21st largest plant in Florida · 203rd nationally
Riviera is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 1,295 MW. It generates roughly 7.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 691,775 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 64% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 761 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,295 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 | Riviera |
|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Power & Light Co |
| City | Riviera Beach |
| County | Palm Beach County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33404 |
| Coordinates | 26.76530, -80.05250 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5ST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 500 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 310 MW | Retired | 1962 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 310 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| 5A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 265 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 5B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 265 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 5C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 265 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CO₂ | 2.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 14 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 191 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 761 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.