DeBary — United States of America
Oil power plant in Florida, United States of America. Approximate location 28.9039, -81.3323.
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DeBary is a 749.5 MW oil power station in Florida, United States of America. It is operated by Duke Energy Florida LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 135 GWh, it can supply roughly 39k homes. It ranks #838 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1984, it is around 42 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 83,353 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 19k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 0.7% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0006046.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000401867; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 749.5 MW, DeBary is well above the median oil plant in United States of America (7.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
83,353 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Load factor
- 2%, from 135 GWh of reported generation; the median for 469 oil plants in United States of America that report generation is 0%
- Generation trend
- 38 GWh in 2013 and 135 GWh in 2019 (+259%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 155 GWh; 2013: 38 GWh
- Share of United States of America oil capacity
- 1.9% of 40,022 MW across 902 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 303 of 877 dated oil plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Duke Energy Florida LLC. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 92% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 17/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #12 largest oil power plant of 902 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 902 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 40,022 MW of capacity.
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Location
Coordinates 28.9039, -81.3323 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is DeBary?
DeBary is a 749.5 MW oil power plant in Florida, United States of America, commissioned in 1984.
How much electricity does DeBary generate?
DeBary generates about 135 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates DeBary?
DeBary is operated by Duke Energy Florida LLC.
How much CO₂ does DeBary emit?
DeBary has measured emissions of about 83,353 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).