SEMINOLE
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,472 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Putnam County
- Operator
- SEMINOLE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1984
- EIA plant ID
- 136
- Generators
- 4
- Net generation (2024)
- 10,495 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.7318, -81.6323
SEMINOLE, a 1,472 MW Coal power plant in Putnam County, Florida. Operated by SEMINOLE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC, commissioned 1984.
How SEMINOLE compares
With 1,472 MW of capacity, SEMINOLE ranks 14th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 3rd of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Florida's operating Coal capacity and 2.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 75th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1984, it is older than 64% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SEMINOLE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC, runs 2 operating plants in Florida totaling 2,369 MW. It shares Putnam County with one other operating plant, GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 1,898 MW of nameplate capacity (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,472 MW). Net generation was 10,495 GWh in 2024. Its generators came online between 1984 and 2023.
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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS (90 MW, Biomass). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, SBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX) in Jacksonville, about 41.5 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
SEMINOLE is a 1,472 MW coal power plant in Putnam County, FL, operated by SEMINOLE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC, commissioned in 1984. Putnam County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 54th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Putnam County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 81.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Hail | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 2.2 |
Perils not assessed in Putnam 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 Putnam 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.