Pensacola Florida Plant
Natural gas power plant · Escambia County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
102 MW
Rank in Florida
#72
of 346 plants
In service since
1953
September 1953
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Ascend Performance Materials LLC
- County
- Escambia County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #48 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 10416
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 86 MW | 82 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1958 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1953 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1957 | Operating |
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 102 MW solar plant and a 102 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