Big Bend Floating Solar I
Hillsborough County, Florida · EIA plant ID 65772 · Operator: Tampa Electric Co
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor-0%!solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4 | 5.5% | — |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 19.4% | — |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 14.9% | — |
| 2025 | -0 | -0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 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% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Big Bend Agrivoltaics | 1 MW | 0.8 km |
| Big Bend II Solar | 46 MW | 0.8 km |
| Big Bend | 1,797 MW | 1.1 km |
| Big Bend 1 Solar and Battery Storage | 32 MW | 1.1 km |
| Mosaic Co Tampa Facility | 72 MW | 8.1 km |
| Little Manatee River Solar | 75 MW | 9.9 km |