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South Energy Center is an 11.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Gainesville Regional Utilities since 2014. Ranked #1475 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it contributes 0.002% to the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making South Energy Center 370 times smaller. Nearby plants include Deerhaven Generating Station (471 MW, Coal), John R Kelly (146.1 MW, Gas), and Deerhaven Renewable (116.1 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Alachua County, approximately 30 km southwest of Gainesville.

Capacity
11.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Location
29.6383°, -82.3400°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,629. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,065 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,457 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Gainesville Regional Utilities operates 4 plants totalling 745 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 8,155 MW combined

Nearest plant: University of Florida (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.638300, -82.340000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
22.2 Kt
45 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
266.6 Kt
Over 12 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2044
18 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.8K
cars per year
3.0K
homes per year
1.0M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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