Big Bend 1 Solar and Battery Storage
Hillsborough County, Florida · EIA plant ID 69187 · Operator: Tampa Electric Co
Nameplate32MWSummer 30 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation28GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor22%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2 | 1.3% | — |
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 | 19.8 | 19.8 | Feb 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| BESS1 | Batteries | BA | 12.6 | 10 | Dec 2019 | 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% | 32 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Big Bend II Solar | 46 MW | 0.7 km |
| Big Bend Floating Solar I | 1 MW | 1.1 km |
| Big Bend Agrivoltaics | 1 MW | 1.6 km |
| Big Bend | 1,797 MW | 2.1 km |
| Mosaic Co Tampa Facility | 72 MW | 8.4 km |
| Little Manatee River Solar | 75 MW | 9.8 km |