Power plants in the Tampa Electric balancing area
The Tampa Electric balancing area takes in 45 power plants with 8,684 MW of nameplate capacity, the 22nd-largest of the 40 areas covered here. All of its plants are in Florida. Natural gas makes up 78% of the mix, and the largest plant is H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station (2,294 MW). Since 2020, 1,944 MW has come online here, 50% of it solar.
- Natural gas6,747 MW78%
- Solar1,431 MW16%
- Other sources328 MW3.8%
- Battery storage108 MW1.2%
- Biomass and waste71.6 MW0.8%
Capacity by decade it came online
Natural gasSolarBattery storageBiomass and wasteOther sources
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at plants that still run.
The 25 largest plants in the area
| Rank | Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station | Florida | Natural gas | 2,294 MW | 1965 |
| 2 | Big Bend | Florida | Natural gas | 1,797 MW | 1970 |
| 3 | Polk | Florida | Natural gas | 1,458 MW | 1996 |
| 4 | Osprey Energy Center Power Plant | Florida | Natural gas | 644 MW | 2004 |
| 5 | Hardee Power Station | Florida | Natural gas | 470 MW | 1993 |
| 6 | Mosaic New Wales Operations | Florida | Other sources | 136 MW | 1981 |
| 7 | Wimauma Solar and Battery Storage | Florida | Solar | 115 MW | 2020 |
| 8 | Lake Mabel Solar and Battery Storage | Florida | Solar | 114 MW | 2023 |
| 9 | Mosaic Co Bartow Facility | Florida | Other sources | 81.9 MW | 1985 |
| 10 | South Tampa Resilience Project | Florida | Natural gas | 75.2 MW | 2025 |
| 11 | Bullfrog Creek Solar | Florida | Solar | 74.5 MW | 2024 |
| 12 | Cottonmouth Ranch Solar | Florida | Solar | 74.5 MW | 2025 |
| 13 | Jamison Solar (FL) | Florida | Solar | 74.5 MW | 2022 |
| 14 | Lithia Solar | Florida | Solar | 74.5 MW | 2019 |
| 15 | Little Manatee River Solar | Florida | Solar | 74.5 MW | 2020 |
| 16 | Magnolia Solar | Florida | Solar | 74.5 MW | 2021 |
| 17 | Balm Solar | Florida | Solar | 74.4 MW | 2018 |
| 18 | Mosaic Co Tampa Facility | Florida | Other sources | 72.4 MW | 1988 |
| 19 | Payne Creek Solar | Florida | Solar | 70.3 MW | 2018 |
| 20 | Juniper Solar (FL) | Florida | Solar | 70 MW | 2023 |
| 21 | Laurel Oaks Solar | Florida | Solar | 61.2 MW | 2022 |
| 22 | Grange Hall Solar | Florida | Solar | 61.1 MW | 2019 |
| 23 | Alafia Solar | Florida | Solar | 60 MW | 2023 |
| 24 | Durrance | Florida | Solar | 60 MW | 2021 |
| 25 | Peace Creek Solar | Florida | Solar | 55.4 MW | 2019 |
States
| State | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 45 | 8,684 MW |
Operators with the most capacity
| Operator | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Electric Co | 32 | 7,156 MW |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 1 | 644 MW |
| Invenergy Services LLC | 1 | 470 MW |
| Mosaic Fertilizer LLC | 2 | 174 MW |
| Mosaic Company | 2 | 154 MW |
| Hillsborough County (FL) | 1 | 47 MW |
| City of Tampa (FL) | 1 | 22.1 MW |
| Cutrale Citrus Juices USA Inc | 1 | 8.2 MW |
| Sun E N7 Holdings LLC | 1 | 3.5 MW |
| Tampa Wastewater Department | 1 | 2.5 MW |