South Energy Center
Alachua County, Florida · EIA plant ID 56518 · Operator: Gainesville Regional Utilities
Nameplate12MWSummer 12 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation42GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,363Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2009Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19 | 79.0% | 11,327 |
| 2010 | 26.4 | 73.6% | 15,045 |
| 2011 | 25.7 | 71.5% | 15,136 |
| 2012 | 23 | 63.9% | 16,983 |
| 2013 | 23.9 | 63.4% | 16,112 |
| 2014 | 23.7 | 62.9% | 14,869 |
| 2015 | 22.3 | 59.2% | 15,451 |
| 2016 | 23.1 | 61.2% | 5,722 |
| 2017 | 29.5 | 42.0% | 6,219 |
| 2018 | 52.5 | 51.2% | 5,261 |
| 2019 | 33.4 | 32.6% | 6,153 |
| 2020 | 47.4 | 46.2% | 4,363 |
| 2021 | 43.6 | 42.5% | 4,363 |
| 2022 | 42.2 | 41.1% | 4,363 |
| 2023 | 44 | 43.0% | 4,363 |
| 2024 | 49.3 | 48.0% | 4,363 |
| 2025 | 42.5 | 41.4% | 4,363 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.1 | 4.3 | May 2009 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| REG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 7.4 | 7.4 | Jul 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Gainesville Regional Utilities. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Gainesville Regional Utilities | 100.0% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| University of Florida | 54 MW | 0.9 km |
| John R Kelly | 142 MW | 2 km |
| Butler Plaza | 1 MW | 4.2 km |
| Solar Park Gainesville, LLC | 2 MW | 6.9 km |
| MLH 3 | 1 MW | 8.6 km |
| MLH 2 | 1 MW | 8.6 km |