Fort Myers Power Plant
26°41′48″N 81°46′57″W / 26.696699°N 81.782485°W / 26.696699; -81.782485 (Fort Myers)Status Operational Commission date Unit 1: May 1974
Unit 2: June 2002
Unit 3: June 2003
Unit 9: May 1974 Owner(s) Florida Power & Light Operator(s) Florida Power & Light Thermal power station Primary fuel Natural gas Secondary fuel Fuel oil Turbine technology General Electric Axial Flow Combustion Turbines and expansion steam turbines. Cooling source closed loop cooling via radiators and electric fans Combined cycle? Yes Power generation Units operational 1 × 1,722.5 MW
1 × 835.4 MW
2 x 62 MW (Fuel oil) Nameplate capacity 2,680.9 MW
Unit 2: June 2002
Unit 3: June 2003
Unit 9: May 1974
1 × 835.4 MW
2 x 62 MW (Fuel oil)
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The Fort Myers Power Plant is a natural gas and fuel oil-fired power station located in Lee County, Florida. The power station is composed of eight GE 7000F combined cycle natural gas-fired units (Blocks 2 and 3) and two fuel oil-fired units (Units 1 and 9), totalling an installed capacity of 2,608.9 MW. It is the third largest power station in Florida by installed capacity.[1][2]