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Florida's Natural Growers

Gas power plant in Florida, United States of America. Approximate location 27.9114, -81.6006.

GasFloridaUnited States of AmericaCO₂ modelled

Florida's Natural Growers is a 11 MW gas power plant in Florida, United States of America. It is operated by Citrus World Inc. Based on reported annual generation of 55 GWh, it can supply roughly 16k homes. It ranks #5582 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1996, it is around 30 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 15,549 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 3.6k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

11Source-backed capacity
55GWh reported / yr
15,771homes powered
15,549t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1996commissioned (~30 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0010275.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFlorida's Natural Growers WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Florida WRI
Coordinates27.9114, -81.6006 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity11 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerCitrus World Inc WRI
Commissioned1996 WRI
GWh reported / yr55 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions15,549 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#5582 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1764 of 2165 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.09× · 121 MW median · 2165 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent15,771 calculated from reported generation
Climate22.4°C · HDD 118 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 42/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: Wikidata P2109 nameplate capacity; fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 11 MW, Florida's Natural Growers is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~15,549 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

3.6kpassenger cars driven for a year
2.0khomes' yearly energy use
259ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Reported generation trend

2013: 62 GWh20132014: 0 GWh20142015: 56 GWh20152016: 55 GWh20162017: 56 GWh20172018: 56 GWh20182019: 55 GWh201962 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Citrus World Inc.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 27.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

22.4°Cannual mean temp
118heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,731cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
43 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 16 °CJF: 17 °CFM: 20 °CMA: 22 °CAM: 25 °CMJ: 27 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 27 °CSO: 24 °CON: 20 °CND: 17 °CD28 °C

Heating degree-days here run 95% 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: 15/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~5% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
11.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
91 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #1764 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 27.9114, -81.6006 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Florida's Natural Growers?

Florida's Natural Growers is a 11 MW source-record gas power plant in Florida, United States of America, commissioned in 1996.

How much electricity does Florida's Natural Growers generate?

Florida's Natural Growers generates about 55 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Florida's Natural Growers power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 15,771 homes.

Who operates Florida's Natural Growers?

Florida's Natural Growers is operated by Citrus World Inc.

How much CO₂ does Florida's Natural Growers emit?

Florida's Natural Growers has modelled emissions of about 15,549 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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