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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Country | United States |
Location | Lee County, Florida |
Coordinates | 26°41′48″N 81°46′57″W / 26.696699°N 81.782485°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: May 1974 Unit 2: June 2002 Unit 3: June 2003 Unit 9: May 1974 |
Owner | Florida Power & Light |
Operator | Florida Power & Light |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Secondary fuel | Fuel oil |
Turbine technology | General Electric Axial Flow Combustion Turbines and expansion steam turbines. |
Cooling source | closed loop cooling via radiators and electric fans |
Combined cycle? | Yes |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 1,722.5 MW 1 × 835.4 MW 2 x 62 MW (Fuel oil) |
Nameplate capacity | 2,680.9 MW |
See also
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edit- ^ "Ten Year Power Plant Site Plan 2019 – 2028" (PDF). Florida Power & Light. April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "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.