PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 102 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Escambia County
- Operator
- ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1953
- EIA plant ID
- 10416
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 449 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 50%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.5985, -87.2499
PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT, a 102 MW Natural Gas power plant in Escambia County, Florida. Operated by ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC, commissioned 1953.
How PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT compares
With 102 MW of capacity, PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT ranks 55th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 39th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.2% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 671st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1953, it is older than 98% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Escambia County with 4 other operating plants, including CRIST and INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 102 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 449 GWh in 2024 (a 50% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1953 and 1993.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GULF POWER CO, about 0.8 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,523 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CRIST (1,135 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
PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT is a 102 MW natural gas power plant in Escambia County, FL, operated by ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC, commissioned in 1953. Escambia County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th 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.
Escambia County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 85.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Escambia 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.