Lauderdale
Natural gas power plant · Broward County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
1,216 MW
Rank in Florida
#23
of 346 plants
In service since
1970
August 1970
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- Broward County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 1.50%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #18 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 613
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 231 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 6B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 231 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 6C | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 231 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 6D | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 231 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 6E | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 230 MW | 231 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 34 MW | 34 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 34 MW | 34 MW | 1970 | 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
| Riviera | Natural gas | 1,295 MW |
| Stanton Energy Center | Coal | 1,262 MW |
| Intercession City | Other | 1,197 MW |
| Anclote | Natural gas | 1,112 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 1,216 MW solar plant and a 1,216 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