SANFORD
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 2,378 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Volusia County
- Operator
- FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 620
- Generators
- 10
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 9,039 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 43%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 28.8432, -81.3255
SANFORD, a 2,378 MW Natural Gas power plant in Volusia County, Florida. Operated by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned 1969.
How SANFORD compares
With 2,378 MW of capacity, SANFORD ranks 7th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 6th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.3% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 9th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1969, it is older than 88% 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 Volusia County with 2 other operating plants, DEBARY and FIELD STREET.
EIA-860 lists 10 generators at the site with 2,378 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 9,039 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1969 and 2003.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: DEBARY (861 MW, Natural Gas).
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
SANFORD is a 2,378 MW natural gas power plant in Volusia County, FL, operated by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned in 1969. Volusia County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 57th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Volusia County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Lightning | Very High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 74.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.0 |
Perils not assessed in Volusia 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 Volusia 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.