29th largest plant in Florida · 457th nationally
Debary is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 748 MW. It generates roughly 105.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,049 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1648 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Debary |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, Llc |
| City | Debary |
| County | Volusia County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32713 |
| Coordinates | 28.90386, -81.33233 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 104 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 66.8 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 66.8 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 66.8 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 66.8 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 66.8 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| P1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 66.8 MW | Retired | 1976 |
| CO₂ | 86.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 54 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1648 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.