44th largest plant in Florida · 872nd nationally
Greenland Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 381 MW. It generates roughly 550.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 52,433 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 16% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1285 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Greenland Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Jea |
| City | Jacksonville |
| County | Duval County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32258 |
| Coordinates | 30.15913, -81.51842 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 230 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 190 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 190 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| CO₂ | 353.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 90 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1285 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 | Jea |
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.