Payne Creek Solar
Polk County, Florida · EIA plant ID 61665 · Operator: Tampa Electric Co
Nameplate70MWSummer 70 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation123GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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), solar 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25.4 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 125.4 | 20.8% | — |
| 2020 | 141.5 | 22.9% | — |
| 2021 | 132.6 | 21.5% | — |
| 2022 | 133.3 | 21.6% | — |
| 2023 | 114.1 | 18.5% | — |
| 2024 | 121.1 | 19.6% | — |
| 2025 | 114 | 18.5% | — |
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 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 70.3 | 70.3 | Sep 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tampa Electric Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tampa Electric Co | 100.0% | 70 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Midulla Generating Station | 853 MW | 2.6 km |
| Hardee Power Station | 470 MW | 3.1 km |
| Fort Green Solar Power Plant | 75 MW | 3.4 km |
| Polk | 1,458 MW | 7.5 km |
| Alafia Solar | 60 MW | 7.9 km |
| Brewster Solar | — | 8.6 km |