LocationLocated on Port Sutton Road near Tampa Bay, H.L. Culbreath Bayside Power Station provides approximately 1,800 megawatts of natural gas-fueled electric energy.
Coal firing of units at Gannon Station ceased operation in 2004. Units Five and Six are repowered with new technology fueled by natural gas. Bayside Unit One (Gannon Five repowered) began commercial service in May 2003 and Bayside Unit Two (Gannon Six repowered) began commercial service in May 2004.
The project integrates seven combustion turbines and seven heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) to two of the plants' existing steam turbines to reliably and cost effectively produce 1,800 megawatts of power.
The decision to repower to natural gas was based on:
By using natural gas at H.L. Culbreath Bayside Power Station along with high efficiency, state-of-the-art controls at its newer remaining coal-fired plants, Tampa Electric will be able to significantly reduce emissions and meet growing energy needs well into the future. H.L. Culbreath Bayside Power Station emits almost 99 percent less nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide, plus over 85 percent less particulate matter than Gannon Station.
