221st largest plant in Florida · 3749th nationally
Tropicana Products Bradenton is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 46.8 MW. It generates roughly 188.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,915 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 584 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tropicana Products Bradenton |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tropicana Products Inc |
| City | Bradenton |
| County | Manatee County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 34208 |
| Coordinates | 27.48336, -82.54834 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 54.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 150 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 584 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.