List of power stations in Florida
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Florida, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Florida had a total summer capacity of 68,723 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 259,798 GWh.
As of 2024, Florida is the second largest generator of electricity in the nation behind Texas. Major producers include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.
In 2020, the average price of electricity in Florida was 10.06 cents per kWh, ranking 21st-highest in the United States. The carbon dioxide produced was 848 lbs per MWh, ranking 24th in the United States. The average price of electricity for residential use was 13.70 cents/kWh in February 2022, compared to 11.92 cents/kWh in February 2021.
The use of coal-fired generation has steadily declined as older equipment has been replaced with cleaner, more efficient natural gas production. The same is true for petroleum. Oil-fired generation fell from 17% in 2002 to 1% in 2022.
The cost of electricity in Florida has been historically lower compared to other states, which made solar investment less attractive, but the number of Photovoltaic power stations have been increasing in recent years as the cost has decreased. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory ranks Florida ninth nationally by strength of resource. The Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center is the only Concentrated solar power plant in Florida.
Waste-to-energy is the process of converting waste material into usable energy, specifically electricity. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection stated that there were eleven WtE facilities in the state as of 2022, all in central or south Florida. Covanta operates a majority of the plants.
The flat terrain in Florida limits the potential use of Hydropower. In fact, the highest point in the state is only 345 feet above sea level.
As of 2017, there were only two hydroelectric facilities in Florida, and the C. H. Corn Hydroelectric Generating Station was taken out of service in 2022.
Florida had no utility-scale wind generating facilities in 2024 and lawmakers passed legislation to ban offshore turbines. The state has lower wind speeds making it less ideal and the yearly Atlantic hurricane season poses a high risk to wind turbine equipment.
Active stations
Note: Only solar projects larger than 10 MW are listed.Note: The table of contents only applies when the list is sorted by power station name.
- "Type" denotes PV=photovoltaic; IS=integrated solar; HY=hydroelectric; NG=natural gas; NU=nuclear; PE=petroleum; CO=coal; WA=Waste.
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| Name | Type | Location | Capacity | Area | Online date | # of panels | Owner | Details | Ref |
| Anclote | NG | Pasco County | 1013 | n/a | 1974 | n/a | Progress | 2-unit natural gas steam | |
| Arvah B. Hopkins | NG | Leon County | 484.5 | n/a | 1971 | n/a | City of Tallahassee | 2-unit fossil steam; natural gas fired combustion turbine; natural gas fired combined cycle; natural gas internal combustion engine | |
| Avon Park | NG | Highlands County | 24 | n/a | 1968 | n/a | Progress | 2-unit combustion turbine | |
| Babcock Ranch | PV | Charlotte County | 75 | 440 | 2016/12 | 343,000 | FPL | 139 MW planned | |
| Balm | PV | Hillsborough County | 74.5 | 548 | 2018/09 | 736,226 | TECO | ||
| Barefoot Bay | PV | Brevard County | 74.5 | 462 | 2018/03 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Bartow | NG | Franklin County | 1133 | n/a | 2009/06 | n/a | Progress | Combined cycle & 4 combustion turbines | |
| Bayboro | PE | Pinellas County | 171 | n/a | 1973 | n/a | Progress Energy | Four combustion turbine units used during times of peak demand | |
| Big Bend Power Station | NG | Hillsborough County | 56 | n/a | 1969 | n/a | FPL | 4-unit coal, 3-unit combustion turbine peaking | |
| Big Bend Solar | PV | Hillsborough County | 20 | 106 | 2017/03 | 202,300 | TECO | ||
| Blue Cypress | PV | Indian River County | 74.5 | 432 | 2018/03 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Bonnie Mine | PV | Polk County | 37.5 | 352 | 349,439 | TECO | |||
| Brandy Branch Generating Station | NG | Duval County | 710 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 170 MW simple-cycle natural gas combustion turbine, 2-on-1 combined cycle unit consisting of two 170 MW natural gas combustion turbines and 200 MW steam turbine-electric generator | ||
