277th largest plant in Florida · 8349th nationally
Cutrale Citrus Juices Usa I is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 4.1 MW. It generates roughly 24.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,330 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 68% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1906 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Cutrale Citrus Juices Usa I |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cutrale Citrus Juices Usa Inc |
| City | Leesburg |
| County | Lake County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 34748 |
| Coordinates | 28.81183, -81.86527 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.1 MW | Retired | 2010 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.1 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 23.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 64 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1906 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.