| Crystal River Energy Complex | |
| Image Alt: | The entire complex |
| Coordinates: | 28.9581°N -82.6997°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Crystal River, Florida |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | Unit 3: September 25, 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | Unit 3: February 5, 2013 |
| Cost: | Unit 3: $400 million |
| Owner: | Duke Energy |
| Operator: | Duke Energy |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
| Th Fuel Secondary: | Fuel oil[1] |
| Ps Cooling Source: | Crystal River, Air cooling |
| Ps Units Operational: | 2 × 717 MW |
| Ps Units Cancelled: | 1 × 897 MW |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,434 |
| Ps Electrical Cap Fac: | 44.57% |
| Ps Annual Generation: | 8886 GW·h (2016) |
The Crystal River Energy Complex consists of seven power-generating plants on a 4700acres 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.
In February 2013, Duke Energy announced that Crystal River 3 would be permanently shut down.[4]
| Reactor unit | Reactor type | Capacity | Construction started | Electricity grid connection | Commercial operation | Shutdown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background-color: #CFCFCF;" | Net | background-color: #CFCFCF;" | 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 | ||||