Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Florida
90 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Florida, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
At a glance
What kinds of former sites are in Florida?
By former use, the list includes 41 natural gas, 23 oil, 11 coal, 7 biomass, 3 landfill, 2 hydroelectric and 3 other categories. Recorded retirement dates run from December 1998 to October 2024, with 37 retirements in 2015 or later. 77 of 84 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.
How does Florida compare with other states?
Florida ranks 6th of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (34,945 MW) it ranks 2nd, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 4,344 scored datacenter candidate sites, 21 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 56 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.
Where in Florida are these sites?
- Duval County · 7
- Hillsborough County · 7
- Polk County · 6
- Volusia County · 5
- Miami Dade County · 4
- Monroe County · 4
- Broward County · 3
- Putnam County · 3
- Palm Beach County · 3
- Orange County · 3
- Highlands County · 3
- Martin County · 2
- Brevard County · 2
- Pinellas County · 2
- Leon County · 2
- Escambia County · 2
- Osceola County · 2
- Hendry County · 2
- Nassau County · 2
- Levy County · 1
- Citrus County · 1
- Taylor County · 1
- Lee County · 1
- Hardee County · 1
All brownfield and retired plant sites in Florida
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | oil | 3,623 MW | 2018-12-01 | Martin |
| Levy Nuclear Plant | nuclear | 2,500 MW | — | Levy |
| Polk | gas | 1,859 MW | — | Polk |
| Crystal River | coal | 1,855 MW | 2018-12-01 | Citrus |
| Lauderdale | gas | 1,795 MW | 2018-12-01 | Broward |
| Port Everglades | oil | 1,710 MW | 2016-12-01 | Broward |
| Seminole (FL) | coal | 1,565 MW | 2024-01-01 | Putnam |
| St Johns River Power Park | coal | 1,358 MW | 2018-01-01 | Duval |
| Midway | gas | 1,287 MW | — | Taylor |
| Unnamed | gas | 1,159 MW | — | — |
| Big Bend | coal | 1,066 MW | 2023-04-01 | Hillsborough |
| Hines Energy Complex | gas | 1,034 MW | — | Polk |
| Tampa Electric Co NA 2 | gas | 982 MW | — | Hillsborough |
| Unsited | gas | 896 MW | — | — |
| C D McIntosh Jr | coal | 881 MW | 2021-04-01 | Polk |
| Turkey Point | oil | 818 MW | 2016-10-01 | Miami Dade |
| Cape Canaveral | oil | 804 MW | 2010-06-01 | Brevard |
| F J Gannon | coal | 635 MW | 2004-01-01 | Hillsborough |
| Riviera | oil | 621 MW | 2011-02-01 | Palm Beach |
| Fort Myers | oil | 620 MW | 2016-12-01 | Lee |
| Putnam | gas | 580 MW | 2014-12-01 | Putnam |
| Midulla Generating Station | oil | 555 MW | — | Hardee |
| Shady Hills Generating Station | gas | 518 MW | — | Pasco |
| H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station | gas | 504 MW | — | Hillsborough |
| P L Bartow | oil | 494 MW | 2009-06-01 | Pinellas |
| Arvah B Hopkins | gas | 441 MW | 2018-11-01 | Leon |
| Indiantown Cogeneration LP | coal | 395 MW | 2020-12-01 | Martin |
| Lansing Smith | coal | 340 MW | 2016-03-01 | Bay |
| Curtis H Stanton Energy Center | coal | 329 MW | — | Orange |
| Cutler | gas | 237 MW | 2012-11-01 | Miami Dade |
| Hookers Point | oil | 233 MW | 2003-01-01 | Hillsborough |
| Southside Generating Station | oil | 232 MW | 2001-10-01 | Duval |
| Greenland Energy Center | gas | 230 MW | — | Duval |
| Tampa Electric Co NA 4 | gas | 200 MW | — | — |
| NA 1 | gas | 195 MW | — | — |
| G E Turner | oil | 181 MW | 2016-03-01 | Volusia |
| J D Kennedy | oil | 169 MW | 2009-04-01 | Duval |
| Sanford | oil | 156 MW | 2012-11-01 | Volusia |
| Higgins | gas | 153 MW | 2019-12-01 | Pinellas |
| Suwannee River | gas | 147 MW | 2016-12-01 | Suwannee |
| John R Kelly | gas | 143 MW | 2021-06-01 | Alachua |
| Henry D King | gas | 142 MW | 2008-05-01 | St Lucie |
| Tampa Electric Co NA 3 | gas | 99 MW | — | Hillsborough |
| Scholz | coal | 98 MW | 2015-04-01 | Jackson |
| Gulf Clean Energy Center | gas | 94 MW | 2006-05-01 | Escambia |
| S O Purdom | gas | 80 MW | 2018-10-01 | Wakulla |
| Hansel | gas | 73 MW | 2012-10-01 | Osceola |
