J D KENNEDY

How J D KENNEDY compares

With 370 MW of capacity, J D KENNEDY ranks 40th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 28th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 401st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is newer than 62% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, JEA, runs 4 operating plants in Florida totaling 2,941 MW. It shares Duval County with 9 other operating plants, including NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION and BRANDY BRANCH.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 370 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 180 GWh in 2024 (a 5.5% capacity factor), down 32% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2000 and 2009.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by JEA, about 2.3 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 2,802 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION (1,407 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, SBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX) in Jacksonville, about 3.2 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology