Turkey Point
Nuclear power plant · Miami Dade County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
2,978 MW
Rank in Florida
#3
of 346 plants
In service since
1972
December 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- Miami Dade County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 3.67%
- Rank among nuclear plants in Florida
- #1 of 2
- EIA plant code
- 621
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nuclear | 877 MW | 837 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 4 | Nuclear | 877 MW | 844 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 5CA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 472 MW | 466 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 5CTA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 188 MW | 198 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 5CTB | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 188 MW | 197 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 5CTC | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 188 MW | 197 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 5CTD | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 188 MW | 197 MW | 2007 | 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
| West County Energy Center | Natural gas | 4,263 MW |
| Crystal River | Coal | 3,449 MW |
| Manatee | Natural gas | 2,951 MW |
| Fort Myers | Natural gas | 2,681 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 2,978 MW solar plant and a 2,978 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