JOHN R KELLY

How JOHN R KELLY compares

With 220 MW of capacity, JOHN R KELLY ranks 47th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 34th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 532nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 64% 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 DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION and UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 142 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 220 MW). Net generation was 807 GWh in 2024 (a 65% capacity factor), up 18% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2021.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is JOHN KELLY (138 kV), about 0.2 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 520 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DEERHAVEN GENERATING STATION (471 MW, Coal).

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