Power Plants in Hillsborough County, Florida

Hillsborough County, Florida has 29 power plants totaling 5,466 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants29operating sites
Capacity5,466 MWnameplate
Generation12.4M MWhannual
CO₂6.3Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 86%Solar 12%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
H L Culbreath Bayside Power StationTampaNatural Gas2,399 MWTampa Electric Co
Big BendApollo BeachNatural Gas2,275 MWTampa Electric Co
Wimauma Solar And Battery StorageWimaumaSolar74.8 MWTampa Electric Co
Lithia SolarLithiaSolar74.5 MWTampa Electric Co
Little Manatee River SolarRuskinSolar74.5 MWTampa Electric Co
Bullfrog Creek SolarWimaumaSolar74.5 MWTampa Electric Co
Balm SolarWimaumaSolar74.4 MWTampa Electric Co
Mosaic Co Tampa FacilityRiverviewOther Fossil72.4 MWMosaic Company
Laurel Oaks SolarPlant CitySolar61.2 MWTampa Electric Co
Grange Hall SolarWimaumaSolar61.1 MWTampa Electric Co
Riverside SolarRuskinSolar55.2 MWTampa Electric Co
Hillsborough County Resource RecoveryTampaBiomass47.0 MWHillsborough County
Big Bend Ii SolarApollo BeachSolar45.8 MWTampa Electric Co
Dover Solar And Battery StorageDoverSolar25.0 MWTampa Electric Co
English Creek SolarPlant CitySolar23.0 MWTampa Electric Co
Mckay Bay FacilityTampaBiomass22.1 MWCity Of Tampa
Howard F Curren Advncd Wastewater PlantTampaBiomass2.5 MWTampa Wastewater Department
Tia SolarTampaSolar1.6 MWTampa Electric Co
Ikea Tampa 042TampaSolar1.0 MWIkea Property Inc
Big Bend AgrivoltaicsApollo BeachSolar1.0 MWTampa Electric Co
Big Bend Floating Solar IGibsontonSolar1.0 MWTampa Electric Co
F J GannonTampaCoal— MWTampa Electric Co
Hookers PointTampaOil— MWTampa Electric Co
Partnership StationTampaNatural Gas— MWTampa Electric Co
Tampa Electric Co Na 2TampaNatural Gas— MWTampa Electric Co
Tampa Electric Co Na 3GibsontonNatural Gas— MWTampa Electric Co
South Tampa Energy StorageTampaBattery Storage— MWTampa Electric Co
South Tampa Resiliency ProjectTampaNatural Gas— MWTampa Electric Co
Cottonmouth Ranch SolarWimaumaSolar— MWTampa Electric Co

About power generation in Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, Florida has 29 power plants totaling 5,466 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 86% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (12%) and Other Fossil (1%). The largest facility is H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station at 2,398 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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