17th largest plant in Florida · 157th nationally
P L Bartow is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 1,476 MW. It generates roughly 6.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 625,498 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 51% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 900 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 (1,476 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 | P L Bartow |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, Llc |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| County | Pinellas County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33702 |
| Coordinates | 27.85954, -82.60176 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 421 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| ST3 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 239 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| 4AGT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 4BGT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 4CGT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 4DGT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 208 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| ST1 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 128 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| ST2 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 128 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| P1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| P2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| P3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| P4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| CO₂ | 3.0M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 15 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 755 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 900 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.