H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station
H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station is a natural gas plant in Hillsborough County, Florida, operated by Tampa Electric Co. Within the Tampa Electric balancing area it is the largest of 45 plants. Its nameplate capacity places it 50th among the 14,286 US plants in the 2025 inventory.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
2,294 MW
1,974 MW net summer capacity
13 operable units
- Gas combined cycle2,014 MW88%
- Gas combustion turbine280 MW12%
Unit by unit, 1965 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit 1ST Gas combined cycle, 239 MW, 1965
Unit 2ST Gas combined cycle, 446 MW, 1967
Unit 1A Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2003
Unit 1B Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2003
Unit 1C Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2003
Unit 2A Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2004
Unit 2B Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2004
Unit 2C Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2004
Unit 2D Gas combined cycle, 190 MW, 2004
Unit 3 Gas combustion turbine, 69.9 MW, 2009
Unit 4 Gas combustion turbine, 69.9 MW, 2009
Unit 5 Gas combustion turbine, 69.9 MW, 2009
Unit 6 Gas combustion turbine, 69.9 MW, 2009
Among Florida’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1West County Energy Center4,263 MW
- 2Crystal River3,449 MW
- 3Turkey Point2,978 MW
- 6Martin2,448 MW
- 7Sanford2,378 MW
- 8H L Culbreath Bayside Power Stationthis plant
- 9Hines Energy Complex2,266 MW
- 10St Lucie2,160 MW
Other rankings
- Power plants in Florida
- 8th of 331
- US natural gas plants
- 13th of 1,961
- Natural gas plants in Florida
- 7th of 68
- Plants run by Tampa Electric Co
- 1st of 32
- Biggest single unit, among Florida’s plants
- 19th of 331
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST | Gas combined cycle | 239 MW | 245 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 2ST | Gas combined cycle | 446 MW | 329 MW | 1967 | Operating |
| 1A | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 1B | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 1C | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 2A | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 2B | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 2C | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 2D | Gas combined cycle | 190 MW | 168 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 5 | Gas combustion turbine | 69.9 MW | 56 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 6 | Gas combustion turbine | 69.9 MW | 56 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 3 | Gas combustion turbine | 69.9 MW | 56 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 4 | Gas combustion turbine | 69.9 MW | 56 MW | 2009 | Operating |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- Tampa Electric
- Reliability region
- SERC Reliability Corporation
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 230 kV
- Water source
- Hillsborough Bay
- Nearest town on record
- Tampa
- Operator type
- Utility
- Coordinates
- 27.907°N, 82.423°W
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|---|---|---|---|
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