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 | 30.5661, -87.2244 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 8A, Unit 8B, Unit 8C, Unit 8D: 30.5661, -87.2244
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - bituminous, fossil gas - natural gas | 93.7 | subcritical | – | 1959 | 2020 |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - bituminous, fossil gas - natural gas | 93.7 | subcritical | – | 1961 | 2020 |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - bituminous, fossil gas - natural gas | 369.7 | subcritical | – | 1970 | 2020 |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal - bituminous, fossil gas - natural gas | 578 | subcritical | – | 1973 | 2020 |
| Unit 8A | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][3] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | – | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 8B | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][3] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | – | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 8C | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][3] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | – | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 8D | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][3] | 243[2] | gas turbine[2] | – | 2021[1] | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Unit 4 | 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 7 | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8A | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8B | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8C | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8D | Florida Power & Light Co (FPL) [100.0%] |
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)[4]
- Unit Conversions: Units 6 and 7 were converted from coal-fired to gas-fired in 2020.[5]
- Unit Retirements: Units 4 and 5 were retired from burning coal in 2020.[6]
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. [7]
However, after Hurricane Sally damaged the plant's coal-handling equipment in September 2020, Gulf Power decided to retire its coal operations completely.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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) - ↑ 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 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (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) - ↑ "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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