SHADY HILLS GENERATING STATION

How SHADY HILLS GENERATING STATION compares

With 546 MW of capacity, SHADY HILLS GENERATING STATION ranks 35th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 25th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 300th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 70% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Pasco County with 2 other operating plants, ANCLOTE and PASCO CNTY SOLID WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 541 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 388 GWh in 2024 (an 8.2% capacity factor), down 47% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BROOKSVILLE WEST (230 kV), about 11.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,144 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ANCLOTE (1,112 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Hivelocity in Tampa, about 24.0 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