At last, things may be happening that will remove the construction barricades around a Tampa Electric Co. power pole on Apollo Beach Boulevard. ...more

June 17, 2008

SEBRING — The purchase of the old Tampa Electric Co. power plant property is apparently off. "At this point," said Assistant City Manager Scott Noethlich, "nothing is happening." The city was interested in buying the Dinner Lake lot where the stream-driven plant sat until TRC America Inc. tore it down. More than a decade ago, said Andy Albritton, a mechanic there, the steam plant supplied power to the city. TRC America, which buys and demolishes power plants to sell the parts, finished removing the Dinner Lake plant in April. "It fits between the solid waste office and the city's fuel depot," Noethlich said. If the city ever wanted to expand either facility, the lot could have been useful. ...more

June 14, 2008

A resident opposed to a gigantic power line corridor looming over her rural neighborhood has taken her fight to YouTube. ...more

May 10, 2008

Dover residents have watched for years as bald eagles breed and thrive in a nest atop a towering pine tree. Tampa Electric Co. has hired an environmental consultant to monitor the nest before the company builds a high-voltage power line nearby. ...more

January 23, 2008

They have watched for years as majestic bald eagles hatched eggs, reared fledglings and returned to their nest high in the branches of a towering pine tree. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - A man and his roommate got quite a surprise when they opened their electric bill Friday. The Tampa Electric Co. bill showed the couple owed almost $100,000. ...more

January 22, 2008