| C.D. McIntosh Power Plant | NG | Polk County | 360 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Combined cycle natural gas | ||
| C. D. Macintosh Jr. | PE | Polk County | 5 | n/a | 1978/12 | n/a | Lakeland Electric | Fossil fuel-fired boiler and electric turbine-steam generator ; a natural gas-fired combined cycle unit | |
| Cape Canaveral | NG | Brevard County | 1290 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Unit 1 gas/oil | ||
| Citrus Combined Cycle Plant | NG | Citrus County | 1640 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 820 MW natural gas combined-cycle turbines | ||
| Citrus Solar | PV | DeSoto County | 74.5 | 841 | 2016/12 | FPL | |||
| Coral Farms | PV | Putnam County | 74.5 | 587 | 2018/01 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Crystal River Energy Complex | NG | Citrus County | 1610 | n/a | 1982 | n/a | Progress | 700 MW fossil-fuel fired generators | |
| Crystal River Nuclear Plant | NU | Citrus County | 860 | n/a | 1978 | n/a | Duke Energy | 700 MW fossil-fuel fired generators | |
| DeBary | NG | Volusia County | 237 | n/a | n/a | Progress | 10-unit combustion turbine | ||
| DeBary Plant | PE | Volusia County | 322 | n/a | 1975 | n/a | Progress Energy | 10 combustion turbine units used primarily during times of peak demand | |
| Debary Solar Power Plant | PV | Volusia County | 74.5 | 445 | 2020/05 | 300,000 | Duke Energy | ||
| Deerhaven Generating Station | NG | Alachua County | 185 | n/a | 1972 | n/a | Gainesville Regional Utilities | Simple-cycle combustion turbine | |
| DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center | PV | DeSoto County | 25 | 235 | 2009/10 | 90,000 | FPL | 300 planned | |
| Echo River Solar | PV | Suwannee County | 74.5 | ~500 | ~330,000 | FPL | |||
| Field Street | PE | Volusia County | 44 | n/a | 2001 | n/a | New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission | ||
| Fort Drum Solar Energy Center | PV | Okeechobee County | 74.5 | 840 | 2021/06 | 309,120 | FPL | ||
| Fort Myers Generating | NG | Lee County | 2378 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Combined cycle 2 peaking units: 2 gas/oil | ||
| Fort Myers Power Plant | PE | Lee County | 108 | n/a | 2003/06 | n/a | FPL | ||
| George E. Turner Power Plant | NG | Volusia County | 147 | n/a | 1970 | n/a | Progress Energy | Combustion turbine | |
| Grange Hall | PV | Hillsborough County | 61.1 | 447 | 595,213 | TECO | |||
| Gulf Clean Energy Center | NG | Escambia County | 1047 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Natural gas fired combustion turbine; NG gas steam turbine. Formerly Crist. | ||
| Gulf Coast Solar Center I | PV | Valparaiso | 30 | 240 | 2017 | 371,325 | Gulf Power | ||
| Gulf Coast Solar Center II | PV | Navarre | 40 | 336 | 2017 | 472,800 | Gulf Power | ||
| Gulf Coast Solar Center III | PV | Bellview | 50 | 366 | 2017 | 599,775 | Gulf Power | ||
| H.L. Culbreath Bay Side | NG | Hillsborough County | 1854 | n/a | 1999 | n/a | FPL | Natural gas | |
| Hamilton | PV | Jasper, Florida | 74.9 | 2018/12 | Duke | ||||
| Hammock | PV | Hendry County | 74.5 | 957 | 2018/03 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Hardee Power Station | NG | Pinellas County | 471 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 2-on-1 combined cycle unit | ||
| Higgins | NG | Pinellas County | 114 | n/a | 1969 | n/a | Progress | 4-unit combustion turbine | |
| Hillsborough County SW Energy Recovery Facility | WA | Hillsborough County | 47 | n/a | 1984/12 | n/a | Hillsborough County | ||
| Hines Energy Complex | NG | Polk County | 2054 | n/a | 1999 | n/a | Progress | 4-unit combined cycle | |
| Horizon Solar Energy Center | PV | Putnam County | 74.5 | 684 | 2018/01 | ~330,000 | NextEra Energy | ||
| Indian River Power Plant | NG | Brevard County | 290 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Converted to natural gas, waiting state approval to operate in 2015 | ||
| Indian River Solar | PV | Indian River County | 74.5 | 695 | 2018/01 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Intercession City | NG | Osceola County | 534 | n/a | 1974 | n/a | Progress Energy | 14-unit combustion turbine | |
| Intercession City | PE | Osceola County | 417 | n/a | 1993/10 | n/a | Duke Energy | ||
| Interstate Solar | PV | St. Lucie County | 74.5 | 543 | ~330,000 | FPL | |||
