Avon ParkRetired
Highlands County, Florida · EIA plant ID 624 · Operator: Duke Energy Florida, Inc
×67 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Oct 2020)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.4 | 4.7% | 16,684 |
| 2002 | 25.4 | 5.6% | 16,157 |
| 2003 | 15.3 | 3.4% | 16,906 |
| 2004 | 22.2 | 4.9% | 17,174 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 4.4% | 16,596 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 2.7% | 17,116 |
| 2007 | 14.1 | 3.3% | 17,140 |
| 2008 | 16.2 | 3.9% | 16,651 |
| 2009 | 28.9 | 6.9% | 17,099 |
| 2010 | 8.8 | 2.1% | 17,098 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 0.1% | 19,645 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 0.1% | 20,002 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 15,764 |
| 2014 | 2.5 | 0.6% | 18,771 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 1.4% | 17,139 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 1.2% | 17,748 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 1.2% | 17,249 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.2% | 19,882 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0.7% | 17,104 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.2% | 16,475 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 33.7 | 24 | Dec 1968 | Retired Oct 2020 | — | coming soon |
| P2 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 33.7 | 24 | Dec 1968 | Retired Oct 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Florida, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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