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John R Kelly

Brownfield

Gainesville, Alachua, Florida · Gainesville Regional Utilities

Legacy capacity
143
MW

John R Kelly is a natural gas plant in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, retired 2021-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 143 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity143 MW
Retirement date2021-06-01
EIA plant ID#664

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address515 SE 5 Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32601
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Alachua County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)103,459
IT / tech employment64
Construction employment5,643
Land value$8,209/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.69¢/kWh
Industrial power rate9.05¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply23.4 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers12 · 57% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near John R Kelly, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near John R Kelly
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ AlachuaGreenfieldFLAlachua——3.6 yrs64.8
NEWBERRYSubstation-AdjacentFLGilchrist County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN120457Substation-AdjacentFLGilchrist County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
NEWBERRYSubstation-AdjacentFLGilchrist County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
ARCHERSubstation-AdjacentFLAlachua County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.3
KINGSLEY LAKESubstation-AdjacentFLClay County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.2
PARKERSubstation-AdjacentFLAlachua County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.2
EC Near John R KellyGreenfieldFLAlachua——3.6 yrs63.9

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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