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An osprey egg in a nest means what?

In this case, it means lots of things – like the fact that we care about all the residents in this place we love and call home. We care about your safety and we care about the safety of feathered friends like the osprey that share the communities we serve. It means we care about ensuring the power you pay for is there when you need it. We’ll come back…

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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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Community Company Environment

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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