243rd largest plant in Florida · 5263rd nationally
Standby Generation Plant is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 13.7 MW. It generates roughly 1 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
At 50142 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Standby Generation Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pensacola Christian College |
| City | Pensacola |
| County | Escambia County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32503 |
| Coordinates | 30.47360, -87.23610 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 2SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 3SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 4SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 5SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 6SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 7SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 8SB | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2006 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Standby | 1988 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Standby | 1988 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Standby | 1988 |
| CO₂ | 25 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 50142 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.