Power Plants in Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County, Florida has 13 power plants totaling 957 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants13operating sites
Capacity956 MWnameplate
Generation1.8M MWhannual
CO₂1.3Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 71%Solar 16%Biomass 12%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Deerhaven Generating StationGainesvilleNatural Gas471 MWGainesville Regional Utilities
John R KellyGainesvilleNatural Gas142 MWGainesville Regional Utilities
Deerhaven RenewableGainesvilleBiomass116 MWGainesville Regional Utilities
High Springs Solar Power PlantHigh SpringsSolar74.9 MWDuke Energy Florida, Llc
Gilchrist County SolarNewberrySolar74.5 MWFrp Gilchrist County Solar, Llc
University Of FloridaGainesvilleNatural Gas54.2 MWDuke Energy Florida, Llc
South Energy CenterGainesvilleNatural Gas11.5 MWGainesville Regional Utilities
Micanopy Energy Storage FacilityMicanopyOther Fossil8.3 MWDuke Energy Florida, Llc
Solar Park Gainesville, LlcGainesvilleSolar1.6 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Butler PlazaGainesvilleSolar1.2 MWClean Focus Yield, Llc
Mlh 2GainesvilleSolar1.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Mlh 3GainesvilleSolar1.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
South West LandfillArcherNatural Gas— MWGainesville Regional Utilities

About power generation in Alachua County

Alachua County, Florida has 13 power plants totaling 957 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 71% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (16%) and Biomass (12%). The largest facility is Deerhaven Generating Station at 471 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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