South Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Alachua County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Florida
#281
of 346 plants
In service since
2009
May 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Gainesville Regional Utilities
- County
- Alachua County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Florida
- #59 of 65
- EIA plant code
- 56518
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 7.4 MW | 7.4 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.1 MW | 4.3 MW | 2009 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Jacksonville Solar | Solar | 13 MW |
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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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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