Power plants in the Duke Energy Florida balancing area
The Duke Energy Florida balancing area takes in 74 power plants with 16.5 GW of nameplate capacity, the 16th-largest of the 40 areas covered here. All of its plants are in Florida. Natural gas makes up 68% of the mix, and the largest plant is Crystal River (3,449 MW). Since 2020, 2,082 MW has come online here, 97% of it solar.
- Natural gas11,157 MW68%
- Solar2,311 MW14%
- Coal1,478 MW9.0%
- Oil and petroleum1,276 MW7.7%
- Biomass and waste184 MW1.1%
- Battery storage55.1 MW0.3%
- Other sources18.8 MW0.1%
Capacity by decade it came online
CoalNatural gasOil and petroleumSolarBattery storageBiomass and wasteOther sources
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at plants that still run.
The 25 largest plants in the area
| Rank | Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal River | Florida | Natural gas | 3,449 MW | 1982 |
| 2 | Hines Energy Complex | Florida | Natural gas | 2,266 MW | 1999 |
| 3 | P L Bartow | Florida | Natural gas | 1,476 MW | 1972 |
| 4 | Intercession City | Florida | Natural gas | 1,197 MW | 1974 |
| 5 | Anclote | Florida | Natural gas | 1,112 MW | 1974 |
| 6 | DeBary | Florida | Oil and petroleum | 748 MW | 1975 |
| 7 | Vandolah Power Station | Florida | Natural gas | 728 MW | 2002 |
| 8 | Curtis H Stanton Energy Center | Florida | Natural gas | 688 MW | 2003 |
| 9 | Osceola Generating Station (FL) | Florida | Natural gas | 580 MW | 2001 |
| 10 | Shady Hills Generating Station | Florida | Natural gas | 541 MW | 2002 |
| 11 | Tiger Bay | Florida | Natural gas | 278 MW | 1997 |
| 12 | Suwannee River | Florida | Natural gas | 198 MW | 1980 |
| 13 | Bayboro | Florida | Oil and petroleum | 170 MW | 1973 |
| 14 | Orange Cogeneration Facility | Florida | Natural gas | 157 MW | 1995 |
| 15 | Mulberry Cogeneration Facility | Florida | Natural gas | 128 MW | 1994 |
| 16 | Orlando Cogen LP | Florida | Natural gas | 122 MW | 1993 |
| 17 | Pinellas County Resource Recovery | Florida | Biomass and waste | 76.5 MW | 1983 |
| 18 | Whistling Duck I | Florida | Solar | 75 MW | 2025 |
| 19 | Bay Ranch Solar Power Plant | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2023 |
| 20 | Bay Trail Solar Power Plant | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2022 |
| 21 | Charlie Creek Solar Power Plant | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2022 |
| 22 | Columbia Solar Power Plant | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2020 |
| 23 | County Line Renewable Energy Center | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2024 |
| 24 | Falmouth Renewable Energy Center | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2024 |
| 25 | Fort Green Solar Power Plant | Florida | Solar | 74.9 MW | 2022 |
States
| State | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 74 | 16.5 GW |
Operators with the most capacity
| Operator | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 42 | 12.7 GW |
| Vandolah Power Co LLC | 1 | 728 MW |
| Stanton Clean Energy LLC | 1 | 688 MW |
| Orlando Utilities Comm | 1 | 580 MW |
| Shady Hills Power Co LLC | 1 | 541 MW |
| Florida Municipal Power Agency (FL) | 2 | 250 MW |
| Northern Star Generation Services Co LLC | 1 | 157 MW |
| Reworld Projects, LLC | 1 | 76.5 MW |
| Origis Energy USA, Inc | 1 | 75 MW |
| Bronson Solar LLC | 1 | 74.5 MW |