5th largest plant in Florida · 20th nationally
Fort Myers is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 2,681 MW. It generates roughly 9.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 934,287 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 926 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 (2,681 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 | Fort Myers |
|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Power & Light Co |
| City | Ft. Myers |
| County | Lee County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33902 |
| Coordinates | 26.69670, -81.78310 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 436 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| PFM3C | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| PFM3D | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2D | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 2E | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 2F | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 156 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| G10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 62.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| CO₂ | 4.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 24 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.0k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 926 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 Power & Light Company |
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.