Standby Generation Plant
Natural gas power plant · Escambia County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Florida
#278
of 346 plants
In service since
1988
April 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Pensacola Christian College
- County
- Escambia County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #57 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 50310
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 7SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 8SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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