It is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from the Atlantic Ocean coastline, on the north bank of a back channel of the St. Johns River, which is being used as a waterway for fuel delivery as well as a source of cooling water.

The Northside Generating Station began producing electricity for Jacksonville in March, 1966 with oil as its only fuel, when former Unit 1, rated at 275 megawatts, was installed.

CFB technology is an advanced method for burning coal and other fuels efficiently while removing air emissions inside the sophisticated combustor system.

CFB technology provides flexibility in utility operations because a wide variety of solid fuels can be used, including high-sulfur, high-ash coal and petroleum coke.

The combustion efficiency of the CFB combustor allows the fuel to be burned at a relatively low temperature of about 1,650 °F (900 °C), thus reducing NOx formation by approximately 60% compared with conventional coal-fired technologies.

[3] Pet coke and coal travel from the ship to the domes in about twenty minutes, entirely inside a sealed system to prevent dust particles from escaping into the surrounding environment.

This amount of surface water supplied to the station was approximately 10% of the average flow passing through the back channel of the St. Johns River.

[7] Before passing through the condensers, noncontact cooling water at Northside Generating Station is treated intermittently with a biocide to prevent biological growth on the heat exchanger tubes.

The St. Johns River Power Park taps into the discharge side of the Northside Generating Station condensers to obtain cooling tower makeup.

The average surface water flow supplied to the Power Park heat rejection system is 50 Mgd (34,400 US gallons (130 m3) per minute).

[8] Soot coming from the JEA Northside Generating Station has prompted Distribution and Auto Services Inc. to threaten leaving Jacksonville area if the problem persists.

Vehicle processing companies such as Auto Services Inc. prepare automobiles for dealers by cleaning, inspecting, customizing, and fixing defects.