CRYSTAL RIVER

Operating

Coal power plant

Capacity: 3,333 MW
Primary fuel: Coal
County: Citrus County
Operator: DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC
Status: Operating
Commissioned: 1982
EIA plant ID: 628
Generators: 8
Net generation (2024): 15,471 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate): 51%
Data vintage: EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates: 28.9672, -82.6986

CRYSTAL RIVER, a 3,333 MW Coal power plant in Citrus County, Florida. Operated by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC, commissioned 1982.

How CRYSTAL RIVER compares

With 3,333 MW of capacity, CRYSTAL RIVER ranks 4th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and is the largest of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 29% of Florida's operating Coal capacity and 5.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 5th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1982, it is older than 67% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC, runs 10 operating plants in Florida totaling 11,233 MW.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 3,449 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 15,471 GWh in 2024 (a 51% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1982 and 2018.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CRYSTAL RIVER WREC, about 12.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC, under 0.1 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

CRYSTAL RIVER is a 3,333 MW coal power plant in Citrus County, FL, operated by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC, commissioned in 1982. Citrus County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Hurricane 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 coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

4.6 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure

CriticalExposure band

HurricaneLeading peril

Relatively HighFEMA county risk rating

Citrus County hazard ratings

Peril	FEMA rating	National percentile	Peril score	Events per year
Hurricane	Very High	99th	5.0 of 5	0.27
Coastal flooding	Relatively High	80th	4.2 of 5	3.7
Lightning	Relatively High	77th	4.1 of 5	91.5
Wildfire	Relatively Moderate	74th	3.9 of 5	<0.01
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	40th	2.6 of 5	0.61
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	36th	2.4 of 5	0.90
Riverine flooding	Relatively Moderate	25th	2.0 of 5	0.75
Heat wave	Relatively Low	19th	1.7 of 5	2.7
Earthquake	Very Low	13th	1.5 of 5	<0.01
Hail	Very Low	6th	1.2 of 5	1.7
Winter weather	Very Low	0th	1.0 of 5	<0.01

Perils not assessed in Citrus 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
Ice storm	FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Citrus 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.