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Press ReleasesGE Supports Tampa Electric Company’s Coal-To-Gas Transition at Big Bend Power Plant in Florida, reducing CO2 emissions by ~ 67%
Tampa Electric Company (TECO) has completed the first phase of its coal-to-gas modernization strategy at the existing 50-year-old coal-fired Big Bend Power station in Florida Plant powered by two new GE 7HA.02 gas turbines and associated generators started commercial operation in December 2021 Project helped significantly change TECO’s fuel mix with natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant […]
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RenewablesTampa Electric Will Convert Big Bend Coal Plant to Natural Gas
An executive with the parent company of Tampa Electric said the utility plans to seek regulatory approval to convert its Big Bend Power Station in Florida, the oldest and last major coal-fired facility in its fleet, to natural gas. Rob Bennett, speaking at a breakfast gathering in Tampa on January 12, said an engineering analysis […]
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