Power plant · Florida, United States
Higgins Power Plant
Higgins Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in Florida, United States, with 153 MW of capacity, operated by Duke Energy Florida, LLC.
Grid connection
It closed in 2019, which freed up a 153 MW grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Duke Energy Florida, LLC, unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Florida | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1969 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2019 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 153 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 28.0033, -82.6615 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Higgins is the 47th-largest of 49 power plants in Florida and the 918th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 153 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 47th of 49 | 63,597 MW | 0.24% |
| United States | 918th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,075th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 data centers and 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexential Tampa - West | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Flexential Tampa - North | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Cyxtera Tampa TP1 | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Caloosa Materials | Mine | — | Operating | 40 km |
| County Line Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 49 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Duke Energy Florida, LLC
- Crystal River3,449 MW
- Hines Energy Complex2,266 MW
- P L Bartow1,476 MW
- Intercession City1,197 MW
- Anclote1,112 MW
- DeBary748 MW
- Vandolah Power Station728 MW
- Osprey Energy Center Power Plant644 MW
Other power plants in Florida
- West County Energy Center4,263 MW
- Crystal River3,449 MW
- Turkey Point2,978 MW
- Manatee2,951 MW
- Fort Myers2,681 MW
- Martin2,449 MW
- Sanford2,378 MW
- H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station2,294 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.