In 1965, eight units were operating along with three gas turbines, and the Downtown Power Plant was renamed the John R. Kelly Generating Station in honor of Gainesville's first Director of Utilities. In 2001, GRU renovated and upgraded Kelly Plant to include the 110-MW natural gas-fired Combined Cycle Unit 1 (CC1), which provides five times the ...

GRU owns and operates four main power plants: the 118-MW John R. Kelly Generating Station, located downtown, and the 429-MW Deerhaven Generating Station, and the 102.5-MW Deerhaven Renewable Generating Station which are both located in north Gainesville.

The 429-MW* Deerhaven Generating Station is GRU's largest power plant. Deerhaven began commercial operation in 1972 with Unit One, a natural gas or oil fired generating unit. One year later, GRU negotiated a permanent tie into the state electric grid through the Florida Power Corporation, which allows us to buy and sell excess power.

GRU owns and operates the 102.5-megawatt Deerhaven Renewable Generating Station (DHR) biomass facility. Biomass is a renewable fuel source*. The plant, located adjacent to the Deerhaven Generating Station, should help meet Gainesville's energy needs for …

GRU offers guided tours of its utility plants, including the Murphree Water Treatment Plant. A tour of the facility gives you insight into the working of a water treatment plant. The tour is flexible and can be easily adapted to fit the education and level of interest of the group

GRU's Main Street Water Reclamation Facility, originally built in 1930, was remodeled and expanded in the 1950s to meet the growing needs of the Gainesville community. The plant discharges high quality effluent to the Sweetwater Branch, which flows across Paynes Prairie and enters Alachua Sink.

GRU plans to submit a proposal for the opportunity to design, finance, build, and operate a Central Energy Plant to provide a resilient source of electricity, steam, and chilled water to support the needs of the UF campus.

Our water continues to meet federal and state drinking water standards and is treated at our award-winning Murphree Water Treatment Plant through lime softening, recarbonation, filtration, fluoridation and disinfection. GRU provides high-quality drinking water to approximately 194,000 people who use a household average of 5,000 gallons each month.

The American Public Power Association has awarded GRU its highest honor, the RP3 Diamond designation, recognizing our commitment to reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement. This is the third time GRU has earned this prestigious award, which is granted every three years.

The Kanapaha Water Reclamation Facility continues to be a state-of the-art plant and a leader in refining methods. The plant treats wastewater to drinking water standards and then reuses the water for innovative irrigation.