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University of Florida is a 54.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy Florida LLC since 1994. Ranked #1106 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 54.2 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 this facility 78.7 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 140 km northwest of Orlando.

Capacity
54.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1994

32 years old

Owner
Duke Energy Florida LLC
Location
29.6403°, -82.3486°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,842. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,786 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,672 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

32 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Duke Energy Florida LLC operates 18 plants totalling 11,897 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 8,112 MW combined

Nearest plant: South Energy Center (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.640300, -82.348600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
104.7 Kt
214 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.35 Mt
Over 32 years of operation
Past Retirement
2024
2 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
22.8K
cars per year
14.0K
homes per year
4.8M
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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