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New Energy Plant Construction in Vogue in Central Florida

ORLANDO-Orlando Utilities Commission and Southern Co. of Atlanta plan to jointly build a $250 million, 632 megawatts natural gas-fired electric plant in southeast Orange County. The announcement follows previously-announced plans by Charlotte-based Duke Energy to build a $180 million, 640 megawatts facility in neighboring Lake County, 32 miles northwest of Downtown Orlando.

By Alex Finkelstein | Updated on November 14, 2000

ORLANDO-Three multimillion-dollar utility projects are preparing to come off the drawing boards at about the same time in this Central Florida market. The ventures will generate an estimated 500 new construction jobs and trigger new area retail sales, according to local economic development boards.

In the newest announcement, Orlando Utilities Commission and Southern Co. of Atlanta plan to jointly build a $250 million, 632 megawatts natural gas-fired electric plant in southeast Orange County by yearend 2003. Charlotte-based Duke Energy is awaiting various government approvals in neighboring Lake County to construct a $180 million, natural gas-fueled plant on the outskirts of Eustis, FL, 32 miles northwest of Downtown Orlando.

And in Leesburg, FL, 45 miles northwest of Orlando, Panda Energy International proposes to use steam instead of natural gas for its $300 million facility. The Duke and Panda projects, like the OUC-Southern venture, envision plant openings in 2003, if all approvals are cleared. Construction on the OUC-Southern enterprise is tentatively set to start by September 2001. Southern would own 65 percent of the asset; OUC, 28 percent; the Kissimmee (FL) Utility Authority and a consortium of smaller utilities, 7 percent.

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