Working from home has obvious benefits. But it can also increase your home’s energy costs. Beyond adjusting your heating and cooling throughout the day, you probably have computers, monitors, printers, additional lighting and more. The cost of using all that office equipment can add up. To help, our energy experts compiled a list of money-saving tips: LED Task Lighting: A desk lamp with LED bulbs uses less energy than whole-room…
Tampa Electric’s ENERGY STAR program helps build energy efficiency into new homes
Thanks to Tampa Electric’s ENERGY STAR® New Construction program, more than 600 Tampa Electric customers moved into an ENERGY STAR certified home in 2017. As a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Certified Homes team awarded Tampa Electric with its “ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Market Leader Award” in recognition of the company’s continued commitment to providing homebuyers with ENERGY STAR certified homes. The award recognizes Tampa Electric’s work…
Saving you money and helping the environment at the same time: Tampa Electric earns ENERGY STAR Market Leader award
No one needs to tell you that you, and those who share your home, are the big stars in the story of your life. It’s a powerful story that needs safe, reliable, energy-efficient power to be told. At Tampa Electric, we’re proud of our supporting role in the lives of a growing number of customers in conjunction with a star of a different kind: ENERGY STAR. ENERGY STAR is the…
Florida sales tax holiday for Energy Star and WaterSense products
Florida’s first Energy Star and WaterSense products sales tax holiday starts Friday, Sept. 19 and goes through Sunday, Sept. 21. Here’s your chance to add new energy-efficient appliances at your home at an even better value! You can get a 6 percent sales tax savings on 16 eligible appliances and water-conserving products. The percentage could be slightly higher in counties where there are discretionary sales surtaxes. That could mean up to…