Nameplate capacity
2,160 MW
Rank in Florida
#10
of 346 plants
In service since
1976
May 1976
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- St Lucie County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 2.66%
- Rank among nuclear plants in Florida
- #2 of 2
- EIA plant code
- 6045
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 1,080 MW | 981 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 2 | Nuclear | 1,080 MW | 987 MW | 1983 | 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
| H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station | Natural gas | 2,294 MW |
| Hines Energy Complex | Natural gas | 2,266 MW |
| Gulf Clean Energy Center | Natural gas | 2,108 MW |
| Seminole (FL) | Coal | 1,898 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 2,160 MW solar plant and a 2,160 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