Power plant · EIA plant code 645
Big Bend
- Operator
- Tampa Electric Co
- Location
- Hillsborough, FL (county level only)
- Balancing authority
- Tampa Electric Company (TEC)
- Nameplate capacity
- 1,797 MW
- Summer capacity
- 1,491 MW
Planned changes reported to EIA: 1 planned retirement.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 10, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generation in 2025
- Net generation
- 7,473,386 MWh
- Capacity factor
- 47.5%
Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 11, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Emissions
- Carbon dioxide in 2023
- 2,993,349 metric tons
- Carbon dioxide per MWh
- 1,369 lb/MWh
eGRID reports 3,299,602 short tons. One short ton is 0.90718474 metric tons.
Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Jan 31, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generators
| Generator | Technology | Energy source | Nameplate | Operating since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 69.9 MW | 2009 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | NG | 397.8 MW | 2021 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | NG | 397.8 MW | 2021 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | NG | 445.5 MW | 1970 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| ST4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 486 MW | 1985 | Operable · Planned retirement: 2040 (reported to EIA) · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 23, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.