INDIAN RIVER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 343 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Brevard County
- Operator
- ORLANDO UTILITIES COMM
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1989
- EIA plant ID
- 683
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 5.7 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 28.4930, -80.7800
INDIAN RIVER PLANT, a 343 MW Natural Gas power plant in Brevard County, Florida. Operated by ORLANDO UTILITIES COMM, commissioned 1989.
How INDIAN RIVER PLANT compares
With 343 MW of capacity, INDIAN RIVER PLANT ranks 41st among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 29th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 420th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1989, it is older than 52% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ORLANDO UTILITIES COMM, runs 3 operating plants in Florida totaling 2,214 MW. It shares Brevard County with 4 other operating plants, including OLEANDER POWER PROJECT LP and INDIAN RIVER.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 343 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 5.7 GWh in 2024 (a 0.2% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1989 and 1992.
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 3,569 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
INDIAN RIVER PLANT is a 343 MW natural gas power plant in Brevard County, FL, operated by ORLANDO UTILITIES COMM, commissioned in 1989. Brevard County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 82nd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Brevard County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 73.0 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.7 |
Perils not assessed in Brevard 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Brevard 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.