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Gulf Clean Energy Center is an operating power station of at least 2108-megawatts (MW) in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Crist plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Clean Energy Center | Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States | 30.5661, -87.2244 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8A, Unit 8B, Unit 8C, Unit 8D: 30.5661, -87.2244
- Unit 7, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 4: 30.565986, -87.224511
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 94[2] | steam turbine[2] | no[3] | 2021[3] | – |
| Unit 5 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 94[2] | steam turbine[2] | no[3] | 2021[3] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 370[2] | steam turbine[2] | no[3] | 2021[3][4] | – |
| Unit 7 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 578[2] | steam turbine[2] | no[3] | 2021[3][4] | – |
| Unit 8A | operating[2] | gas, fuel oil[2][5] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | no[6] | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 8B | operating[2] | gas, fuel oil[2][5] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | no[6] | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 8C | operating[2] | gas, fuel oil[2][5] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | no[6] | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 8D | operating[2] | gas, fuel oil[2][5] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | no[6] | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 7 | retired | coal - bituminous | 578 | subcritical | – | 1973 | 2020 |
| Unit 5 | retired | coal - bituminous | 93.7 | subcritical | – | 1961 | 2020 |
| Unit 6 | retired | coal - bituminous | 369.7 | subcritical | – | 1970 | 2020 |
| Unit 4 | retired | coal - bituminous | 93.7 | subcritical | – | 1959 | 2020 |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | Florida Power & Light Company[1] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Florida Power & Light Company[1] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Florida Power & Light Company[3] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Florida Power & Light Company[3] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 8A | Florida Power & Light Company[1] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 8B | Florida Power & Light Company[1] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 8C | Florida Power & Light Company[1] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 8D | Florida Power & Light Company[1] | NextEra Energy, Inc. [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 5 | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 6 | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 4 | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] | – |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Sugar Camp mine
Coal – Crist Plant
- Units and In-Service Dates: Unit 4: 93.7 MW (1959), Unit 5: 93.7 MW (1961), Unit 6: 369.7 MW (1970), Unit 7: 578.0 MW (1973)
- Technology: Subcritical
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Coal Source: Sugar Camp Mine (Foresight)[7]
- Unit Conversions: Units 6 and 7 were converted from coal-fired to gas-fired in 2020.[8]
- Unit Retirements: Units 4 and 5 were retired from burning coal in 2020.[9]
According to an April 2020 article by S&P Global, units 4 and 5 will be retired before the end of 2025 and 2027, respectively. [10]
However, after Hurricane Sally damaged the plant's coal-handling equipment in September 2020, Gulf Power decided to retire its coal operations completely.[11]
According to the 10-year site plan of plant owners FPL and Gulf Power (2020-2029), Gulf Power was in the process of converting units 6 and 7 of the Crist Plant from coal to natural gas. The effort was underway and scheduled to be completed before the end of September 2020.[12]
Gas – Gulf Clean Energy Center
Units 4, 5, 6, 7 of previously Crist power station were coal-fired before converting to gas in 2021. The power station was renamed Gulf Clean Energy Center.
Florida Power & Light Company and Gulf Power Company have integrated and are now doing business as Florida Power & Light Company in Northwest Florida since January 2022.[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (April 2022)". Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.power-eng.com/coal/fpl-shuts-down-its-last-coal-fired-plant-in-florida-and-converting-another-to-natural-gas/#gref.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) http://www.psc.state.fl.us/Files/PDF/Utilities/Electricgas/TenYearSitePlans/2021/Florida%20Power%20and%20Light%20and%20Gulf%20Power%20Company.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ↑ "EIA 923 July 2020" EIA 923 July 2020.
- ↑ "FPL shuts down its last coal-fired plant in Florida and converting another to natural gas". Power Engineering. 2021-01-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ "Resource plan adds solar, gas, batteries in place of coal at Gulf Power" S&P Global, April 16, 2020.
- ↑ Little, Jim (2021-01-22). "Gulf Power's Plant Crist converts to natural gas, renamed Gulf Clean Energy Center". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Ten Year Power Plant Site Plan 2020 – 2029," Gulfpower.com, page 22 and 91, accessed May 2020.
- ↑ "FPL completes integration of Gulf Power; expands America's best energy value to Northwest Florida". www.investor.nexteraenergy.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
Additional data
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