CRIST

How CRIST compares

With 1,135 MW of capacity, CRIST ranks 19th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 5th of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.8% of Florida's operating Coal capacity and 1.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 103rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1959, it is older than 94% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GULF POWER CO, runs 4 operating plants in Florida totaling 2,154 MW. It shares Escambia County with 4 other operating plants, including PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT and INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 2,108 MW of nameplate capacity (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,135 MW). Net generation was 2,801 GWh in 2024 (a 15% capacity factor), up 90% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1959 and 2021.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by GULF POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 490 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SANTA ROSA ENERGY CENTER (275 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