Fort Myers Power Plant

The Fort Myers Power Plant is a natural gas and fuel oil-fired power station located in Lee County, Florida. The power station is composed of eight GE 7000F combined cycle natural gas-fired units (Blocks 2 and 3) and two fuel oil-fired units (Units 1 and 9), totalling an installed capacity of 2,608.9 MW. It is the third largest power station in Florida by installed capacity.[1][2]

Fort Myers Power Plant
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CountryUnited States
LocationLee County, Florida
Coordinates26°41′48″N 81°46′57″W / 26.696699°N 81.782485°W / 26.696699; -81.782485 (Fort Myers)
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: May 1974
Unit 2: June 2002
Unit 3: June 2003
Unit 9: May 1974
OwnerFlorida Power & Light
OperatorFlorida Power & Light
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Turbine technologyGeneral Electric Axial Flow Combustion Turbines and expansion steam turbines.
Cooling sourceclosed loop cooling via radiators and electric fans
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational1 × 1,722.5 MW
1 × 835.4 MW
2 x 62 MW (Fuel oil)
Nameplate capacity2,680.9 MW

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  1. ^ "Ten Year Power Plant Site Plan 2019 – 2028" (PDF). Florida Power & Light. April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Florida Power plans two big new gas-fired power plants by 2023 | Transmission Intelligence Service". www.transmissionhub.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2020.