39th largest plant in Florida · 693rd nationally
Shady Hills Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 541 MW. It generates roughly 153.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,581 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1231 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Shady Hills Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Shady Hills Power Co Llc |
| City | Shady Hills |
| County | Pasco County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 34610 |
| Coordinates | 28.36650, -82.55861 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G401 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 259 MW | Cancelled | — |
| G501 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 259 MW | Cancelled | — |
| G101 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 180 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| G201 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 180 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| G301 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 180 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 94.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 26 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1231 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 | Duke Energy Florida Inc |
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.