470.1 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (288 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (182 MW) operating in Hardee, FL — Tampa Electric Company
470.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
1993
Operating Since
Coordinates
27.6364, -81.9636
County
Hardee, FL
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services LLC | Hardee Power Partners | — |
| Owner(s) | Hardee Power Partners Ltd | Invenergy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Hardee Power Station is a 470.1 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Hardee County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1993 and is owned by Invenergy, with Invenergy Services LLC as the listed operator per EIA data. The facility utilizes both natural gas-fired combined cycle and natural gas-fired combustion turbine technologies, and is classified as a hybrid plant. It consists of 5 generators.
The plant operates within the Tampa Electric Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year of reported generation data, Hardee Power Station produced 793,066 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.3%. According to available rankings, the plant is the 37th largest in Florida out of 51 plants, and ranks 506th nationally out of 945 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Tampa Electric Company
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
39.5K MWh
Latest Month
793.1K MWh
Annual Generation
19.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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