As downtown Tampa sees its skyline rise, things happening under the street are just as important to the city’s future. And Tampa Electric, powered by a 118-year commitment to both, is taking new steps to support better reliability and electrical safety for the urban core. Our contingent of highly skilled Journeymen graduate annually from our intensive, four-year training course and fan out across the community, taking their places on the…
Community Environment For Home
Ten reasons (among many) why you should come to the 30th anniversary/5 millionth visitor celebration at Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center on Thursday, March 16
If it’s in your nature to enjoy yourself, we humbly suggest you enjoy yourself in our nature – Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center – this Thursday, March 16. We’re celebrating our 30th season as a showcase of free, fun, environmental education, along with the fact that we’ve welcomed more than 5 million visitors since we opened in 1986. And we’d love to see you there. Below are 10 reasons that…
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Community Environment For Home
Thirty years of stewardship and fun: Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center is better than ever
Add Hillsborough County Commissioners to the ever-growing list of fans of Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center. When they honored the center with a special commendation to celebrate its 30th anniversary season, they were highlighting something 5 million people from around the world have come to know since 1986: it’s a place like no other. And while the manatees themselves may not be quite as vocal about their love for the…
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Dampier takes the wheel as Tampa Electric’s first woman in her role
Trailblazers like Teena Dampier are going to compel the utility industry to tweak some of its job titles. In this case, it’s groundman equipment operator – and for being the first woman at Tampa Electric to hold this position, you could say she’s staying pretty grounded. After two years at Tampa Electric as a utility worker tasked with traffic control at work sites, Dampier started in her new role this…
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Community Company For Home Vehicles
We’re staying safe on the road as we work to serve you
To the moon and back nearly 20 times: that’s about equal to how many miles – more than 11 million – TECO team members have driven without a preventable vehicle accident while serving the community. As of June 2015, a total of seven Tampa Electric or Peoples Gas service areas throughout Florida have each driven more than 1 million miles safely. Two areas, South Hillsborough Operations with Tampa Electric and…
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