G W Ivey
Natural gas power plant · Miami Dade County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
36 MW
Rank in Florida
#263
of 346 plants
In service since
1970
March 1970
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Homestead - (FL)
- County
- Miami Dade County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #52 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 665
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.8 MW | 8.0 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 20 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.4 MW | 6.0 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 21 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.4 MW | 6.0 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 16 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 22 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2013 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 36 MW solar plant and a 36 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