Streets and yards scattered with debris. Plywood taken off windows. Neighborhoods taking stock of how homes fared and who needs help. People everywhere are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma – and we’re right there with you as our crews work to restore power to all of our customers as quickly and safely as possible. Maybe it’s something you’ve experienced where you live, the way an emergency scenario can bring people…
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Please join TECO in welcoming crews from other utilities working alongside ours to restore power for our customers after Hurricane Irma
It probably wasn’t the kind of late-summer trip to Florida they had in mind, but about 3,200 workers from across the United States and Canada are in the Tampa area this week and TECO is grateful to be welcoming them. Forget about utility conventions, trips to Disney World or the beach – they’re working hard alongside our crews, around the clock in shifts, to restore everyone’s power after Hurricane Irma. The…
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Hurricane preparedness is a way of life at TECO
Like serial killers in movies, hurricanes often greet us with innocent-sounding names before things turn deadly. That was true of 2004’s Hurricane Frances, which raged across Florida and up into the Southeastern United States, tragically taking 49 lives before finally fading on Sept. 8. Sadly, unlike the movies, hurricane season is completely real – and always potentially catastrophic. Out of that chaotic 2004 hurricane season – which overstayed its (un)welcome…
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“Move Over Act” helps protect utility crews
As utility crews repair electric and gas infrastructure with a focus on safety and achievement with a sense of urgency, they often find themselves working roadside – and uncomfortably close to drivers simply focused on urgently getting where they want to go. Recent changes to a Florida law give utility crews a little more room to work safely. The Florida Move Over Act previously focused on emergency and law enforcement vehicles…
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