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1215.9 MW Natural Gas operating in Broward, FL
1,215.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
7
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.7884, -114.9928
County
Broward, FL
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Florida Power & Light Co | Florida Power & Light | — |
| Owner(s) | Florida Power & Light Co | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Lauderdale power plant is a 1215.9 MW natural gas-fired facility located in Broward County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1970 and consists of 7 natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Lauderdale is within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
Lauderdale's latest annual generation was 262,871 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 2.4%. The plant's installed cost was $341.23 per kW, according to FERC data. Lauderdale is the 20th largest power plant in Florida out of 51, and ranks 110th nationally out of 945 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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14.1K MWh
Latest Month
262.9K MWh
Annual Generation
2.4%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
802 lb/MWh
NOx
0.061 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.004 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.001 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.000 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
27.3%
Annual Net Gen
6358 GWh
CO₂eq
802 lb/MWh
Subregion
FRCC All
Gas turbine · Florida Power & Light Company · Data from 2019
$341/kW
Installed Cost
$341/kW
Annual CapEx
$7.7/MWh
Operating Cost
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This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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