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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Apollo Beach, FL · EIA plant 645

Big Bend

Big Bend is a oil & gas power facility in Apollo Beach, FL, with 1,797 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity1,797 MW5 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityTampa Electric CoEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityTECTampa Electric Company

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas1,797 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas Steam Turbine

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Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source