There aren’t many places you can go to buy fresh produce and loaves of warm bread, see sustainable farming methods firsthand and charge your phone or laptop with solar energy! But that’s exactly what’s happening at Meacham Urban Farm, nestled between I-275 and downtown Tampa. The farmers there have created a high-yielding farm that will eventually be a place where school groups (and the general public) can learn about eating healthful foods and where that food originates. Plans call for a pathway that will take visitors from the produce market at the forefront of the…
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Wish you were here.
Missing your manatee friends? They miss you too! The Manatee Viewing Center is scheduled to reopen in November. In the meantime, you can gear up with manatee merch at our online store. Every dollar you spend helps the center facilitate crucial manatee research and rescue efforts. Shipping is handled by the MacDonald Training Center, which employs and trains developmentally disabled adults. So you can feel extra good as you decide…
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Tampa Electric Pilots a “World-Changing Idea”
How boxes of sunshine will power a local neighborhood. While residents of Medley at Southshore Bay soak up the sun at their community’s 5.5-acre lagoon, a portion of homes in the neighborhood will also catch some very beneficial rays. The south Hillsborough County community is the first in the country to pilot the revolutionary BlockEnergy system in a residential setting. BlockEnergy serves up safe, clean and reliable energy, powered by…
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Safety and Sustainability Part of Super Bowl History
There’s a lot of reasons for locals to feel the pride in their hometown sports teams these days. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set to vie for the biggest football title on home turf, fans are abuzz with excitement. Tampa Electric is proud to be part of the pre-game celebration as the official sustainability partner of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee. On select dates between Jan. 28 – Feb.…
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Sheep take over Big Bend solar. And we like it.
If you follow us on Facebook, you may have noticed the four-legged take over. It’s lamb cam time, one of our most popular seasons and one we’re eager to share. Because who doesn’t like cavorting lambs (and how often do you get to say cavorting)? The sheep aren’t there just to make us smile. They’re our environmentally friendly, cost efficient grass cutters. And when the lambs are born, we turn on the cameras,…
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