31st largest plant in Florida · 498th nationally
Cane Island is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 706 MW. It generates roughly 4.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 398,939 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 68% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 854 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (706 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Cane Island |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kissimmee Utility Authority |
| City | Intercession City |
| County | Osceola County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33848 |
| Coordinates | 28.27640, -81.53300 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 180 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 152 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 4A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 144 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 82.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 76.0 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 40.0 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Municipal Power Agency | Orlando, FL | 6428.6% |
| Kissimmee Utility Authority | Kissimmee, FL | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 166 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 854 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Florida Municipal Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.