OSPREY ENERGY CENTER POWER PLANT

How OSPREY ENERGY CENTER POWER PLANT compares

With 644 MW of capacity, OSPREY ENERGY CENTER POWER PLANT ranks 32nd among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 22nd of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 232nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 75% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Polk County with 13 other operating plants, including HINES ENERGY COMPLEX and POLK.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 644 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,131 GWh in 2024 (a 55% capacity factor), up 66% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is GRIFFIN (230 kV), about 14.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 14 operating power plants totaling 6,294 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HINES ENERGY COMPLEX (2,263 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is The Franklin Exchange Tampa in Tampa, about 40.3 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