HINES ENERGY COMPLEX

How HINES ENERGY COMPLEX compares

With 2,263 MW of capacity, HINES ENERGY COMPLEX ranks 9th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 8th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.1% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 12th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 62% 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. It shares Polk County with 13 other operating plants, including POLK and C D MCINTOSH JR.

EIA-860 lists 12 generators at the site with 2,266 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 12,354 GWh in 2024 (a 62% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1999 and 2007.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is GRIFFIN (230 kV), about 22.8 miles away; 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 16 operating power plants totaling 5,717 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is POLK (1,030 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is The Franklin Exchange Tampa in Tampa, about 37.6 miles away.

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