Big Bend
Apollo Beach, Florida
- Capacity
- 2,863 MW
- Status
- Operating
- Fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Tampa Electric Co
- City
- Apollo Beach
- County
- Hillsborough County
- State
- Florida
- Operational date
- October 1970
- Balancing authority
- TEC
Big Bend is a 2,863 MW natural gas power plant in Apollo Beach, Florida. Operated by Tampa Electric Co, it has been operating since 1970. The facility is located in Hillsborough County, within the TEC balancing authority.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)