| J.D. Kennedy Generating Station | NG | Duval County | 357.2 | n/a | 2000/06 | n/a | JEA | 1-unit oil/gas combustion turbine, 3 peaking units | |
| Jacksonville Solar | PV | Duval County | 15 | 100 | 2010 | 200,000 | PSEG Solar Source LLC | ||
| Jim Woodruff Dam | HY | Gadsden County | 43.5 | n/a | 1957 | n/a | USACE-Mobile | Net summer | |
| Lake County Resource Recovery Facility | WA | Lake County | 14.5 | n/a | 1991/03 | n/a | Covanta Lake II | ||
| Lake Hancock | PV | Polk County | 49.6 | 356 | 467,820 | TECO | |||
| Lansing Smith Electric Generating Plant | NG | Bay County | 543 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 2-on-1 natural gas combined-cycle | ||
| Larsen Memorial | NG | Polk County | 124 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Natural gas, diesel backup | ||
| Lansing Smith Electric Generating Plant | PE | Bay County | 32 | n/a | 2002/04 | n/a | Florida Power & Light | ||
| Lauderdale Power Station | NG | Broward County | 1223.6 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 2 with 2 units gas/oil | ||
| Lee County Waste-to-Energy Facility | WA | Lee County | 57.4 | n/a | 2001 | n/a | Reworld | Two 600 ton-per-day waterwall furnaces and one 636 TPD with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system | |
| Lithia | PV | Hillsborough County | 74.5 | 580 | 742,194 | TECO | |||
| Loggerhead | PV | St. Lucie County | 74.5 | 565 | 2018/03 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Manatee Power Plant | NG | Hillsborough County | 1224 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 4-on-1 combined-cycle consisting of four 170 MW combustion turbines with 470 MW steam turbine-electric generator | ||
| Manatee Combined Cycle Power Plant | PE | Manatee County | 1618 | n/a | 2005/06 | n/a | FPL | ||
| Manatee Solar | PV | Manatee County | 74.5 | 762 | 2016/12 | 338,000 | FPL | ||
| Marathon Generating Plant | PE | Monroe County | 11 | n/a | n/a | Marathon Petroleum | |||
| Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | IS | Martin County | 75 | 500 | 2010/12 | 6,864 | FPL | ||
| Martin Power Plant | NG | Martin County | 2209 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 500 MW 2-on-1 combined-cycle generators, 1100 MW 4-on-1 combined-cycle generator | ||
| McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy Project | WA | Hillsboro County | 22.5 | n/a | 1985 | n/a | City of Tampa | ||
| Miami-Dade County Resource Recovery | WA | Miami-Dade County | 77 | n/a | 1978/01 | n/a | Miami-Dade County | ||
| Miami-Dade County Solar | PV | Miami-Dade County | 74.5 | 465 | ~330,000 | FPL | |||
| Midulla Power Station | NG | Hardee County | 853 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 2-on-1 combined cycle unit | ||
| North Broward County Resource Recovery | WA | Broward County | 68 | n/a | 1987/03 | n/a | Waste Innovations | ||
| Northern Preserve Solar | PV | Baker County | 74.5 | 565 | 2020 | 301,948 | FPL | ||
| Northside Generating Station | NG | Duval County | 524 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 3-unit steam, 4-unit diesel peaking | ||
| Northside Generating Station | PE | Duval County | 212 | n/a | n/a | JEA | Unit ST3 | ||
| Osprey Energy Center | NG | Polk County | 583 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 1-unit: combined-cycle | ||
| P. L. Bartow Combined Cycle Power Plant | PE | Pinellas County | 82 | n/a | 2009/06 | n/a | Duke Energy | ||
| Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility No. 1 | WA | Palm Beach County | 62 | n/a | 1989 | n/a | Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County | ||
| Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility No. 2 | WA | Palm Beach County | 95 | n/a | 2015/07 | n/a | Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County | ||
| Pasco County Solid Waste Resource Recovery | WA | Pasco County | 49 | n/a | 1988/08 | n/a | Pasco County | ||
| Payne Creek Generating Station | NG | Hardee County | 350 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Gas-fired combined cycle | ||
| Payne Creek Solar | PV | Polk County | 70.3 | 503 | 711,012 | TECO | |||
| Pea Ridge | NG | Santa Rosa County | 12 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 5 MW natural-gas generators | ||
| Peace Creek | PV | Polk County | 55.4 | 422 | 467,820 | TECO | |||
| Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility | WA | Pinellas County | 75 | n/a | 1979/07 | n/a | Pinellas County | ||
