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H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station

H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station is a 2,294 MW operating gas power plant in Hillsborough County, Florida, operated by Tampa Electric Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 1965 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
2STNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle446 MW OperatingOct 1967
1STNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle239 MW OperatingNov 1965
1ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingApr 2003
1BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingApr 2003
1CNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingApr 2003
2ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingJan 2004
2BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingJan 2004
2CNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingJan 2004
2DNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle190 MW OperatingJan 2004
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine70 MW OperatingJul 2009
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine70 MW OperatingJul 2009
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine70 MW OperatingApr 2009
6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine70 MW OperatingApr 2009
3ANatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine190 MW Cancelled or postponed
3BNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine190 MW Cancelled or postponed
7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine62 MW Cancelled or postponed
8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine62 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
Tampa Electric Co
Location
Hillsborough County, Florida
Balancing authority
TEC
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 2,294 MW
Cancelled: 504 MW
First unit online
Nov 1965
EIA plant ID
7873

Location

27.9072, -82.4231

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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