213th largest plant in Florida · 3478th nationally
University Of Florida is a natural gas power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 54.2 MW. It generates roughly 377.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 35,922 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 79% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1010 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | University Of Florida |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Florida, Llc |
| City | Gainesville |
| County | Alachua County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32611 |
| Coordinates | 29.64028, -82.34861 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 54.2 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 190.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 127 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1010 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 | Progress Energy Florida |
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.