CURTIS H STANTON ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 688 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Orange County
- Operator
- SOUTHERN POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 55821
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,459 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 57%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 28.4877, -81.1666
CURTIS H STANTON ENERGY CENTER, a 688 MW Natural Gas power plant in Orange County, Florida. Operated by SOUTHERN POWER CO, commissioned 2003.
How CURTIS H STANTON ENERGY CENTER compares
With 688 MW of capacity, CURTIS H STANTON ENERGY CENTER ranks 31st among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 21st of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.5% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 200th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 74% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTHERN POWER CO, runs 2 operating plants in Florida totaling 1,683 MW. It shares Orange County with 3 other operating plants, including STANTON ENERGY CENTER and ORLANDO COGEN LP.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 688 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,459 GWh in 2024 (a 57% capacity factor), up 8% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 3,336 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is STANTON ENERGY CENTER (1,262 MW, Coal).
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
CURTIS H STANTON ENERGY CENTER is a 688 MW natural gas power plant in Orange County, FL, operated by SOUTHERN POWER CO, commissioned in 2003. Orange County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Orange County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Very High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Tornado | Very High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Lightning | Very High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 88.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 2.0 |
Perils not assessed in Orange 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 "No Rating" 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 Orange 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.