Cape Canaveral
Natural gas power plant · Brevard County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
1,295 MW
Rank in Florida
#20
of 346 plants
In service since
2013
April 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- Brevard County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.60%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #16 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 609
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 500 MW | 479 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 3A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 265 MW | 270 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 3B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 265 MW | 270 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 3C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 265 MW | 270 MW | 2013 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Florida
| Northside Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,407 MW |
| Port Everglades | Natural gas | 1,352 MW |
| Riviera | Natural gas | 1,295 MW |
| Stanton Energy Center | Coal | 1,262 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1,295 MW solar plant and a 1,295 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Florida power plants · What Florida actually generates