CANE ISLAND
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 736 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Osceola County
- Operator
- KISSIMMEE UTILITY AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1994
- EIA plant ID
- 7238
- Generators
- 7
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,095 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 66%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 28.2763, -81.5329
CANE ISLAND, a 736 MW Natural Gas power plant in Osceola County, Florida. Operated by KISSIMMEE UTILITY AUTHORITY, commissioned 1994.
How CANE ISLAND compares
With 736 MW of capacity, CANE ISLAND ranks 28th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 18th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.6% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 171st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is newer than 52% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Osceola County with 2 other operating plants, INTERCESSION CITY and OSCEOLA.
EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 706 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,095 GWh in 2024 (a 66% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1994 and 2011.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 2,085 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is INTERCESSION CITY (1,310 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CANE ISLAND is a 736 MW natural gas power plant in Osceola County, FL, operated by KISSIMMEE UTILITY AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1994. Osceola County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 52nd national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Osceola County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.94 |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 88.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 6th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.0 |
Perils not assessed in Osceola County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Winter weather | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Osceola County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.