Seminole Generating Station
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| Seminole Generating Station | |
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.jpg) Seminole Generating Station in 2026 | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Palatka, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°43′59″N 81°37′58″W / 29.733056°N 81.632778°W |
| Status | Operational |
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| Owner | Seminole Electric Cooperative |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Secondary fuel | Petroleum coke[1] |
| Tertiary fuel | Fuel oil[2] |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 714.6 MW[2] |
| Nameplate capacity | 715 MW |
The Seminole Generating Station is a large fossil-fuel power plant in Putnam County, Florida, near Palatka, Florida.[3] The station was developed by Seminole Electric Cooperative and originally entered service in the mid-1980s with two 650 MW coal-fired generating units (Units 1 and 2).[4] The units are capable of firing bituminous coal and blends including petroleum coke, and the plant has long included major emissions controls. Scrubber byproducts have been marketed as synthetic gypsum to an adjacent wallboard facility.[1][4] An approved natural-gas combined-cycle project is intended to replace one of the coal units.[3]
| Unit | Reactor type | Capacity | Commercial operation | |
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| Net | Gross | |||
| Unit 1 | Coal, water-cooled | 652 MW | 736 MW | January 1984 |
| Unit 2 | Coal, water-cooled | 657 MW | 715 MW | December 1984 |
