McKay Bay Facility
Other power plant · Hillsborough County, Florida
Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in Florida
#270
of 346 plants
In service since
1985
June 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- City of Tampa
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Florida
- #26 of 41
- EIA plant code
- 50875
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 22 MW | 18 MW | 1985 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 22 MW solar plant and a 22 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Florida power plants · What Florida actually generates