32nd largest plant in Florida · 519th nationally
Curtis H Stanton Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 688 MW. It generates roughly 3.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 337,748 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 59% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 827 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 (688 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 | Curtis H Stanton Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Stanton Clean Energy Llc |
| City | Orlando |
| County | Orange County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32802 |
| Coordinates | 28.48825, -81.16694 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 282 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 203 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 203 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| BCT | Coal Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle | SGC | 197 MW | Cancelled | — |
| BST | Coal Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle | SGC | 132 MW | Cancelled | — |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton Clean Energy Llc | Juno Beach, FL | 6500.0% |
| Orlando Utilities Comm | Orlando, FL | 5680.0% |
| Florida Municipal Power Agency | Orlando, FL | 350.0% |
| Kissimmee Utility Authority | Kissimmee, FL | 350.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 144 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 827 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 | Progress Energy Florida |
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.