TIGER BAY

How TIGER BAY compares

With 278 MW of capacity, TIGER BAY ranks 44th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 32nd of the 55 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of Florida's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 479th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1997, it is newer than 60% 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 Polk County with 13 other operating plants, including HINES ENERGY COMPLEX and POLK.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 278 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,021 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), down 19% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is AVON PARK (230 kV), about 24.7 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 16 operating power plants totaling 7,701 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HINES ENERGY COMPLEX (2,263 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is The Franklin Exchange Tampa in Tampa, about 39.8 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