12th largest plant in Florida · 57th nationally
Hines Energy Complex is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 2,266 MW. It generates roughly 11.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 1,043,012 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 55% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 853 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 (2,266 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 | Hines Energy Complex |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, Llc |
| City | Bartow |
| County | Polk County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33830 |
| Coordinates | 27.78822, -81.86998 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 517 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 517 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 4ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 213 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 3ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 204 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 1ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 200 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 4GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 4GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 2ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 191 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 3GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 1GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 173 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 1GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 173 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 4.7M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 24 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 604 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 853 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.