If equipment is damaged at your home, you may need to call an electrician to obtain an electrical permit, make repairs and have the work inspected by local officials. Tampa Electric is responsible for the equipment running to and including the meter on your home or business. Equipment that is beyond the meter is the responsibility of the customer. Homeowners are responsible for the repair of all equipment related to…
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My power is out. Is there anything I should do to get my home ready for service restoration?
You should make sure your home is ready to safely receive electricity once power has been restored. Make sure there are no flammable items on the stove, no irons left on or other potentially dangerous situations. Turn off as many appliances as possible that require electricity and turn them on one by one after power is restored. This causes less stress to the power system and ensures that all customers…
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Helping you understand power outages
Providing reliable power is a priority for Tampa Electric. In fact, we generally maintain 99.9% reliability. Sometimes there are circumstances beyond our control when you will lose power. Natural occurrences, like trees and animals coming into contact with electrical equipment or lighting and other bad weather, cause more than half the outages that occur. The following FAQs will help you better understand the types of outages you may experience and…
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Why do I keep having those short power outages that make my clocks blink? Are they surges?
Momentary interruptions of your power can last up to a few seconds and are usually caused by a temporary short circuit. Short circuits occur when something comes in contact with power lines, such as an animal or a tree limb. When this happens, special electrical equipment is designed to quickly open and close the breaker two or three times automatically, in separate attempts, to clear the temporary short circuit. Each…
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