If the United States had picked the turkey as its national bird – a preference that Benjamin Franklin is thought by some to have expressed in private letters – then centuries of American iconography would be dramatically different. One thing that would still be the same, however, is Tampa Electric’s commitment to helping birds like bald eagles thrive in nests that are safely away from our power equipment: it’s good…
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Eagles have landed (a safe new nest): our commitment to environmental stewardship is symbolic in more ways than one
“Freedom” means different things to different members of society. For some, it means the opportunity to enjoy basic aspects of life – like a home, constructive ways to use your energy and the ability to raise children in a safe environment – without fear. But when bald eagles, those magnificent symbols of America, build nests on Tampa Electric’s poles, they risk losing their lives and temporarily depriving portions of the…
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Ospreys get special platform at Tampa Electric’s Skills Training Center
You have to wonder if the high point of one osprey’s experience at Tampa Electric’s Skills Training Center is the safe new nesting platform team members created for it. The platform, erected by a team with the center and the Transmission department, provides an alternative to a nest on top of a power pole – which, in addition to being potentially deadly for birds, can cause power outages for large…
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Free to any eagle: Big nest, recently moved to safe new spot by line crews
Thanks to the months-long effort by TECO line crew members, a lucky American bald eagle looking to land a nest can find a safe and spacious one near Bartow, Fla. The story began in May, when Line Patrolman Jerry Moore discovered a transmission structure that the company would have to replace. And in the nest atop it was a dead eagle – the likely victim of a territorial fight with…
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Line crew rescues baby woodpeckers
So you’re on a Tampa Electric line crew, responding to a call after a storm knocked a palm tree onto a power line. You hear something inside the dead tree – it sounds like baby birds crying out for help. What do you do next? This crew didn’t let it stump them. The crew – linemen Tim Hunt, Rob Mathews and Ralph Snearly and Apprentice Lineman Justin Williams – found…
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