April 18 is National Lineman Appreciation Day – a reminder to thank the ones...
The world has many critically important, potentially dangerous jobs that require comprehensive training, physical strength and strength of character, extensive technical knowledge and good intuition....
View ArticleNo nest-warming gifts needed for bald eagle relocated by Tampa Electric (the...
If the United States had picked the turkey as its national bird – a preference that Benjamin Franklin is thought by some to have expressed in private letters – then centuries of American iconography...
View ArticleA “tall tale” only in terms of tree-trimming reach – with big reliability...
Say one thing about Florida: vegetation loves to grow. And for a company like Tampa Electric that loves trees and has the credentials to show for it, we have to grow to meet our customers’ growing...
View ArticleMaking the most of Arbor Day can be as easy as one, two, tree
A quick look in virtually any direction makes it clear: Florida is growing places. (As in trees are growing, plants are growing, gardens are growing…you get the picture.) That’s great for air quality,...
View ArticleAn osprey egg in a nest means what?
In this case, it means lots of things – like the fact that we care about all the residents in this place we love and call home. We care about your safety and we care about the safety of feathered...
View ArticleAll stocked up at home for hurricane season? Let a sales tax holiday help
It’s that one time you actually WANT to see “hurricane” and “holiday” in the same sentence: when a sales tax holiday through June 7 can ease the burden on your wallet as you take every reasonable step...
View ArticleRecent milestone brings you a step closer to big benefits
You’ve heard the saying, “big things come in small packages.” We can apply this to a piece of advanced technology we are installing as part of our ongoing efforts to build a more modern grid for you....
View ArticleHappy Florida Arbor Day from TECO! (If you plant a tree, plant it in the...
Most Tampa Electric team members spend Florida Arbor Day, Jan. 17, working hard to make sure our customers have the reliable power they expect (and great customer service to go with it). Our Line...
View ArticleWorking to deliver reliable power to you
It’s been almost a year since the pandemic changed our lives and forced many of us to work and school from home. TECO employees are not exempt. Like you, we depend on safe, affordable, clean and...
View ArticleFirst big step to building a modern energy grid nears completion
If you are a Tampa Electric customer, you likely have a new digital smart meter installed at your home or business. In late 2017, we embarked on a multiyear project to upgrade all of our electric...
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