MANATEE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 2,951 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Manatee County
- Operator
- FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1976
- EIA plant ID
- 6042
- Generators
- 7
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 6,560 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 25%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 27.6053, -82.3451
MANATEE, a 2,951 MW Natural Gas power plant in Manatee County, Florida. Operated by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned 1976.
How MANATEE compares
With 2,951 MW of capacity, MANATEE ranks 5th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 4th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.6% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 4th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1976, it is older than 75% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, runs 13 operating plants in Florida totaling 25,806 MW. It shares Manatee County with one other operating plant, TROPICANA PRODUCTS BRADENT.
EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 2,951 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 6,560 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1976 and 2005.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 14 operating power plants totaling 8,537 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is H L CULBREATH BAYSIDE POWER STATION (2,294 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter) in Tampa, about 24.7 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MANATEE is a 2,951 MW natural gas power plant in Manatee County, FL, operated by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned in 1976. Manatee County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Lightning 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.
Manatee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 96.8 |
| Hurricane | Very High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Coastal flooding | Very High | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.91 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Manatee 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 Manatee 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.