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| Big Bend Power Station | |
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 Big Bend Power Station | |
 Location of the Big Bend Power Station in Florida | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Apollo Beach, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°47′45″N 82°24′13″W / 27.79583°N 82.40361°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1969, last unit: 1985 |
| Owner(s) | TECO Energy |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Secondary fuel | Distillate fuel oil |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,892 MW[1] |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Big Bend Power Station is a major coal-fired power plant, located across Tampa Bay from Tampa, Florida, United States, on nearly 1,500 acres (6 km2) in southwestern Hillsborough County, close to Apollo Beach. It is owned and operated by TECO Energy. Three similar units (each 445.5 MWe nameplate capacity) were launched in the early 1970s, followed by a newer 486-MWe unit 4 in 1985.[2]
- ^ "Big Bend Power Station". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2008" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.