Hines Energy Complex
Natural gas power plant · Polk County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
2,266 MW
Rank in Florida
#9
of 346 plants
In service since
1999
April 1999
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 12
- Share of state capacity
- 2.80%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #7 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 7302
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 213 MW | 180 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 3ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 204 MW | 176 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 1ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 200 MW | 167 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 4GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 188 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 4GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 176 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 2ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 191 MW | 182 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 2GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 179 MW | 176 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 2GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 179 MW | 174 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 3GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 179 MW | 171 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 3GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 179 MW | 176 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 1GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 173 MW | 167 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 1GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 173 MW | 167 MW | 1999 | 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
| Sanford | Natural gas | 2,378 MW |
| H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station | Natural gas | 2,294 MW |
| St Lucie | Nuclear | 2,160 MW |
| Gulf Clean Energy Center | Natural gas | 2,108 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 2,266 MW solar plant and a 2,266 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