Plants

Part of a fleet of 70 power plants throughout Southern Company, Gulf Power has three wholly-owned generating plants and a co-generation facility in Northwest Florida. We also own a percentage interest in two other facilities located out-of-state. By carefully forecasting energy needs and securing the most economical sources available, we're able to operate our power plants at a 99 percent level of reliability — among the highest in the nation.

James F. Crist Generating Plant
Located in northeast Pensacola at the mouth of Escambia River on Governor's Bayou
Total nameplate generating capacity - 930,000 KW
Generating units - 4
Type of fuel - coal
Herbert Scholz Generating Plant
Located 25 miles east of Marianna on the west bank of the Apalachicola River.
Total nameplate generating capacity - 92,000 KW
Generating units - 2
Type of fuel - coal
Lansing Smith Generating Plant
Located on Alligator Bayou off of North Bay in Bay County, 15 miles north of Panama City.
Total nameplate generating capacity - 945,000 KW
Generating units - 4
Type of fuel - coal and natural gas
Gulf Power also own parts of generating units at:
Mississippi Power's Plant Daniel - 506,500 KW (50% ownership)
Georgia Power's Plant Scherer - 210,900 KW (25% ownership)
Commercial generation Pea Ridge - 12,000 KW