LANSING SMITH
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,002 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Bay County
- Operator
- GULF POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1971
- EIA plant ID
- 643
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,965 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 68%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.2687, -85.7001
LANSING SMITH, a 1,002 MW Natural Gas power plant in Bay County, Florida. Operated by GULF POWER CO, commissioned 1971.
How LANSING SMITH compares
With 1,002 MW of capacity, LANSING SMITH ranks 22nd among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 13th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.2% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 89th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1971, it is older than 84% 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.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 662 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,002 MW). Net generation was 3,965 GWh in 2024 (a 68% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1971 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away.
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
LANSING SMITH is a 1,002 MW natural gas power plant in Bay County, FL, operated by GULF POWER CO, commissioned in 1971. Bay County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 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 natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Bay County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Lightning | Very High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 87.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.00 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Hail | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.0 |
Perils not assessed in Bay 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 Bay 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.