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No Generator Gaps – Keep Your Safety Net Safe

Two people standing in front of a Standby Generator.

At Tampa Electric we’re proud to say we deliver 99.9 % reliability. But when your business is in the middle of a power outage, we know all that matters to you is keeping your productivity up and running. A generator can help safeguard your business the next time mother nature, or any unforeseen problem, strikes. During hurricane season, workplace storm preparedness is paramount, starting with a hurricane readiness action plan.…

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Community Safety

When ooh and aah turns to OH NO!

Silhouettes of people holding the Flag of the USA.

Freedom, fireworks, family, friends and food. It’s what our Independence Day is all about. But it’s also, by one measure, the most dangerous day of the year. According to the Pew Research Center, on average, more than 45,000 people visit U.S. hospital emergency rooms for treatment of injuries on July 4 and 5 – nearly 91,000 in total, by far the highest daily numbers in the entire year. By comparison,…

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Company

People go coco-NUTS for our lineworkers

You could drive from Tampa to Seattle and back, and still have miles left over for a day at the beach. That’s how many miles of overhead transmission lines Tampa Electric crews maintain over Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties. That number nearly doubles when you add in the 5,700 miles of underground lines.  And that number is growing as we underground 100 to 150 miles more lines per year…

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For Home

Can you dig it?

person digging in yard

Ah, April. Not too hot, not too cold – just the right time to plant trees and shrubs, add a new fence, install a new mailbox. Or maybe even get a inground pool put in! Can you dig it? Turns out, that’s a very good question. And one you should ask yourself before you start digging.  April is dubbed “Safe Digging Month,” but the question, of course, applies all year…

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Community Environment

Happy Florida Arbor Day from TECO! (If you plant a tree, plant it in the right place – and call 811 before you dig!)

Most Tampa Electric team members spend Florida Arbor Day, Jan. 17, working hard to make sure our customers have the reliable power they expect (and great customer service to go with it). Our Line Clearance team does something a little extra-special as it ventures out to local schools to plant an idea in the minds of young students: that trees are great, but even better when they’re in the right…

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