification Combined-Cycle, Units 2&3 Gas/Oil Combustion Turbine, Units 4&5 Natural Gas | [51] | |
James F. Crist | Pensacola | 930 | Gulf Power Company | 4-Unit Fossil | [49] |
Lauderdale | Dania | 1708 | FPL | 2(2x1 Combine Cycle) with 2 Units maGas/Oil | [38] |
Cape Canaveral | Cocoa | 1210 | FPL | Unit 1 (3X1 Combine Cycle)Gas/Oil | [38] |
Indian River Power Plant | Titusville | 639 | Orlando Utilities Commission | Converted to natural gas, waiting state approval to operate in 2015 | [52] |
DeBary | DeBary | 642 | Duke Energy | 10-Unit Combustion Turbine | [53] |
Osprey Energy Center | Auburndale | 600 | CPN | 1-Unit: combined-cycle | [54] |
Riviera | Riviera Beach | 1212 | FPL | 1 Unit Gas/Oil (3x1 Combine Cycle) | [38] |
Brandy Branch Generating Station | Jacksonville | 540 | JEA | 2-Unit Natural Gas Combustion Turbine | |
Arvah B. Hopkins Power Plant | Tallahassee | 504 | City of Tallahassee | 2-Unit Fossil Steam | [55] |
Payne Creek Generating Station | Wauchula | 350 | Seminole Electric Cooperative | Gas-Fired Combined Cycle | |
Smith | 340 | Gulf Power | |||
Kennedy Generating Station | Jacksonville | 335 | JEA | 1-Unit Oil/Gas Combustion Turbine, 3 peaking units | |
Deerhaven Generating Station | Gainesville | 317 | Gainesville Regional Utilities | Unit 1 Natural Gas/Oil, Unit 2 Coal. | |
Treasure Coast Energy Center | Fort Pierce | 300 | Fort Pierce Power Authority | 1-Unit Natural Gas | [56] |
Santa Rosa Energy Center | Auburndale | 235 | CPN | 1-Unit: combined-cycle | [57] |
Suwannee | Live Oak | 284 | Duke Energy | 3-Unit Oil-fired Steam, 3-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
Sam O. Purdom Unit 8 | St. Marks | 250 | City of Tallahassee | Combined Cycle | [58] |
Tiger Bay | Fort Meade | 205 | Duke Energy | 1-Unit Combined Cycle | |
Bayboro | St. Petersburg | 174 | Duke Energy | 4-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
George E. Turner Power Plant | Enterprise | 147 | Duke Energy | Combustion Turbine | |
Vero Beach | 117 | Vero Beach Municipal Utilities | |||
Higgins | Oldsmar | 114 | Duke Energy | 4-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
Larsen Memorial | Lakeland | 76 | Lakeland Electric | Natural Gas, Diesel Back-Up | [50][59] |
Tom G. Smith | Lake Worth | 74 | Lake Worth Utilities | Gas | |
Avon Park | Avon Park | 48 | Duke Energy | 2-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
University of Florida Cogeneration | Gainesville | 46 | Duke Energy | 1-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
J.H. Phillips | Sebring | 36 | TECO | 2-Unit Oil-fired | [60] |
Pea Ridge | Pea Ridge | 15 | Gulf Power Company | [49] | |
Rio Pinar | Orlando | 12 | Duke Energy | Oil-Fired Peaker 1-Unit Combustion Turbine | |
Covanta Lee | Fort Myers | 57.4 | Covanta / Lee County | Two 600 ton-per-day (TPD) waterwall furnaces and one 636 TPD with MartinĀ® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system |
Multi-unit power stations
Power plant | Unit | Fuel type | Capacity (MW) | Status | Model type |
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Big Bend Power Station | 1 | Coal | 446 | Active | |
Big Bend Power Station | 2 | Coal | 446 | Active | |
Big Bend Power Station | 3 | Coal | 446 | Active | |
Big Bend Power Station | 4 | Coal | 486 | Active | |
Big Bend Power Station | Solar | 23 | Active | 200,000+ thin-film solar panels | |
Crystal River Energy Complex | 1 | Coal | 441 | Decommissioned | |
Crystal River Energy Complex | 2 | Coal | 524 | Decommissioned | |
Crystal River Energy Complex | 3 | Nuclear | 890 | Decommissioned | |
Crystal River Energy Complex | 4 | Coal | 739 | Active | |
Crystal River Energy Complex | 5 | Coal | 739 | Active | |
James F. Crist Generating Plant | 1 | Coal | 22.5 | Decommissioned | |
James F. Crist Generating Plant | Coal | Decommissioned | |||
James F. Crist Generating Plant | Coal | Decommissioned | |||
James F. Crist Generating Plant | Coal | 94 | Active | ||
James F. Crist Generating Plant | Coal | 94 | Active | ||
James F. Crist Generating Plant | Coal | 370 | Active | ||
James F. Crist Generating Plant | 7 | Coal | 578 | Active | |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | 1 | Natural gas | 800 | Active | |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | 2 | Natural gas | 800 | Active | |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | 3 | Natural gas | 500 | Active | |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | 4 | Natural gas | 500 | Active | |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | 8 | Natural gas | 1150 | Active | Integrated solar combined cycle |
