DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 471 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Alachua County
- Operator
- GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1972
- EIA plant ID
- 663
- Generators
- 5
- Net generation (2024)
- 721 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 17%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.7582, -82.3879
DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION, a 471 MW Coal power plant in Alachua County, Florida. Operated by GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES, commissioned 1972.
How DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION compares
With 471 MW of capacity, DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION ranks 36th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and is the smallest of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.1% of Florida's operating Coal capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 165th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 81% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES, runs 3 operating plants in Florida totaling 695 MW. It shares Alachua County with 5 other operating plants, including JOHN R KELLY and UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 471 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 721 GWh in 2024 (a 17% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1972 and 1996.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is DEERHAVEN (138 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 269 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JOHN R KELLY (220 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION is a 471 MW coal power plant in Alachua County, FL, operated by GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES, commissioned in 1972. Alachua County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 47th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 91st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Alachua County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 84.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 0.99 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Hail | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.05 |
Perils not assessed in Alachua County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Alachua County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.