59th largest plant in Florida · 2172nd nationally
Orlando Cogen Lp is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 122 MW. It generates roughly 1.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 96,697 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 95% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 873 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 (122 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 | Orlando Cogen Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Municipal Power Agency |
| City | Orlando |
| County | Orange County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32809 |
| Coordinates | 28.44262, -81.41234 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 122 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Municipal Power Agency | Orlando, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 443.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 228 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 873 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.