Tampa Electric saw its coal burn fall to 431,512 st in 2020, down 14.4% from the 503,880 st expected for the period and 24.3% lower than the 570,012 st burned in 2019, according to a state regulatory filing. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now In December, the utility’s monthly burn at its Big Bend coal-fired power plant in Apollo Beach, Florida, was at 38,024 st, down from 90,664 st in November and 61,458 st in the year-ago month, according to the filing published by the Florida Public Service Commission. Coal’s generation mix was at 6.1%, or 81,857 MWh, in December, down from 14.7% in November and 8.6% in the year-ago month. Natural gas’ mix was at 88.3%, or 1.19 GWh, in December, up from 79.9% in November and 88.4% in the year-ago month. Solar generation made up the remaining […]