52nd largest plant in Florida · 1835th nationally
Orange Cogeneration Facility is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 157 MW. It generates roughly 391.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 37,233 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 861 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 (157 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 | Orange Cogeneration Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northern Star Generation Services Co Llc |
| City | Bartow |
| County | Polk County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33830 |
| Coordinates | 27.87082, -81.82506 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| APC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| APC3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 37.2 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Cogeneration Lp | Bartow, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 168.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 71 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 861 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.