| Central Energy Plant | gas | 70 MW | 2024-10-01 | Orange |
| Wheelabrator North Broward | waste | 68 MW | 2015-07-01 | Broward |
| Avon Park | gas | 67 MW | 2020-10-01 | Highlands |
| DeBary | oil | 67 MW | 2016-12-01 | Volusia |
| Tom G Smith | gas | 48 MW | 2000-07-01 | Palm Beach |
| Wheelabrator Ridge Energy | biomass | 46 MW | 2019-01-01 | Polk |
| Jackson Mill | gas | 44 MW | 1998-12-01 | Duval |
| Phillips | oil | 42 MW | 2015-11-01 | Highlands |
| Clewiston Sugar House | biomass | 41 MW | 2017-12-01 | Hendry |
| Bryant Sugar House | biomass | 31 MW | 2007-04-01 | Palm Beach |
| J Woodruff | hydro | 30 MW | 2003-02-01 | Gadsden |
| St Cloud | gas | 30 MW | 2008-03-01 | Osceola |
| Larsen Memorial | gas | 25 MW | 2003-01-01 | Polk |
| Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations | biomass | 24 MW | 2016-06-01 | Putnam |
| G W Ivey | gas | 23 MW | 2013-05-01 | Miami Dade |
| SRF Pulp Processing Facility | biomass | 20 MW | — | Hendry |
| Rio Pinar | oil | 19 MW | 2016-03-01 | Orange |
| Cutrale Citrus Juices USA II | gas | 17 MW | 2015-12-01 | Polk |
| Marathon Generating Plant | oil | 14 MW | 2018-11-01 | Monroe |
| Kenneth P. Ksionek Community Solar Farm at the Stanton Energy Center (SEC) | landfill | 13 MW | — | — |
| Dinner Lake | gas | 13 MW | 2003-01-01 | Highlands |
| Fernandina Plant | biomass | 13 MW | 2012-07-01 | Nassau |
| C H Corn Hydroelectric Facility | hydro | 12 MW | 2019-02-01 | Leon |
| Smith Street | oil | 12 MW | 2013-12-01 | Volusia |
| Portland (FL) | oil | 11 MW | 2006-12-01 | Walton |
| Fernandina Beach Mill | coal | 9 MW | 2003-12-01 | Nassau |
| Cutrale Citrus Juices USA I | gas | 8 MW | 2016-01-01 | Lake |
| Stock Island | oil | 8 MW | 2009-12-01 | Monroe |
| Partnership Station | gas | 6 MW | 2015-11-01 | Hillsborough |
| Cudjoe | oil | 5 MW | 2006-09-01 | Monroe |
| Central District Wastewater Treat Plant | biomass | 5 MW | 2014-11-01 | Miami Dade |
| W E Swoope | oil | 4 MW | 2013-12-01 | Volusia |
| Brevard | gas | 3 MW | 2020-05-01 | Brevard |
| Girvin Landfill | gas | 3 MW | 2014-02-01 | Duval |
| Big Pine | oil | 3 MW | 2006-09-01 | Monroe |
| Baptist Medical Center | gas | 3 MW | 2007-04-01 | Duval |
| Lake Worth Landfill | landfill | 2 MW | — | — |
| G2 Energy Marion LLC | gas | 2 MW | 2021-11-01 | Marion |
| Manatee County LFGTE | gas | 2 MW | 2019-11-01 | Manatee |
| Seminole Energy | gas | 2 MW | 2019-12-01 | Seminole |
| Perdido | gas | 2 MW | — | Escambia |
| USN Air Station Cecil Field | superfund | 1 MW | — | — |
| Bee Ridge Landfill / Rothenbach Park | landfill | 0 MW | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
How many retired power plants are in Florida?
GridCensus lists 86 retired power plant sites in Florida from EIA-860 retirement records. 69 have a recorded retirement date, 37 of them in 2015 or later.
What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in Florida?
Martin in Indiantown is the largest by recorded capacity, at 3,623 MW. It is followed by Levy Nuclear Plant (2,500 MW) and Polk (1,858.8 MW).
Which power plant in Florida retired most recently?
Central Energy Plant has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, October 2024, with 70 MW of capacity.
Which county in Florida has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?
Duval County has the most, with 7, followed by Hillsborough County with 7.
How many EPA brownfield sites in Florida have completed cleanup?
4 of the 4 EPA-tracked sites listed for Florida are recorded as cleanup complete.
Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every brownfield site, A to Z.
More on Florida, and states with similar counts
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- Electric substations in Florida· 943 named
- Brownfield candidate sites nationwide
- Brownfield sites by state
- Brownfield sites in Texas· 110 sites
- Brownfield sites in Illinois· 68 sites
- Brownfield sites in New York· 110 sites
- Brownfield sites in Iowa· 62 sites
About this data
Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/florida (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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