HiPerGator
Part of University of Florida — Alachua County, FL campus
POWER & GRID
Time-to-power · verification · interconnectionPower reality
Project verification
- Announcedimplied by a later stage
- Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
- Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
- Permittingimplied by a later stage
- Interconnection application
- Feasibility study
- System impact study
- Facilities study
- Interconnection agreement / service contract
- Financing
- Under constructionimplied by a later stage
- Energizationimplied by a later stage
● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Community map.
Grid path
- →facilityHiPerGator (Version 3.0)
- →substationIronwood Substation GRU (138 kV)[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedNearest mapped substation, 1.12 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
- →transmissionKelly Plant Sub GRU to Ironwood TAP GRU Line #02 138KV[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedHighest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.98 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
- →
- Substation capacity:
- not published
- Required upgrades:
- not yet sourced
- Congestion:
- not yet sourced (no nodal price data)
Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.
Interconnection records
No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.
On-site & dedicated generation
No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.
Location & imagery
Street address- Coordinates
- 29.67282, -82.29976
- County
- Alachua County
No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.
Ownership, operation & customers
- 1. Property owner of recordNot identified
- 2. Owner / developerNot identified
- 3. Operator
- 4. Tenant / cloudNot identified
- 5. End customer / workloadNot identified
Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.
All parties with evidence
- Operator
- Utility
Most likely retail provider among 3 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: Clay Electric Cooperative, INC, Gainesville Regional Utilities.
No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.
Power (all fields)
- Current facility power
- Not yet sourced
- Planned capacity
- Not yet sourced
Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.
Grid & electricity
- ISO / RTO
Outside all ISO/RTO footprints; balancing authority shown separately.
- Balancing authority
Control area of the containing utility territory.
- Nearest mapped substation
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
- Distance to substation
- Highest-voltage line nearby
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
- State avg. industrial price
Florida statewide average, July 2026.
- State avg. commercial price
Florida statewide average, July 2026.
- Generation within 50 km
20 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
- Interconnection status
- Not yet sourced
- Contracted / committed power
- Not yet sourced
| Nearby infrastructure | Type | Distance | Voltage / capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Plant Sub GRU to Ironwood TAP GRU Line #02 138KV · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Transmission line | 0.98 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Kelly Plant Sub GRU to McMichen Sub GRU Line #01 138KV · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Transmission line | 0.98 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| McMichen Sub GRU to Ironwood TAP GRU Line #02 138KV · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Transmission line | 1.13 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Ironwood Sub GRU to Ironwood TAP GRU Line #02 138KV · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Transmission line | 1.13 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| 1;2 · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Transmission line | 1.14 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| John R Kelly · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 3.6 km | 112 MW | [5] |
| Deerhaven Generating Station · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 12.8 km | 414 MW | [5] |
| Deerhaven Renewable · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Power plant (Biomass) | 14.1 km | 103 MW | [5] |
| Santa Fe Solar Power Plant · Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 21.2 km | 75 MW | [5] |
| Horizon Solar Energy Center · Florida Power & Light Co | Power plant (Solar) | 23.3 km | 75 MW | [5] |
| High Springs Solar Power Plant · Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 36.2 km | 75 MW | [5] |
| County Line Renewable Energy Center · Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 39.5 km | 75 MW | [5] |
| Columbia Solar Power Plant · Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 44.8 km | 75 MW | [5] |
| Ironwood Substation GRU · Gainesville Regional Utilities | Substation | 1.12 km | 138 kV | [1] |
Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.
Construction & permitting
- Announced—
- Land acquired—
- Permitting—
- Construction start—
- First operational—
- Expected completion—
Real estate
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
- Annual property tax
- Not yet sourced
No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.
Size
- Floor area
- Not yet sourced
What changed (last 3 years)
Follow this facility (RSS)No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.
Timeline
No dated events sourced yet.
Other buildings on this campus
1- UF Research Computing CenterOperating · 36,500 sq ft footprint
All claims (provenance audit)
14| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | As of | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | HiPerGatornode/8017899486 name=HiPerGator | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Status | Operating | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Website | https://www.rc.ufl.edu/services/hipergator/ | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Description | The most powerful university supercomputer in the Southern United States | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Operator | University of Floridaoperator=University of Florida | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Utility | Duke Energyterritory 6455: DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (INVESTOR OWNED, DUKE ENERGY CORP) | [2] derived | Unverified | 2022 | Shown |
| ISO / RTO | None (non-RTO region) | [3] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Balancing authority | FPC | [2] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Nearest mapped substation | Ironwood Substation GRU (138 kV)way/435039289 | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Distance to substation | 1.1 km | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Highest-voltage line nearby | 138 kV | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| State avg. industrial price | 9.17¢/kWh | [4] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| State avg. commercial price | 11.37¢/kWh | [4] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| Generation within 50 km | 1.53 GW | [5] derived | Confirmed | 202502 | Shown |