Taylor Energy Center

JEA, the Florida Municipal Power Agency, the city of Tallahassee, and the Reedy Creek Improvement District had planned to build an 800 MW coal plant, called the Taylor Energy Center, near Perry in Taylor County, Florida. The plant was designed to burn a mix of coals, including Powder River Basin sub-bituminous coal, bituminous coals and petcoke.

The Sierra Club petitioned the Florida Public Service Commission to examine the economic and environmental costs of the new coal plant as compared with renewable energy and energy efficiency. In September 2006, the Capital Medical Society, an organization of 500 physicians, announced its opposition to the plant.

In May 2007, the Taylor Energy Center filed a Site Certification Application, initiating an approval process expected to last one to two years, and in June 2007 a hearing was held to consider land-use changes.

In July 2007, on the eve of a climate change summit called by Gov. Crist, the sponsors suspended permitting activities.

Project Details
Sponsors: JEA, Florida Municipal Power Agency, City of Tallahassee, Reedy Creek Improvement District Location: Perry, Taylor County, FL Capacity: 800 MW Type: Supercritical Projected in service: 2012 Status: Permit applications withdrawn

Citizen Groups

 * Florida Sierra Club, conservation [at] florida.sierraclub.org
 * Big Bend Climate Action Team (BBCAT)

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Taylor Energy Center, Alternative Proposal
 * Carbon Capture and Storage
 * Existing U.S. Coal Plants
 * US proposed coal plants (both active and cancelled)
 * Coal plants cancelled in 2007
 * Coal plants cancelled in 2008
 * Coal plant litigation
 * Florida and coal
 * State-by-state guide to information on coal in the United States (or click on the map)