SANTA ROSA ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 275 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Santa Rosa County
- Operator
- CALPINE OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 55242
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,433 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 59%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.5663, -87.1148
SANTA ROSA ENERGY CENTER, a 275 MW Natural Gas power plant in Santa Rosa County, Florida. One of 170 power plants tracked in Florida on Bywatts.
How SANTA ROSA ENERGY CENTER compares
With 275 MW of capacity, SANTA ROSA ENERGY CENTER ranks 45th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 33rd of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 482nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 74% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Santa Rosa County with one other operating plant, PEA RIDGE.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 275 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,433 GWh in 2024 (a 59% capacity factor), up 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by GULF POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,351 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
SANTA ROSA ENERGY CENTER is a 275 MW natural gas power plant in Santa Rosa County, FL, operated by CALPINE OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY, INC., commissioned in 2003. Santa Rosa County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 80th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively 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.
Santa Rosa County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 85.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 9.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.08 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Santa Rosa 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.