Hillsborough County Resource Recovery
Hillsborough County, Florida · EIA plant ID 50858 · Operator: Hillsborough County
Nameplate47MWSummer 42 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation204GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor55%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1987
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 200 | 87.8% | 18,385 |
| 2002 | 205.2 | 89.8% | 17,719 |
| 2003 | 216.9 | 94.8% | 17,503 |
| 2004 | 186.7 | 81.8% | — |
| 2005 | 193.7 | 85.0% | — |
| 2006 | 197.5 | 86.7% | — |
| 2007 | 191.6 | 84.1% | — |
| 2008 | 194.8 | 85.3% | — |
| 2009 | 222.5 | 71.8% | — |
| 2010 | 288.3 | 78.3% | — |
| 2011 | 289.8 | 78.8% | — |
| 2012 | 299.4 | 81.2% | — |
| 2013 | 309.6 | 84.2% | — |
| 2014 | 282.8 | 76.9% | — |
| 2015 | 273.3 | 74.3% | — |
| 2016 | 272.9 | 74.0% | — |
| 2017 | 265.9 | 72.3% | — |
| 2018 | 246.6 | 67.0% | — |
| 2019 | 208.3 | 56.6% | — |
| 2020 | 206.5 | 56.0% | — |
| 2021 | 239.2 | 65.0% | — |
| 2022 | 237.2 | 64.5% | — |
| 2023 | 214.7 | 58.4% | — |
| 2024 | 173.1 | 46.9% | — |
| 2025 | 201.1 | 54.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 29 | 26 | Apr 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 18 | 16 | Jun 2009 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Hillsborough County. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Hillsborough County | 100.0% | 47 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| McKay Bay Facility | 22 MW | 8 km |
| Bayside Battery Storage | 20 MW | 8.7 km |
| IKEA Tampa 042 | 1 MW | 9 km |
| H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station | 2,294 MW | 9.7 km |
| Howard F Curren Advncd Wastewater Plant | 3 MW | 9.8 km |
| Mosaic Co Tampa Facility | 72 MW | 11.6 km |