Crystal River Energy Complex

The Crystal River Energy Complex consists of seven power-generating plants on a 4,700-acre (1,900 ha) site near the mouth of the Crystal River in Citrus County, Florida. Crystal River 1, 2, 4, and 5 are fossil fuel power plants. Crystal River 3 was previously the sole nuclear power plant 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.^[2] Following Progress Energy's merger with Duke Energy in 2012,^[3] the facility is owned and operated by Duke Energy.^[2]

Crystal River Energy Complex
The entire complex
Country	United States
Location	Crystal River, Florida
Coordinates	28.958111°N 82.699722°W / 28.958111; -82.699722
Status	Operational
Construction began	Unit 3: September 25, 1968
Commission date	Unit 1: 1966 Unit 2: 1969 Unit 3: March 13, 1977 Unit 4: 1982 Unit 5: 1984
Decommission date	Unit 3: February 5, 2013
Construction cost	Unit 3: $400 million
Owner	Duke Energy
Operator	Duke Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Secondary fuel	Fuel oil[1]
Cooling source	Crystal River, Air cooling
Power generation
Units operational	2 × 717 MW
Units cancelled	1 × 897 MW
Units decommissioned	1 × 860 MW 1 × 373 MW 1 × 469 MW
Nameplate capacity	1,434 MW
Capacity factor	44.57%
Annual net output	8886 GW·h (2016)

In February 2013, Duke Energy announced that Crystal River 3 would be permanently shut down.^[4]

Power plants

Reactor unit	Reactor type	Capacity		Construction started	Electricity grid connection	Commercial operation	Shutdown
		Net	Gross
Unit 1	Coal, water-cooled	373 MW	441 MW	October 1966			2019
Unit 2	Coal, water-cooled	469 MW	524 MW	November 1969			2019
Unit 3	Nuclear	860 MW	890 MW	September 25, 1968[5]	January 30, 1977	March 13, 1977	February 5, 2013
Unit 4	Coal, air, and water-cooled	717 MW	739 MW	December 1982
Unit 5	Coal, air, and water-cooled	717 MW	739 MW	October 1984

See also

• Florida portal
• Energy portal
• Nuclear technology portal

• Levy County Nuclear Power Plant
• Progress Energy Inc
• List of power stations in Florida