Modernizing Our Fleet of Generation
to Use Fuel Efficiently As Possible

Like cars, some power plants use fuel more efficiently than others. And like cars, modernizing a fleet of power generating resources increases fuel efficiency. Since 2006, FMPA has added three new units. With these additions and improvements, FMPA is able to generate each megawatt of electricity with nearly 9% less fuel.

Here's how FMPA is modernizing its fleet of generation:

• Key West: In 2006, FMPA built a 47 MW low sulfur oil-fired combustion turbine located at Keys Energy Services’ Stock Island Generating Facility. The unit provides power during times of peak demand, and it can do so as much as 20% more efficiently than some of the units that currently provide a peaking function.

• Treasure Coast Energy Center Unit 1: In 2008, FMPA constructed a high-efficient unit near Fort Pierce, Fla., that uses clean-burning natural gas. The Treasure Coast Energy Center generates power 40% more efficiently than the generation it replaced.
  

• Cane Island Unit 4: In 2011, FMPA and Kissimmee Utility Authority expanded Cane Island Power Park by constructing a fourth high-efficiency electrical generator. This new unit is one of the cleanest and most efficient plants in Florida. Its projected air emissions are well below Ambient Air Quality Standards established to protect human health and the environment.