14th largest plant in Florida · 68th nationally
Gulf Clean Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 2,108 MW. It generates roughly 2.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 214,811 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 12% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1472 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 (2,108 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 | Gulf Clean Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Power & Light Co |
| City | Pensacola |
| County | Escambia County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32514 |
| Coordinates | 30.56610, -87.22440 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 578 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 370 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 8A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 243 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 8B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 243 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 8C | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 243 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 8D | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 243 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 93.7 MW | Operating | 1959 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 93.7 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 37.5 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 28.1 MW | Retired | 1945 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 28.1 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| CO₂ | 1.7M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 8 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.4k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1472 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.