Stanton Energy Center

Southern Company, in partnership with the Orlando Utilities Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy, proposed to build a 285 MW IGCC coal plant at the Stanton Energy Center (existing) near Orlando, in Orange County, Florida. The project received a Department of Energy pledge of $293 million in long-term loans.

In November, 2007, Southern Company took the unusual step of canceling the project two months after ground had been broken. The company cited concerns that Florida Governor Charlie Crist would press for additional carbon controls.

Project Details
Sponsor: Orlando Utilities Comm. / Southern Company/ DOE Location: Orange County, FL Size: 285 MW Type: IGCC Projected in service: 2010 Status: Cancelled 11/07

Financing

 * Citi
 * Morgan Stanley
 * Goldman Sachs
 * Lehman Brothers

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Stanton Energy Center (existing)
 * 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)