TAMPA - Residents and businesses in the Tampa Bay area soon will be paying a lot more for electricity. Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy will see a double-digit percentage increase in their electric bills beginning next year under plans approved today by state regulators. ...more

November 12, 2008

TAMPA State regulators are expected to decide today whether Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy can raise electric bills next year to cover higher costs for oil, natural gas and other fuels used to generate electricity. Under TECO's proposal, bills would increase about 12 percent beginning in January. The cost of 1,000 kilowatt-hours would rise from $114.38 to $128.44. ...more

November 12, 2008

Marvin Knight doesn't have to look past the customers at his East Tampa fish market to see where President-elect Barack Obama needs to focus his promise of change. ...more

November 6, 2008

TECO'S REQUESTS Tampa Electric Co. is asking to increase what it bills customers for base electric rates and fuel costs. If both proposals are approved by state regulators, electric bills would rise 21 percent by next summer. Here is what 1,000 kilowatt hours would cost under the proposals: ...more

November 1, 2008

Something else to blame on the grim housing market: The Bay area's largest power providers are losing customers for the first time in memory. ...more

November 1, 2008

Manatee lovers can rejoice because Saturday marks the opening of Tampa Electric Co.'s Manatee Viewing Center's 2008-09 season. ...more

October 31, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. will begin an aerial inspection of its transmission system Tuesday, using low-flying helicopters to conduct the assessment. Rick Morera, a TECO spokesman, said the helicopters will be flying below 100 feet most of the time and will momentarily hover next to each transmission pole or tower during the inspection. ...more

October 27, 2008

The owner of the former Gary Adult High School has withdrawn an application to rezone the site for a sports complex. ...more

October 24, 2008

The owner of the former Gary Adult High School has withdrawn an application to rezone the site for a sports complex. ...more

October 23, 2008

Tampa Electric Co's proposal to raise base electric rates and fuel costs could hit the county school system hard. ...more

October 23, 2008