Palm Beach, Florida · Plant code 56407

West County Energy Center

West County Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Palm Beach, Florida. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

Route-friendly label and badge.

Total capacity 4,263 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 19,815,239 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 53%

A simple way to compare utilization.

Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 2,009

Useful for technology-vintage context.

Location Loxahatchee, Florida

County and state routing anchor.

Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 7,869,758 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 40 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 515 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 788 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 19,808,419 MWh · 100% of generation

Oil 6,820 MWh · 0% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Florida Power & Light Co

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1A	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,009
1B	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,009
1C	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,009
1ST	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	527 MW	Operating	2,009
2A	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,009
2B	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,009
2C	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,009
2ST	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	527 MW	Operating	2,009
3A	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,011
3B	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,011
3C	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	298 MW	Operating	2,011
3ST	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	527 MW	Operating	2,011

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

1,422,421 MWh

Jan

840,279 MWh

Feb

1,709,505 MWh

Mar

1,451,805 MWh

Apr

1,841,544 MWh

May

1,872,884 MWh

Jun

2,251,116 MWh

Jul

2,157,650 MWh

Aug

2,043,743 MWh

Sep

1,807,783 MWh

Oct

1,491,266 MWh

Nov

925,244 MWh

Dec

Nearby plants

Closest comparison sites

Palm Beach, Florida

Sabal Palm Solar Center

Solar

Sabal Palm Solar Center is a solar plant in Palm Beach, Florida. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

75 MW 153,384 MWh 0 tons CO2

Florida Power & Light Co 6.0 mi away

Palm Beach, Florida

Hibiscus Solar Energy Center

Solar

Hibiscus Solar Energy Center is a solar plant in Palm Beach, Florida. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

75 MW 146,576 MWh 0 tons CO2

Florida Power & Light Co 6.0 mi away

Palm Beach, Florida

Silver Palm

Solar

Silver Palm is a solar plant in Palm Beach, Florida. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

75 MW 156,075 MWh 0 tons CO2

Florida Power & Light Co 6.3 mi away

Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1

Other

Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1 is a other plant in Palm Beach, Florida. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

62 MW 311,922 MWh 347,908 tons CO2

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co 15.2 mi away

Related routes

Context around this plant

County page

Palm Beach overview

See the local plant cluster around this site.

9 plants

State page

Florida

Back out to the wider state fuel mix.

308 plants

Fuel page

Natural Gas plants

Compare this site to plants using the same primary fuel.

2,534 plants