Seminole Generating Station

Seminole Generating Station
Seminole Generating Station in 2026
CountryUnited States
LocationPalatka, Florida
Coordinates29°43′59″N 81°37′58″W / 29.733056°N 81.632778°W / 29.733056; -81.632778
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • Unit 1: January 1984
  • Unit 2: December 1984
OwnerSeminole Electric Cooperative
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelPetroleum coke[1]
Tertiary fuelFuel oil[2]
Power generation
Units operational1 × 714.6 MW[2]
Nameplate capacity715 MW

The Seminole Generating Station is a large fossil-fuel power plant in Putnam County, Florida, near Palatka, Florida.[3] The station was developed by Seminole Electric Cooperative and originally entered service in the mid-1980s with two 650 MW coal-fired generating units (Units 1 and 2).[4] The units are capable of firing bituminous coal and blends including petroleum coke, and the plant has long included major emissions controls. Scrubber byproducts have been marketed as synthetic gypsum to an adjacent wallboard facility.[1][4] An approved natural-gas combined-cycle project is intended to replace one of the coal units.[3]

Power plant

Unit Reactor type Capacity Commercial operation
Net Gross
Unit 1 Coal, water-cooled 652 MW 736 MW January 1984
Unit 2 Coal, water-cooled 657 MW 715 MW December 1984

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Direct Testimony of Michael P. Opalinski (Florida PSC filing)" (PDF). psc.state.fl.us. 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Air permit renewal document)" (PDF). epa.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Seminole Generating Station". floridadep.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Top Plants: Seminole Generating Station, Palatka, Florida". POWER Magazine. October 1, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2026.