55th largest plant in Florida · 2072nd nationally
Larsen Memorial is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 134 MW. It generates roughly 237.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,627 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1135 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 (134 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 | Larsen Memorial |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Lakeland - (Fl) |
| City | Lakeland |
| County | Polk County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33801 |
| Coordinates | 28.04910, -81.92380 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 86.2 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 11.2 MW | Out of Service | 1962 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 11.2 MW | Out of Service | 1962 |
| CO₂ | 134.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 60 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1135 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 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.