Osprey Energy Center Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Polk County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
644 MW
Rank in Florida
#36
of 346 plants
In service since
2004
May 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.79%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #29 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 55412
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECS | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 260 MW | 242 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| OEC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 192 MW | 186 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| OEC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 192 MW | 188 MW | 2004 | 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
| C D McIntosh Jr | Natural gas | 667 MW |
| Lansing Smith | Natural gas | 662 MW |
| Indian River | Natural gas | 609 MW |
| Osceola Generating Station (FL) | Natural gas | 580 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 644 MW solar plant and a 644 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