41st largest plant in Florida · 771st nationally
Deerhaven Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 471 MW. It generates roughly 812.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 77,377 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1435 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (471 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Deerhaven Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gainesville Regional Utilities |
| City | Gainesville |
| County | Alachua County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32653 |
| Coordinates | 29.75920, -82.38780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 251 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 96.1 MW | Standby | 1996 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 75.0 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.6 MW | Standby | 1976 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.6 MW | Standby | 1976 |
| CO₂ | 582.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 493 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1435 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Gainesville Regional Utilities |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.