26th largest plant in Florida · 323rd nationally
Oleander Power Project Lp is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 994 MW. It generates roughly 383.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 36,531 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1243 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Oleander Power Project Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oleander Holdings Llc |
| City | Cocoa |
| County | Brevard County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32926 |
| Coordinates | 28.36610, -80.79470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| OG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| OG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| OG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| OG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 238.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 57 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1243 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 Power & Light Company |
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.