The Crystal River Energy Complex consists of five power-generating plants on a 4,700 acre (1,900 hectare) site at , near the mouth of the Crystal River in Citrus County, Florida. Crystal River 1 and 2 are fossil fuel power plants, Crystal River 3 is the sole nuclear power plant on the site, while Crystal River 4 and 5 are also fossil fuel power plants. The complex was developed by the Florida Power Corporation and is now owned and operated by Progress Energy Inc. With a summer generating capacity of 3,140 megawatts (as of April 2002), the complex was the seventh largest electric power generating site in the United States.
Station | Opened | Type | Output (MW) |
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Crystal River 1 | October, 1966 | Coal, water-cooled | 373 |
Crystal River 2 | November, 1969 | Coal, water-cooled | 469 |
Crystal River 3 | 1977 | Nuclear | 842 |
Crystal River 4 | December, 1982 | Coal, air and water-cooled | 717 |
Crystal River 5 | October, 1984 | Coal, air and water-cooled | 717 |