NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION

How NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION compares

With 1,407 MW of capacity, NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION ranks 15th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and is the largest of the 8 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 47% of Florida's operating Oil capacity and 2.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 3rd-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 89% 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 BRANDY BRANCH and GREENLAND ENERGY CENTER.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 1,407 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 2,906 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1966 and 1977.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by JEA, under 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 1,749 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BRANDY BRANCH (783 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, SBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX) in Jacksonville, about 8.8 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