23rd largest plant in Florida · 212th nationally
Stanton Energy Center is a coal power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 1,262 MW. It generates roughly 5.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 502,424 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 48% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1630 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 (1,262 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 | Stanton Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Orlando Utilities Comm |
| City | Orlando |
| County | Orange County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32831 |
| Coordinates | 28.48220, -81.16780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 465 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 465 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| B1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 203 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 130 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Utilities Comm | Orlando, FL | 7007.0% |
| Florida Municipal Power Agency | Orlando, FL | 2752.0% |
| Kissimmee Utility Authority | Kissimmee, FL | 482.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 4.3M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1.5k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1630 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 Municipal Power Pool |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.