Shady Hills Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Pasco County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
541 MW
Rank in Florida
#39
of 346 plants
In service since
2002
January 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Shady Hills Power Co LLC
- County
- Pasco County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.67%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #32 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 55414
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G101 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 180 MW | 154 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| G201 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 180 MW | 154 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| G301 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 180 MW | 154 MW | 2002 | 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
| Indian River | Natural gas | 609 MW |
| Osceola Generating Station (FL) | Natural gas | 580 MW |
| Manatee Solar Energy Center | Battery storage | 484 MW |
| Deerhaven Generating Station | Natural gas | 471 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 541 MW solar plant and a 541 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