West County Energy Center
26°42′0″N 80°22′30″W / 26.70000°N 80.37500°W / 26.70000; -80.37500 (West County Energy Center)Status Operational Commission date 2009 Owner(s) Florida Power & Light Thermal power station Primary fuel Natural gas Cooling source Reclaimed water from Palm Beach Co. Utilities Combined cycle? Yes Power generation Units operational 9 × 250MW Gas turbines
3 × 500MW Steam turbines Make and model MHI M501G Nameplate capacity 3,750 MW
3 × 500MW Steam turbines
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The West County Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Palm Beach County, Florida. The power plant features three 1,250MW multi-shaft combined cycle gas turbine generating units on a 220-acre (89 ha) site. The facility has been online since 2009, with all three generators reaching completion in 2011.[1][2] It is the largest natural gas power plant in the United States.