If everyone in Wisconsin came to Tampa Electric’s free Manatee Viewing Center and brought a few friends, what would they say? Maybe something like: “Wow! You mean this place is free?! It’s incredible! And there’s way more than manatees!” Since 1986, 6 million people – about equal to the entire population of Wisconsin – have experienced free Florida beauty at its finest at our Manatee Viewing Center. On Feb. 22,…
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Happy Florida Arbor Day from TECO! (If you plant a tree, plant it in the right place – and call 811 before you dig!)
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 Clearance team does something a little extra-special as it ventures out to local schools to plant an idea in the minds of young students: that trees are great, but even better when they’re in the right…
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Tampa Electric helps spawn amazing international environmental success story (Or: Love by the light of the pretend August moon)
When the future of Atlantic coral is written, it may well include a chapter set on Tampa Electric-owned land in Apollo Beach, Fl. That’s where Florida Aquarium researchers at the Center for Conservation have just scored a major victory for the world’s oceans. The problem was a disease that had decimated the pillar coral population in the Atlantic Ocean, in the world’s third-largest reef. Reefs are like rain forests underwater:…
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Aug. 26 is Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day – a reminder to thank the ones who keep power flowing to the community
Lineworkers – the people who work at all hours on the front lines of the electrical system to ensure that the community has safe, reliable electrical power – are the ones who, in many ways, keep the world running. Your lights on. Your stove hot and your home’s air cool. Your electronics operational. And unlike military personnel and emergency workers, the potential dangers they face are always there because electricity never stops…
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Florida’s energy future sprawls across Bartow’s gentle hills at Bonnie Mine
Deep in the heart of Florida, the Bonnie Mine Solar site produces nearly 40 megawatts of sun power from Tampa Electric. And that’s valuable for every customer we serve. The community got a close-up look at Bonnie Mine in Bartow on May 3 when Tampa Electric hosted an open house to showcase one of the many and growing large solar arrays we’re bringing online to serve people like you. The…
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