35th largest plant in Florida · 564th nationally
Osprey Energy Center Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 644 MW. It generates roughly 2.1M MWh per year — enough to power about 201,338 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 883 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 (644 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 | Osprey Energy Center Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, Llc |
| City | Auburndale |
| County | Polk County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33823 |
| Coordinates | 28.05250, -81.80830 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECS | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 260 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| OEC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 192 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| OEC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 192 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CO₂ | 933.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 97 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 883 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 | Tampa Electric 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.