43rd largest plant in Florida · 832nd nationally
Treasure Coast Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 411 MW. It generates roughly 1.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 170,411 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 50% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 882 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 (411 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 | Treasure Coast Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Fort Pierce Utilities Authority |
| City | Ft. Pierce |
| County | St Lucie County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 34981 |
| Coordinates | 27.38389, -80.37750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 220 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 192 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Municipal Power Agency | Orlando, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 788.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 38 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 882 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.