St Cloud is a natural gas power plant in Florida.
| Plant Name | St Cloud |
|---|---|
| Operator | Orlando Utilities Comm |
| City | St. Cloud |
| County | Osceola County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 34769 |
| Coordinates | 28.24470, -81.28810 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.3 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.8 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| St Cloud City Of | St Cloud, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Florida Municipal Power Pool |
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.