TECO gets approval for raising rates in January 2025. How much it'll impact your bill.

State regulators Thursday signed off on a plan that will lead to a $184.9 million increase next year in base electric rates for customers of Tampa Electric Co.....MORE

TECO set to ask state to approve rate hike

Tampa Electric Company officials are meeting with the Florida Public Service Commission Monday to request a raise in utility rates.

According to TECO, the customers' utility bills would increase about $20 a month in 2025.

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Submit a Comment: No New Pipelines in Tampa Bay!

Tampa Electric is doubling down on dirty fossil fuels. They want to expand a pipeline transporting dirty fracked gas through Tampa Bay. This expansion would hit both sides of the bay, in St. Petersburg and Tampa. HERE

TECO Line Streetcar - Dick Greco Plaza

TECO Streetcar in Tampa

Florida Stop the Ppower Shutoffs

Even though the pandemic continues, Florida utilities are set to resume power shutoffs — which they paused at the beginning of the pandemic — threatening the health of one million Floridians. Earthjustice responded by filing an emergency petition to the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates the state’s utilities, requesting action to stop the disconnections and protect Florida families during the pandemic. Shutting power off for people who have lost income because of COVID-19 does not serve the public interest. We might be able to stop this ill-advised decision — but we’ll need your help. 

The PSC is taking public comment on our petition, and we need to show overwhelming opposition to continued utility disconnections. HERE

Anti-Fracking Rally in Tampa

Downtown Tampa

TECO Protest in Tampa

TECO VIPs on-board

"Fugitive methane" from natural gas is 80 times more potent in terms of climate change than CO2. Many studies have shown that even though the CO2 smokestack emissions are less with gas than with coal, because of fugitive methane switching from coal to gas does very little to slow climate change. In fact, it may be worse. Methane escapes from the extraction and transportation of natural gas, whether it is fracked gas or not. Gas is NOT a "bridge fuel". It is a "Bridge to Nowhere!" Kent Bailey

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Florida's Corporate Service Commission

TECO Energy you are way out of line (EXPOSED)

Florida Inc. Hits Tampa Bay

So as most of you have probably heard, we lost on Thursday. 3-1.

Desantis, Moody and Patronis all sided with their campaign donors, unsurprisingly. We did see progress in that Nikki Fried signaled to the community that she is here to stand up for Floridians on climate change. So there is hope beyond Thursday's vote.

It's tough when you are going against a quarter million dollars of reelection money and God knows how much more in "steak dinners". I know that we had the facts presented clearly in the room and Desantis chose to ignore those and let TECO get their gas plans approved.

I'll save the speech on fracking, which is IMO the worst ecological crisis facing us today. The fact that the Gov. cut voices short, ignored detailed evidence on the benefits of solar vs the downfalls of gas and held ZERO discussion on the issue tells you everything you need to know about Ron Dishonest.
This quote says it all:
“If you approve this, you have lower emissions. I mean, that's just the fact,” said DeSantis

But some, like Brian Lee with Rethink Energy Florida, argue methane, the primary fuel source for natural gas plants, is equally problematic.

“There are leaks at every point in the process that are equivalent to the CO2 emissions of all coal that is burned in the country,” said Lee. Governor Ron DeSantis, why do you continue to ignore the facts. Oh yeah, that's right. You are looking at your own reelection campaign instead of protecting FL. Don't even care about your hometown of Dunedin, Florida? A place that will be gone soon due to these types of projects you just approved. Well, keep voting against our future and we will make to see you at the voting booth! Believe that.

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TECO Coal Plan Would Add to Tampa Health Woes

The Tampa Electric Company is playing a high-stakes shell game with the health and lives of the three million people who reside in the 
Tampa metropolitan area. HERE

TECO Protest in Downtown Tampa

Zora and Kelly Benjamin

Commissioner Pat Kemp

Nina Tatlock

Kent Bailey

Russell L. Meyer

Gonzalo Valdes

John Streater and Wayne Schucker with friends

Beth Eriksen Shoup

Debbie King and Scott Shoup

Gonzo

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