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Company president meets local family; savings and connections ensue

Tampa Electric President and CEO and President of Florida Operations Gordon Gillette surprised the Sainz household, one of our more than 725,000 valued customers, during their recent Neighborhood Weatherization upgrade. Mr. and Mrs. Sainz requested the program, available to qualified customers, to save energy. Gordon was there as part of the company’s safety pledge to observe employees and contractors in action. He connected with the family in a special way because…

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It’s no myth: Solar power has its biggest home in the Tampa Bay area at Tampa Electric’s newest array in Apollo Beach

Apollo – ancient Greek god of the sun (among other things) – would probably like what’s unfolding in his namesake town along Tampa Bay: 23 megawatts of solar power at a new photovoltaic array that only adds to its amassed output of renewable energy for the community anytime the sky is bright. At Tampa Electric, we’re confident everyone can appreciate the countless things this array, the area’s largest, means for people…

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Victory for you, the environment and the community comes home to TECO Plaza

A big win for the environment, the community and Tampa Electric customers deserves a big celebration – and that was the scene at TECO Plaza on June 16 as TECO leaders and team members joined community leaders to celebrate the Polk Power Station Regional Reclaimed Water Project and its 2015 Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute, which represents Tampa Electric and all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. TECO Energy President…

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Bright Light, Safe Nights initiative brings new Tampa Electric streetlights to the community

Thirty feet above Nedro Drive on March 28, in a quiet corner of Tampa’s Sulphur Springs neighborhood, Tampa Electric cast new light on its commitment to the community. Strapped into safety gear and each in his own bucket truck, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Gordon Gillette, president of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas, shook hands and pulled the ceremonial ribbon from one of 8,400 new streetlights that will illuminate streets…

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