| Pioneer Trail | PV | Volusia County | 74.5 | 1,219 | 2019 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Polk Power Plant | NG | Polk County | 1281 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Unit 1 integrated coal gasification combined-cycle, units 2&3 gas/oil combustion turbine, units 4&5 natural gas | ||
| Polk Power Plant | PE | Polk County | 59 | n/a | 1994 | n/a | TECO | ||
| Port Everglades | NG | Broward County | 1237 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 12 unit gas/oil - repowered to 1 3x1 gas/oil unit | ||
| Rio Pinar | NG | Orange County | 12 | n/a | 1970 | n/a | Progress Energy | Oil-fired peaker 1-unit combustion turbine | |
| Riviera | NG | Palm Beach County | 1290 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 1 unit gas/oil | ||
| S. O. Purdom | NG | Volusia County | 226 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Natural gas fired combined cycle | ||
| Sanford | NG | Volusia County | 2352 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 2 4x1 units gas | ||
| Seminole Generating Station | CO | Putnam County | 714 | 2000 | 1984 | n/a | Seminole Electric Cooperative | 1-unit coal-fired steam | |
| Santa Rosa Energy Center | NG | Santa Rosa County | 235.9 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 1-unit: combined-cycle | ||
| South Broward County Resource Recovery | WA | Broward County | 66 | n/a | 1986/06 | n/a | Waste Innovations | ||
| Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center | PV | Brevard County | 10 | 60 | 2010/04 | 35,000 | FPL NASA | ||
| St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant | NU | St. Lucie County | 1968 | n/a | 1976/12 | n/a | FPL | 2 × C-E 2-loop nuclear PWR | |
| Standby Generation Plant | NG | Santa Rosa County | 14 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Natural gas internal combustion engine | ||
| Stanton Energy Center | NG | Orange County | 295 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Unit A&B combined cycle, units 1&2 coal, 6 MW solar farm | ||
| Stock Island Power Plant | PE | Monroe County | 114.5 | n/a | n/a | Keys Energy Services | four combustion turbine, two medium speed diesel and one high speed diesel | ||
| Sub 12 | NG | Leon County | 18.6 | n/a | n/a | FPL | Natural gas internal combustion engine | ||
| Sunshine Gateway | PV | Columbia County | 74.5 | 953 | 2019/01 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Suwannee River | NG | Suwannee County | 99 | n/a | 1953 | n/a | Progress Energy | 3-unit combustion turbine | |
| Suwannee Solar Facility | PV | Suwannee County | 8.8 | 70 | 2017/12 | <44,000 | Duke Energy Florida | ||
| Tallahassee Solar Farm 1 | PV | Leon County | 20 | 120 | 2018/01 | ~200,000 | City of Tallahassee | ||
| Tallahassee Solar Farm 2 | PV | Leon County | 42 | 240 | 2020/02 | ~400,000 | City of Tallahassee | ||
| Tiger Bay Cogeneration Facility | NG | Polk County | 200 | n/a | 1999 | n/a | Progress Energy | Combustion turbine, heat recovery steam turbine generator, and steam generation boiler | |
| Tom G. Smith Power Plant | NG | Palm Beach County | 57.5 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 30 MW combined-cycle generator | ||
| Tom G. Smith Power Plant | PE | Palm Beach County | 36 | n/a | 1976 | n/a | City of Lake Worth Utilities | 30 MW combined cycle unit, a 30 MW simple cycle gas turbine, a 26 MW fossil fuel steam generating unit | |
| Treasure Coast Energy Center | NG | St. Lucie County | 318 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 1-unit natural gas | ||
| Turkey Point Gas-fired Plant | NG | Miami-Dade County | 1253 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 1 combined-cycle gas-fired turbine | ||
| Turkey Point Nuclear Plant | NU | Miami-Dade County | 1658 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 2 × Westinghouse 3-loop nuclear PWR | ||
| University of Florida | NG | Alachua County | 42.5 | n/a | 1994 | n/a | Progress Energy | 1-unit combustion turbine | |
| Vero Beach | NG | Indian River County | 117 | n/a | n/a | FPL | |||
| West County Energy Center | NG | Palm Beach County | 3756 | n/a | n/a | FPL | 1250 MW 3-on-1 natural gas-fired combined cycle turbines | ||
| Wildflower | PV | DeSoto County | 74.5 | 721 | 2018/01 | ~330,000 | FPL | ||
| Winston Power Station | PE | Polk County | 50 | n/a | 2001 | n/a | City of Lakeland | Fuel oil |