The Crystal River Energy Complex consists of seven power-generating plants on a site near the mouth of the
Crystal River in
Citrus County,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
. Crystal River 1, 2, 4, and 5 are
fossil fuel power plants.
Crystal River 3 was previously the sole
nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP), also known as a nuclear power station (NPS), nuclear generating station (NGS) or atomic power station (APS) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power st ...
on the site (1977-2013). The Crystal River Combined Cycle site consists of two Mitsubishi gas turbines, which came on-line in 2018. The complex was developed in the early 1960s by the
Florida Power Corporation and sold to
Progress Energy Inc in 2000.
Following Progress Energy's merger with
Duke Energy in 2012, the facility is owned and operated by Duke Energy.
In February 2013, Duke Energy announced that Crystal River 3 would be permanently shut down.
Power plants
See also
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Levy County Nuclear Power Plant
The Levy County Nuclear Power Plant was a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County, Florida. Progress Energy, Inc., Progress Energy Florida originally estimated that the reactors would cost $5 billion and would commence operation in 2016. It ...
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Progress Energy Inc
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List of power stations in Florida
References
External links
The Crystal River Energy Complex ''St. Petersburg Times'': Second nuclear plant won't come without risks
Data on generation and fuel consumption
from the Energy Information Administration Electricity Data Browser
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Buildings and structures in Citrus County, Florida
Coal-fired power stations in Florida
Nuclear power plants in Florida
1966 establishments in Florida
Energy infrastructure completed in 1966