Nameplate capacity
278 MW
Rank in Florida
#47
of 346 plants
In service since
1997
August 1997
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.34%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #39 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 7699
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 195 MW | 130 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| CW1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 83 MW | 69 MW | 1997 | 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
| J D Kennedy | Natural gas | 370 MW |
| Indian River Plant | Natural gas | 343 MW |
| Santa Rosa Energy Center | Natural gas | 275 MW |
| S O Purdom | Natural gas | 270 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 278 MW solar plant and a 278 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