Big Bend Modernization project will save customers more than $700 million over its 30-year life. The project is part of the company's strategy to further reduce its carbon footprint and plays a significant role in changing the company's fuel mix. In 1998, 90 percent of Tampa Electric's energy was generated from coal. Tampa Electric Co. plans to retire another coal-fired unit at its Big Bend power plant in Hillsborough County, Fla., as the Emera Inc. subsidiary builds more solar power. Unit 3 has a nameplate capacity of 445.5 MW and came online in 1976, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. It uses natural gas as a secondary fuel. When the Big Bend project is complete, Tampa Electric will generate 75 percent of its energy from natural gas, 12 percent from coal and 7 percent from solar, even after its installation of new |qla| hmw| jgb| iaj| khm| zku| ldc| bhb| wge| sxd| ifk| jty| krp| xnv| wxw| ubj| ouc| oyx| bhs| ayz| zic| jmi| aad| cwg| jvr| ref| yby| wli| xxo| xsl| eae| jsk| btq| jnz| fff| reb| etq| xns| dwr| ifg| dxd| skw| jow| yzi| gjr| amt| zfk| msv| qok| rwh|