53rd largest plant in Florida · 2018th nationally
John R Kelly is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 142 MW. It generates roughly 209.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 19,949 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 17% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3453 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 (142 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 | John R Kelly |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gainesville Regional Utilities |
| City | Gainesville |
| County | Alachua County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32601 |
| Coordinates | 29.64610, -82.32080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT04 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 96.1 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| 8.2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 45.5 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.7 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1968 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1968 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, Llc | St. Petersburg, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 361.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 76 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3453 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.