36th largest plant in Florida · 604th nationally
Indian River is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 609 MW.
| Plant Name | Indian River |
|---|---|
| Operator | Orlando Utilities Comm |
| City | Titusville |
| County | Brevard County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32780 |
| Coordinates | 28.49318, -80.78025 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 317 MW | Out of Service | 1974 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 213 MW | Out of Service | 1964 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 79.0 MW | Out of Service | 1960 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Florida Municipal Power Pool |
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.