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Essential, incredible – and now, uninterruptible: Zap Cap Systems from Tampa Electric

You don’t have to spend a lot of time in Florida to know the old saying: April showers bring weather-caused loss of electrical power. And “loss of electrical power” includes a wide range of annoyances – from loss of air conditioning during a hot summer day to the TV going out as your favorite team has a chance to win a big game in the final seconds. Starting this April,…

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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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We’re working hard to limit momentary outages

The many Tampa Electric team members who live in this community share your customer experience. Like you, we experience momentary power outages, or “flickers,” that cause the computer to shut off, cable box to reset and make our digital clocks blink. Unfortunately, the main causes are natural occurrences like squirrels and trees coming into contact with our lines and other electrical equipment. To help minimize the flickers, we’re spending over…

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