27th largest plant in Florida · 388th nationally
Midulla Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 853 MW. It generates roughly 2.7M MWh per year — enough to power about 255,427 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 877 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 (853 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 | Midulla Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc |
| City | Bowling Green |
| County | Hardee County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33834 |
| Coordinates | 27.64167, -81.96250 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 300 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 193 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 181 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 181 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| ST3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 181 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 62.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 62.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 62.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 62.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GT8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 62.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| PW9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 62.0 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CO₂ | 1.2M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 333 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 877 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 | Seminole Electric Cooperative |
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.