Florida Nuclear Profile 2010 Florida profile
| Primary Energy Source | Summer capacity (mw) |
Share of State total (percent) |
Net generation (thousand mwh) |
Share of State total (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 3,924 | 6.6 | 23,936 | 10.4 |
| Coal | 9,975 | 16.9 | 59,897 | 26.1 |
| Hydro and Pumped Storage | 55 | 0.1 | 177 | 0.1 |
| Natural Gas | 31,563 | 53.4 | 128,634 | 56.1 |
| Other1 | 544 | 0.9 | 2,842 | 1.2 |
| Other Renewable1 | 1,053 | 1.8 | 4,487 | 2.0 |
| Petroleum | 12,033 | 20.3 | 9,122 | 4.0 |
| Total | 59,147 | 100.0 | 229,096 | 100.0 |
| 1Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Other: Blast furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and miscellaneous technologies. Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind. Sources: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |
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Plants in State
Operator: Progress Energy Florida
Location and Service Territory: The Crystal River Energy Complex covers 4,700 acres and is located 35 miles southwest of Ocala, in Citrus County, Florida.
Construction Cost: $1.436 billion (2007 USD)2
Reactor Descriptions: Crystal River 3 is a Babcock and Wilcox two-loop pressurized water reactor.
Cooling System: The plant relies on a once-through cooling system that draws water from the Gulf of Mexico.
Operator: Florida Power & Light Company
Location and Service Territory: The St. Lucie power plant is located on a 1,130-acre site on Hutchinson Island, about 8 miles southeast of Ft. Pierce, Florida.
Construction Cost: $4.614 billion (2007 USD)2
Staffing: Approximately 800 regular employees
Reactor Descriptions: The reactors at St. Lucie's are two-loop, pressurized water reactors built by Combustion Engineering. Each unit houses 217 fuel assemblies.
Cooling System: The St. Lucie facility is cooled by water drawn from the Atlantic Ocean.
Operator: Florida Power & Light Company
Location and Service Territory: The twin reactors at Turkey Point nuclear station are owned and operated by the Florida Power and Light Company and are located on a 3,300-acre site near Miami, Florida.
Construction Cost: $1.013 billion (2007 USD)2
Staffing: The Turkey Point facility, which includes two fossil-fuel generators, employs approximately 800 employees.
Reactor Descriptions: The reactors are Westinghouse three-loop pressurized water reactors, each holding 157 fuel assemblies.
Cooling System: Cooling water is circulated through a closed loop, 168 mile, canal system.
2Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.