West County Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Palm Beach County, Florida
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Florida Power & Light Co
- County
- Palm Beach County
- Generating units
- 12
- Share of state capacity
- 5.26%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #1 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 56407
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 527 MW | 486 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 2ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 527 MW | 486 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 3ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 527 MW | 486 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 2B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 2C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 3A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 3B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 3C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2011 | 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
| Crystal River | Coal | 3,449 MW |
| Turkey Point | Nuclear | 2,978 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 4,263 MW solar plant and a 4,263 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