P L BARTOW

How P L BARTOW compares

With 1,476 MW of capacity, P L BARTOW ranks 13th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 10th of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.3% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 30th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 81% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC, runs 10 operating plants in Florida totaling 11,233 MW. It shares Pinellas County with 2 other operating plants, BAYBORO and GCS ENERGY RECOVERY OF PINELLAS, INC.

EIA-860 lists 9 generators at the site with 1,476 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 6,301 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1972 and 2009.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LAKE TARPON (500 kV), about 14.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 7,584 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MANATEE (2,951 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter) in Tampa, about 10.6 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology