No one needs to tell you that you, and those who share your home, are the big stars in the story of your life. It’s a powerful story that needs safe, reliable, energy-efficient power to be told. At Tampa Electric, we’re proud of our supporting role in the lives of a growing number of customers in conjunction with a star of a different kind: ENERGY STAR. ENERGY STAR is the…
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Get free Energy Planner and a chance to win a signed Lightning hockey stick
Tampa Electric’s energy experts want to give you a chance to win* an autographed Tampa Bay Lightning hockey stick. It’s easy! Just sign up to participate in Tampa Electric’s free Energy Planner program and your name will be entered to win. Everyone is a winner with Energy Planner’s lower rates for electricity What makes this offer unique? Even if your name is not randomly selected as the winner of the…
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Tampa’s largest solar installation always tilts toward the sun
Tampa’s largest solar installation is complete. Rated at 23 megawatts, the photovoltaic (PV) array on 106 acres of land near our Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach consists of more than 200,000 thin-film solar panels and produces enough sun to power nearly 3,300 homes. The array will provide environmental savings of up to 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year – which is the equivalent of removing up to…
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Tampa Electric gets approval to continue offering energy-savings to customers
I was in Tallahassee last week when the Florida Public Service Commission approved Tampa Electric’s Demand-Side Management (DSM) plan that we have worked on extensively for the past two years. It’s a solid plan that will build upon the existing energy-efficiency programs that customers have taken advantage of for many years. The plan is developed to exceed the goals and objectives required by the Florida Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act…
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Un-insulated hot water pipes – An easy fix with a good payback
One of the energy conservation deficiencies we are seeing more of during our recent energy audits is un-insulated hot water pipes. A low-cost energy measure recommendation would be to inspect for insulation on hot water pipes and repair or replace it as needed. If it is un-insulated, this means greater heat loss and more money spent on energy to heat this water. Mitigating energy losses from un-insulated pipes is generally…
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