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GAS POWER PLANTSBig Bend
Big Bend is a 1,797 MW operating gas power plant in Hillsborough County, Florida, operated by Tampa Electric Co.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 486 MW | |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 446 MW | |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 398 MW | |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 398 MW | |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 70 MW | |
| ST2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 446 MW | Retired |
| ST3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 446 MW | Retired |
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | 79 MW | Retired |
| GT3 | Petroleum Liquids | 79 MW | Retired |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | 18 MW | Retired |
Plant details
- Operator
- Tampa Electric Co
- Location
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Balancing authority
- TEC
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Capacity
- Operating: 1,797 MW
Retired: 1,066 MW - First unit online
- Feb 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 645
Location
27.7944, -82.4036
Nearby power plants
- Big Bend III Battery StorageBattery storage · 75.0 MW · 0.1 mi
- Big Bend Floating Solar ISolar farms · 1.0 MW · 0.7 mi
- Big Bend AgrivoltaicsSolar farms · 1.0 MW · 0.8 mi
- Big Bend II SolarSolar farms · 45.8 MW · 1.2 mi
- Big Bend 1 Solar and Battery StorageSolar farms, Battery storage · 32.4 MW · 1.3 mi
- Mosaic Co Tampa FacilityOther power plants · 72.4 MW · 4.6 mi
- Little Manatee River SolarSolar farms · 74.5 MW · 7.1 mi
- Bayside Battery StorageBattery storage · 20.0 MW · 7.8 mi
- H L Culbreath Bayside Power StationGas power plants · 2,294 MW · 7.9 mi
- South Tampa Resilience ProjectGas power plants · 75.2 MW · 8.4 mi
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem