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Central Energy Plant is a 70 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Reedy Creek Improvement District since 1989. Ranked #1041 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 70 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Central Energy Plant 60.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sanford (2,377.8 MW, Gas), Stanton Energy Center (1,262 MW, Coal), and Intercession City (1,197.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Florida, approximately 30 km southwest of Orlando.

Capacity
70 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Reedy Creek Improvement Dist
Location
28.4263°, -81.5809°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,591. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,708 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,531 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Reedy Creek Improvement Dist operates 1 plants totalling 70 MW

Regional density

69 plants within 100 km, 21,890 MW combined

Nearest plant: Citrus Ridge Solar (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 28.426300, -81.580900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
135.2 Kt
276 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.00 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
29.4K
cars per year
18.0K
homes per year
6.1M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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