Plant · FL · Palm Beach · #FL-GAS-01-1

West County Energy Center

3,750 MW Natural Gas · BA FPL. Currently operating.

Plant lifecycle
Application
Feasibility
Construction
Testing
Operating
Nameplate capacity
3,750 MW
Fuel
Natural Gas
Natural gas fired combined cycle
State
FL
Palm Beach
Status
Operating
In service since
Not reported in EIA snapshot
Sector
—
BA FPL
Emissions footprint
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Plant facts
Operating
Capacity contribution
3750 MW
This unit alone represents 3.75 GW of nameplate capacity.
Geographic context
FL
Located in FL, Palm Beach County near 26.74, -80.43.
Operating timeline
Not reported
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Profile summary

West County Energy Center is a 3750 MW natural gas unit operated as part of the US generator fleet. It dispatches into balancing authority FPL.

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