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant | 1 | Nuclear | 981 | Active | C-E 2-loop |
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant | 2 | Nuclear | 987 | Active | C-E 2-loop |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 1 | Fossil fuels | 404 | Decommissioned | Oil and natural gas |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 2 | Fossil fuels | 404 | Decommissioned | Oil and natural gas |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 3 | Nuclear | 802 | Active | Westinghouse 3-loop, pressurized water reactor |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 4 | Nuclear | 802 | Active | Westinghouse 3-loop, pressurized water reactor |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 5 | Natural gas | 1150 | Active | Combined-cycle turbine |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 6 | Nuclear | 1117 | Planned | AP1000, pressurized water reactor |
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station | 7 | Nuclear | 1117 | Planned | AP1000, pressurized water reactor |
West County Energy Center | 1 | Natural gas | 1250 | Active | Combined-cycle turbine |
West County Energy Center | 2 | Natural gas | 1250 | Active | Combined-cycle turbine |
West County Energy Center | 3 | Natural gas | 1250 | Active | Combined-cycle turbine |
Further information about energy in Florida
In 2016, the average price of electricity in Florida was 9.91 cents per kWh, ranking 21st-highest in the United States. The carbon dioxide produced was 1,019 lbs per MWh, ranking 28th in the United States.[1]
In March 2015, the average price of electricity for residential use was 11.63 cents per kWh.[61]
Notes
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- "Sun for All". TECO. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "Barefoot Bay Fact Sheet" (PDF). Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Tampa Electric's Big Bend solar project complete". Solar Power World. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "Blue Cypress". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Florida's energy future sprawls across Bartow's gentle hills at Bonnie Mine". TECO. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "FPL unveils first solar-plus-storage system in the U.S. that can increase solar power plant output". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Coral Farms". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "President Obama joins FPL for commissioning of nation's largest solar PV power plant; announces $200 million in smart grid funding for FPL's 'Energy Smart Florida'". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Duke". Duke Energy. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- "Loggerhead". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Horizon". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Indian River". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Interstate". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Few Cloudy Skies Ahead For Solar Power At Florida's Utilities". WUSF. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Loggerhead". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Massive solar power plant to produce energy by December". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Miami-Dade". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Pioneer Trail". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "FPL Launches 10-MW Space Coast PV Project". Renewable Energy World. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Sunshine Gateway". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Wildflower". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Florida Power & Light and Daytona International Speedway complete one of the largest solar power installations in U.S. professional sports". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Powering your race day". Florida Power & Light. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "FIU and FPL unveil one-of-a-kind solar research facility". FIU News. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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- "Palmetto proceeds with Estuary Park and Florida Power & Light partnership". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Tampa Electric opens its largest solar project at Tampa International Airport". TECO. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "FPL fires up solar power canopy at Young at Art Museum". WPLG. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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