30th largest plant in Florida · 474th nationally
Vandolah Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 728 MW. It generates roughly 714.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 68,016 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1258 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Vandolah Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Vandolah Power Co Llc |
| City | Wauchula |
| County | Hardee County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33873 |
| Coordinates | 27.52361, -81.92395 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G101 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 182 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| G201 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 182 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| G301 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 182 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| G401 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 182 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Star Generation Services Co Llc | Houston, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 449.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 121 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1258 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 | Duke Energy Florida Inc |
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.