TECO team members have been eager to visit Emera sister companies in the Caribbean since before the close of the acquisition in July. But a crew from Tampa Electric on Grand Bahama Island right now might not have expected the opportunity would come in the midst of a crisis – with devastation from Hurricane Matthew that includes massive power outages and worse for the residents there. Tampa Electric’s first-ever mutual…
Hermine epilogue: Honor from Governor Scott is the happy punctuation after the storm
TECO team members don’t look for thanks for doing their jobs, especially when it’s all about restoring power for the community after severe weather. In fact, we’re so committed to safety and health in these situations, for you and our people – alongside reliable service – that we work all year round to be ready. But if thanks come, a fair number of the men and women of TECO will…
After a four-and-a-half-year journey, they’re ready to ensure you have safe, reliable power
You see them at all hours on the front lines of the electrical system. They have sharp minds, a wealth of technical knowledge, strong bodies and the dedication to get tough jobs done – often at the tops of power poles – and are fully committed to safety and reliability. They are your neighbors, and they work hard to keep the lights on in your neighborhood. They are TECO’s journeymen…
TECO crews and contractors excel at safety and speed with Colin response
When Tropical Storm Colin came calling, TECO crews and contractors were ready with a “fast and furious” response – not in muscle cars but in bucket trucks and other fleet vehicles as they fanned out across the community to restore power quickly and safely. How safely? With zero personal injuries and zero preventable accidents. “When you have outages impacting nearly 40,000 customers, you’re talking about a lot of hard, complex…
Hurricane preparedness is a way of life at TECO
Like serial killers in movies, hurricanes often greet us with innocent-sounding names before things turn deadly. That was true of 2004’s Hurricane Frances, which raged across Florida and up into the Southeastern United States, tragically taking 49 lives before finally fading on Sept. 8. Sadly, unlike the movies, hurricane season is completely real – and always potentially catastrophic. Out of that chaotic 2004 hurricane season – which overstayed its (un)welcome…