Indian River — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55318
- Capacity
- 609 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Status
- Out of service
- Location
- Brevard, FL
- Operating Since
- 1960
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Orlando Utilities Comm
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Florida Municipal Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Indian River
Out of serviceNatural Gas
Ranked #33 of 69 Natural Gas plants in FL#390 of 2009 nationally
609 MW Natural Gas out of service in Brevard, FL — Florida Municipal Power Pool
EIAWD
609 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Technology
1960
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
28.4932, -80.7802
County
Brevard, FL
Nearby Plants
- Indian River PlantNatural Gas342.8 MW · 0.0 km
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Orlando Utilities Comm | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Orlando Utilities Comm | — | — |
| Status | Out of service | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Indian River is a 609 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Brevard County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1960 and consists of three natural gas steam turbine generators. It is owned and operated by Orlando Utilities Commission. Indian River ranks as the 33rd largest power plant in Florida out of 51, and 393rd nationally out of 945 plants.
The plant operates within the Florida Municipal Power Pool balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Recent news coverage relating to Indian River includes 7 articles categorized as industry news and 2 articles categorized as regulatory news.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Florida Municipal Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·state puc
Florida manatees zones, boat speeds for Indian River Lagoon changing soon
Boat speed categories are idle (2-5 mph), slow (5-7 mph), prohibited, and no entry even for fishing, wading, diving, swimming and personal...
Indian River Lagoon (regulator)
Treasure Coast News·4 weeks ago
General
Florida project brings waterfront restaurants, hotels, shops to Vero Beach
The waterfront village will include shops, hotels, restaurants, a market, skate park, fishing pier and event center.
Treasure Coast News·2 months ago
General
Delaware electric utilities receive refunds after settling complaint regarding Indian River Power Plant
Delaware electric utilities received a more than $25 million refund from a regional energy producer earlier this year. Now, they are tasked...
Newark Post·7 months ago
General
Delaware electric utilities receive refunds after settling complaint regarding Indian River Power Plant
Delaware electric utilities received a more than $25 million refund from a regional energy producer earlier this year. Now, they are tasked...
Newark Post·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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