Bayside Battery Storage
Hillsborough County, Florida · EIA plant ID 69165 · Operator: Tampa Electric Co
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS1 | Batteries | BA | 20 | 20 | Apr 2026 | 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% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station | 2,294 MW | 1.2 km |
| Howard F Curren Advncd Wastewater Plant | 3 MW | 4.4 km |
| McKay Bay Facility | 22 MW | 4.8 km |
| IKEA Tampa 042 | 1 MW | 5.6 km |
| Mosaic Co Tampa Facility | 72 MW | 5.6 km |
| Hillsborough County Resource Recovery | 47 MW | 8.7 km |