Look out, power outages: Tampa Electric’s newest journeymen linemen are on the job, with the strength and the know-how to put a stop to your little schemes – like the ones where you try to keep our customers from enjoying a big game on TV. The ones that cause our computers to switch off at just the wrong moment. The ones where you make our clocks blink. Backed by four…
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Making good on the Sunshine State’s solar energy potential: 600 new megawatts of clean energy on the way
Whoever originally said “There’s nothing new under the sun” eons ago might’ve wished they could relocate to a Tampa Electric-served community in the months and years ahead, to a time when 600 megawatts (MW) of solar power energizes the grid – powering people’s lives and businesses and bringing a clean-energy future into focus for the Sunshine State. The plan, which TECO announced this week, will eventually call for enough solar-generated…
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Snapshots of our commitment to you through #IrmaRecovery
In a more normal September in Florida, watching the thermometer go up isn’t usually something that brings relief. But the thermometer graphic on the tampaelectric.com home page tells a different story – it shows the percentage of our customers with power back on climbing after Hurricane Irma. More than 4,000 TECO workers and out-of-area crews helping us are in the community right now, working safely around the clocks in shifts,…
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Post-Irma power restoration for everyone proceeds as quickly – and safely – as possible
Streets and yards scattered with debris. Plywood taken off windows. Neighborhoods taking stock of how homes fared and who needs help. People everywhere are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma – and we’re right there with you as our crews work to restore power to all of our customers as quickly and safely as possible. Maybe it’s something you’ve experienced where you live, the way an emergency scenario can bring people…
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#WeStandReady with extra people power, if needed, behind our power restoration efforts for you
TECO’s line workers – and our team members in related roles – are a tough, smart bunch. They complete years of rigorous physical and classroom training. They make safety their top priority as they work to keep the community’s lights on. And they’re experts at a wide range of equipment critical to maintaining a reliable power grid. When they graduate from our renowned training program, ready to take their places…
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