Mosaic Co Bartow Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 50633
- Capacity
- 81.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- WH
- Technology
- All Other
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Polk, FL
- Operating Since
- 1985
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Mosaic Company
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 171,013 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 23.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Tampa Electric Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Mosaic Co Bartow Facility
OperatingWaste Heat
Ranked #2 of 4 Waste Heat plants in FL#3 of 33 nationally
81.9 MW Waste Heat operating in Polk, FL — Tampa Electric Company
EIAWD
81.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
All Other
Technology
1985
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.9085, -81.9186
County
Polk, FL
Nearby Plants
- Bonnie Mine SolarSolar37.5 MW · 3.4 km
- Mulberry Cogeneration FacilityNatural Gas127.7 MW · 7.8 km
- Orange Cogeneration FacilityNatural Gas157.2 MW · 10.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Mosaic Company | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Mosaic Company | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Mosaic Co Bartow Facility is a waste heat power plant located in Polk County, Florida. The plant has a total capacity of 81.9 MW across two generators. It began operating in 1985 and is owned and operated by the Mosaic Company. The plant is interconnected to the Tampa Electric Company balancing authority within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, the Mosaic Co Bartow Facility generated 171,013 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.7%. The plant ranks second in size out of four waste heat facilities in Florida, and ranks third nationally among 31 waste heat plants. Recent news coverage of the facility includes 5 articles related to industry topics, 4 articles related to regulatory matters, and 1 article related to hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Tampa Electric Company
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
11.3K MWh
Latest Month
171.0K MWh
Annual Generation
23.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
Tampa Bay’s Top Companies No. 3: The Mosaic Company
Tampa-based Mosaic reports strong Q3 results as fertilizer, biosciences and global operations reinforce its position among Tampa Bay's...
Tampa Bay Business & Wealth·3 months ago
Regulatory·other
Mosaic: Lawsuit is moot because the company has already put radioactive byproduct into other Polk County roads
Mosaic Fertilizer on Friday told a federal appeals court that a legal battle should end because the company has completed parts of a Polk...
Mosaic Fertilizer (operator)federal appeals court (regulator)
Creative Loafing Tampa·3 months ago
General
Public meetings will be held for Mosaic's deep injection wells in Polk County
In August, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued draft permits for Mosaic Fertilizer to drill two exploratory wells in...
WUSF·6 months ago
General
Mosaic gets more experimental permits to test injecting wastewater deep underground
MULBERRY, Fla. — This week, fertilizer giant The Mosaic Company received approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection...
wtsp.com·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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