Duke Energy Florida’s natural gas plant in Citrus County is on track to deliver cleaner, more reliable energy for Floridians.
The 1,640-megawatt combined-cycle, two-unit plant will use clean-burning natural gas and highly efficient technology to provide reliable and cleaner energy to 1.8 million Florida customers in 35 counties.
The new Citrus plant’s unit 1 (820 megawatts) is expected to start serving customers in September 2018, and the plant’s unit 2 (also 820 megawatts) is expected to start serving customers in November 2018.
Once the new plant is in operation, the company will retire its Crystal River coal-fired units 1 and 2, which were built in 1966 and 1969, respectively. These units make up half of the company’s coal-fired power plants in Florida.
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