H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station

OperatingBESSNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #7 of 69 Natural Gas plants in FL#15 of 2009 nationally

2313.7 MW Batteries (20 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (2014 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (280 MW) operating in Hillsborough, FL — Tampa Electric Company

EIAWD

2,313.7 MW

Nameplate Capacity

14

Generators

units

Hybrid (3)

Technology

Batteries + Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

1965

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

27.9072, -82.4231

County

Hillsborough, FL

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Tampa Electric Co	Tampa Electric	—
Owner(s)	Tampa Electric Co	Emera	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station is a 2313.7 MW hybrid power plant located in Hillsborough County, Florida. The plant, which began operating in 1965, utilizes a mix of technologies including batteries, natural gas fired combined cycle, and natural gas fired combustion turbine units. It consists of 14 generators and is owned by Emera, a Canadian company, and operated by Tampa Electric Co. The primary fuel source for the plant is natural gas.

The H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station is a significant power producer in Florida, ranking as the 8th largest out of 51 plants in the state and 19th largest nationally out of 945 plants. In the latest year of available data, the plant generated 5,764,731 MWh of electricity, operating at a capacity factor of 28.4%. The plant's balancing authority is Tampa Electric Company, and it is located within the SERC NERC region.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Tampa Electric Company

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

RE

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

611.0K MWh

Latest Month

5.8M MWh

Annual Generation

28.4%

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 (2)Beta

Industry·corporate

Tampa Electric Will Convert Big Bend Coal Plant to Natural Gas

An executive with the parent company of Tampa Electric said the utility plans to seek regulatory approval to convert its Big Bend Power...

Tampa Electric (operator)

POWER Magazine·8 years ago

Industry·corporate

Tampa Electric planning to convert Big Bend power plant where five died in June from coal to natural gas

The parent company of Tampa Electric plans to seek regulatory approval in coming months to convert its Big Bend power plant, the site of an industrial accident...

Tampa Electric (operator)

Tampa Bay Times·8 years ago

Last updated 2026-03-14

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