Coal-Fired Power Plants in Florida

Big Bend Location: FL Operator: Tampa Electric Co Configuration: 3 X 446 MW, 1 X 485 MW Operation: 1970-1985 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: RS, CE T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: Stone & Webster Quick facts: All four units are scrubbed and in early 2005, TECO began construction on SCRs for all four boilers. These were brought online sequentially from 2007-2010. Photograph by kitsu (flickr) Posted 17 Sep 2005	Cedar Bay Location: FL Operator: Cogentrix Configuration: 1 X 285 MW Operation: 1994 Fuel: bituminous coal, wood Boiler supplier: Foster Wheeler T/G supplier: Toshiba EPC: Black & Veatch, Foster Wheeler, Marubeni Quick facts: Cedar Bay has three reheat CFB boilers with a full-flow reheater bypass system which allows steam from one boiler to bypass the T/G set and pass through the boiler’s reheater prior to entering the process steam header. This keeps the reheater from overheating and can provides 380,000 lbs/hr for an all-requirements steam supply contract with Smurfit Stone Container. About 1mn tpy of low-sulfur bituminous coal is delivered by rail from Lodestar Energy in Lexington KY. Cedar Bay plant is zero discharge and equipped with baghouses and SNCR. For these and other reasons was Power magazines 1995 Power Plant of the Year. Photograph courtesy of Foster Wheeler Posted 27 Nov 2005	Crist Location: FL Operator: Gulf Power Co Configuration: 2 X 28 MW (ret), 1 X 38 MW (ret) 2 X 94 MW, 1 X 370 MW, 1 X 578 MW Operation: 1945-1973 Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas Boiler supplier: RS, CE, FW T/G supplier: AC, GE, WH EPC: SCS Photograph courtesy of National Energy Technology Laboratory Posted 24 Oct 2004
Crystal River 4&5 Location: FL Operator: Florida Power Corp Configuration: 2 X 750 MW Operation: 1982-1984 Fuel: subbituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE EPC: Black & Veatch Quick facts: CR 4&5 were retrofit with B&W wet limestone FGD scrubbers and SCR systems. The new APC equipmnent was progressively commissioned from Jun 2009 to May 2010. The EPC contractor for the $1.4bn project was Environmental Partners Crystal River LLC (EPCR) including Burns & McDonnell, Zachry Construction, and Utility Engineering Photograph courtesy of Progress Energy Corp Re-posted 24 Sep 2011	Indiantown Location: FL Operator: Cogentrix Energy Inc Configuration: 1 X 330 MW Operation: 1995 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: GE EPC: Bechtel Photograph by C Bergesen Posted 16 Apr 2004	McIntosh 1-3 Location: FL Operator: Lakeland Electric Configuration: 1 X 104 MW, 1 X 126 MW, 1 X 364 MW Operation: 1971-1982 Fuel: coal, natural gas, oil Boiler/HRSG supplier: RS, B&W T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: Bechtel, Davy, CT Main, Blount Photograph by C Bergesen Posted 4 Dec 2004
Northside Location: FL Operator: JEA Configuration: 2 X 300 MW, 1 X 564 MW Operation: 1966-1977 (repower 2002) Fuel: bituminous coal, pet coke, oil, gas Boiler supplier: FW, RS T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: B&V, Zachry, Fluor Quick facts: In Sep 1997, the U.S. DOE and JEA entered into an agreement to repower Unit-2 with CFB boiler technology and the utility subsequently repowered Unit-1 as well. At completion, these were the largest CFB boilers in the world. The $320mn project was Power’s plant of the year in 2002. Wheelabrator supplied a dry lime FGD and baghouses for the new units, which also have SCR. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 24 Sep 2005	Scholz Location: FL Operator: Gulf Power Co Configuration: 2 X 49 MW Operation: 1953 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE EPC: Southern Co Services Quick facts: This power station is on the west bank of the Apalachicola River, in Sneads near Chattahoochee. The first unit was placed in service in Feb 1953. The plant was originaly named River Junction and later renamed after Herbert Scholz. Photo dates to the 1960s. Photograph courtesy of State Archives of Florida Posted 27 Mar 2013	Seminole Location: FL Operator: Seminole Electric Coop Configuration: 2 X 715 MW Operation: 1987-1988 Fuel: bituminous coal, pet coke Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: BBC EPC: Burns & Roe Photograph courtesy of Seminole Electric Coop Posted 12 Jun 2004
Stanton Location: FL Operator: Orlando Utilities Commission Configuration: 2 X 465 MW Operation: 1987-1996 Fuel: bituminous coal, landfill gas Boiler supplier: BW T/G supplier: WH EPC: Black & Veatch Quick facts: This site was designed for four coal-fired units but the site was built out with CCGT blocks instead. Photograph courtesy of Power Re-posted 24 Jun 2008		St Johns River Location: FL Operator: JEA Configuration: 2 X 679 MW Operation: 1987-1988 Fuel: bituminous coal, pet coke Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: GE EPC: Ebasco Quick facts: JEA is the largest public power company in Florida and jointly owns SJRPP with FPL Group. In Aug 2009, Black & Veatch completed the design and installation of SCR systems on both units at SJRPP. Photograph courtesy of Jacksonville Electric Authority Posted 23 Apr 2004

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