51st largest plant in Florida · 1603rd nationally
Suwannee River is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 198 MW. It generates roughly 42.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,025 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 117 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Suwannee River |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, Llc |
| City | Live Oak |
| County | Suwannee County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32060 |
| Coordinates | 30.37639, -83.18056 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 75.0 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| P1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 65.9 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| P2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 65.9 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| P3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 65.9 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 37.5 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 34.5 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| CO₂ | 2.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 117 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 | Progress Energy Florida |
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.