Stanton Energy Center
Coal power plant · Orange County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
1,262 MW
Rank in Florida
#22
of 346 plants
In service since
1987
July 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Orlando Utilities Comm
- County
- Orange County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.56%
- Rank among coal plants in Florida
- #3 of 3
- EIA plant code
- 564
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 465 MW | 453 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 465 MW | 469 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| B1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 164 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 130 MW | 128 MW | 2010 | 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
| Cape Canaveral | Natural gas | 1,295 MW |
| Riviera | Natural gas | 1,295 MW |
| Lauderdale | Natural gas | 1,216 MW |
| Intercession City | Other | 1,197 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 1,262 MW solar plant and a 1,262 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