64th largest plant in Florida · 2608th nationally
Tom G Smith is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 98.7 MW. It generates roughly 444 MWh per year — enough to power about 42 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 171 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (98.7 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 | Tom G Smith |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Lake Worth Beach - (Fl) |
| City | Lake Worth |
| County | Palm Beach County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33460 |
| Coordinates | 26.61277, -80.06770 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.5 MW | Retired | 1971 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 30.8 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| S3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 26.5 MW | Standby | 1967 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 21.4 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| S5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 10.0 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| S1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| S2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| MU1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| MU2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| MU3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| MU4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 1965 |
| MU5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| CO₂ | 38 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 171 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 |
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.