As the city of Tampa works on a new long-term agreement with Tampa Electric Co., it might be worth keeping in mind three changes on the horizon for electric utilities. ...more

December 23, 2008

Super Bowl XLIII will be powered with electricity made from renewable resources in Florida, Tampa Electric Co. said today. ...more

December 17, 2008

Faced with the prospect of rising rates, with electric bills at his jails already in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Col. Jim Previtera got a bright idea - cut down on energy use by any safe means necessary. ...more

December 16, 2008

Faced with the prospect of rising rates, with electric bills at his jails already in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Col. Jim Previtera got a bright idea – cut down on energy use by any safe means necessary. ...more

December 15, 2008

"Let them eat cake" is how Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder characterized his four colleagues' refusal to listen to hundreds of citizens on the TECO franchise agreement. Forty-two TECO customers pointed out numerous shortcomings in the franchise agreement, while Councilwoman Mary Mulhern held up a huge stack of letters pleading for a better deal. ...more

December 9, 2008

Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise base service rates by $228 million a year is far too high, the Florida Public Counsel told state regulators Thursday. In papers filed with the Florida Public Service Commission, the counsel, which represents Florida ratepayers, said TECO's request should be slashed to $38 million. ...more

December 5, 2008

Opponents of a franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Co. tried to force Mayor Pam Iorio's hand, but in the end, they didn't have enough support to make it happen. ...more

December 5, 2008

A day before the Tampa City Council planned to vote on a 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric, community leaders urged the council to postpone its vote. ...more

December 4, 2008

A day before the Tampa City Council votes on a 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric, community leaders urged the council to postpone its vote, saying the agreement should be changed to promote the use of renewable power. ...more

December 3, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio has proposed creating a citizens task force to study "green" policies and work on implementing a citywide energy conservation initiative. ...more

November 27, 2008