Deerhaven Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Alachua County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
471 MW
Rank in Florida
#41
of 346 plants
In service since
1972
August 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Gainesville Regional Utilities
- County
- Alachua County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.58%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #33 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 663
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 251 MW | 232 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 96 MW | 71 MW | 1996 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 75 MW | 76 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 25 MW | 18 MW | 1976 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 25 MW | 18 MW | 1976 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Florida
| Shady Hills Generating Station | Natural gas | 541 MW |
| Manatee Solar Energy Center | Battery storage | 484 MW |
| Hardee Power Station | Natural gas | 470 MW |
| Treasure Coast Energy Center | Natural gas | 411 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 471 MW solar plant and a 471 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Florida power plants · What Florida actually generates