Gulf Clean Energy Center
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Gulf Clean Energy Center is an operating power station of at least 2107-megawatts (MW) in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States. 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 | 30.565986, -87.224511 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7: 30.565986, -87.224511
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8A | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][2] | 243[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[3] | 2021[4] | – |
| 8B | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][2] | 243[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[3] | 2021[4] | – |
| 8C | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][2] | 243[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[3] | 2021[4] | – |
| 8D | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][2] | 243[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[3] | 2021[4] | – |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 93.7 | subcritical | no[5] | 1959 | 2020 |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 93.7[1] | steam turbine[1] | no[5] | 2021[5] | – |
| Unit 5, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 93.7 | subcritical | no[5] | 1961 | 2020 |
| Unit 5, timepoint 2 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 93.7[1] | steam turbine[1] | no[5] | 2021[5] | – |
| Unit 6, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 369.7 | subcritical | no[5] | 1970 | 2020 |
| Unit 6, timepoint 2 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 369.7[1] | steam turbine[1] | no[5] | 2021[6][5] | – |
| Unit 7, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 578 | subcritical | no[5] | 1973 | 2020 |
| Unit 7, timepoint 2 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 578[1] | steam turbine[1] | no[5] | 2021[6][5] | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8A | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| 8B | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| 8C | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| 8D | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 5, timepoint 1 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 5, timepoint 2 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 6, timepoint 1 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 6, timepoint 2 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 7, timepoint 1 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 7, timepoint 2 | Florida Power & Light Co [100%] | NextEra Energy Inc [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 4: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2021.
Unit 5: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2021.
Unit 6: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2021.
Unit 7: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2021.
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Sugar Camp mine
Coal – Crist Plant
Gulf Power's 2015 10-Year Site Plan indicated that Unit 4 was expected to retire in 2024 and Unit 5 was expected to retire in 2026.[7]
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. [8]
However, after Hurricane Sally damaged the plant's coal-handling equipment in September 2020, Gulf Power decided to retire its coal operations completely.[9][10]
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.[11][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 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221020160050/http://www.psc.state.fl.us/Files/PDF/Utilities/Electricgas/TenYearSitePlans/2021/Florida%20Power%20and%20Light%20and%20Gulf%20Power%20Company.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122152327/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220712171434/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/april_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.power-eng.com/coal/fpl-shuts-down-its-last-coal-fired-plant-in-florida-and-converting-another-to-natural-gas/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Ten Year Site Plan 2015-2024," Gulf Power, April 1, 2015
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ten Year Power Plant Site Plan 2020 – 2029," FPL & Gulf Power, page 22 and 91, April 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) - ↑ "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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