57th largest plant in Florida · 2132nd nationally
Mulberry Cogeneration Facility is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 128 MW. It generates roughly 399.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 38,068 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 909 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 (128 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 | Mulberry Cogeneration Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Municipal Power Agency |
| City | Bartow |
| County | Polk County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33830 |
| Coordinates | 27.84890, -81.87750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 82.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 45.7 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Municipal Power Agency | Orlando, FL | — |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 181.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 74 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 909 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.